6 Day Discover Kenya Safari
Overview
If you want to Discover Kenya Safari experiences that combine incredible wildlife, breathtaking scenery, birdlife, and outdoor adventure, this 6-day journey is the perfect choice. Travel through some of Kenya’s most famous national parks and lakes while enjoying comfortable accommodation, exciting game drives, and unforgettable encounters with Africa’s wildlife.
Your Discover Kenya Safari begins in the world-famous Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya’s premier wildlife destination. The vast grasslands are home to the Big Five, including lions, elephants, leopards, buffaloes, and rhinos, as well as cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, hyenas, and many other animals. If you travel during the Great Migration season, you may witness thousands of wildebeest and zebras crossing the Mara River in one of nature’s greatest spectacles.
Continue to Lake Nakuru National Park, a beautiful wildlife sanctuary known for its thriving rhino population, Rothschild’s giraffes, flamingos, and over 450 bird species. The scenic landscapes and rich wildlife make every game drive rewarding.
Your adventure then takes you to Lake Bogoria, famous for its natural hot springs, steaming geysers, and large flocks of flamingos that gather along the lake’s shores. Bird lovers will enjoy spotting many migratory and resident bird species in this peaceful setting.
The final part of your Discover Kenya Safari brings you to beautiful Lake Naivasha and Hell’s Gate National Park. Enjoy a relaxing boat ride among hippos, take a guided walk on Crescent Island alongside free-roaming wildlife, and experience an exciting cycling safari through the dramatic landscapes of Hell’s Gate. This safari offers the perfect combination of wildlife, adventure, and beautiful scenery, making it ideal for couples, families, photographers, and first-time visitors to Kenya.
Tour Plan
Your Discover Kenya Safari begins with a morning pick-up from your Nairobi hotel or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport at around 7:00 AM. Drive through the breathtaking Great Rift Valley and stop at the famous viewpoint to admire the spectacular scenery, including Mount Longonot, Mount Suswa, and the surrounding escarpments.
Continue to the Maasai Mara National Reserve, arriving in time for lunch and check-in at your lodge. Later in the afternoon, head out for your first exciting game drive across the reserve's endless plains in search of lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, and many other wildlife species.
Return to the lodge before sunset.
Accommodation: AA Mara Lodge
Your Discover Kenya Safari begins with a morning pick-up from your Nairobi hotel or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport at around 7:00 AM. Drive through the breathtaking Great Rift Valley and stop at the famous viewpoint to admire the spectacular scenery, including Mount Longonot, Mount Suswa, and the surrounding escarpments.
Continue to the Maasai Mara National Reserve, arriving in time for lunch and check-in at your lodge. Later in the afternoon, head out for your first exciting game drive across the reserve's endless plains in search of lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, and many other wildlife species.
Return to the lodge before sunset.
Accommodation: AA Mara Lodge
After an early breakfast, depart for a full-day game drive with picnic lunch boxes.
Spend the day exploring different areas of the Maasai Mara while searching for the Big Five and many other animals. Visit the famous Mara River, where you can observe hippos and crocodiles resting in the water. During the Great Migration season, thousands of wildebeest and zebras cross the river while predators wait nearby, creating one of Africa's greatest wildlife spectacles.
Return to the lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: AA Mara Lodge
After breakfast, depart Maasai Mara for Lake Nakuru National Park. Along the way, guests may choose to visit a traditional Maasai village at an additional cost to learn about the Maasai culture and way of life.
Arrive at Lake Nakuru in time for lunch before enjoying an afternoon game drive. The park is famous for its endangered white and black rhinos, Rothschild's giraffes, buffaloes, waterbucks, baboons, and numerous bird species. If conditions are right, you may also see beautiful pink flamingos gathered along the lake.
Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Lodge
After breakfast, continue to Lake Bogoria, one of Kenya's most beautiful soda lakes.
Arrive in time for lunch before relaxing at your lodge. Later in the afternoon, explore the lake's famous hot springs, steaming geysers, and spectacular birdlife. Lake Bogoria is home to hundreds of flamingos and more than 450 bird species, making it a paradise for birdwatchers and photographers.
Return to the resort for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Lake Bogoria Spa Resort
After breakfast, depart for the beautiful Lake Naivasha.
Following lunch, enjoy a relaxing boat safari across the freshwater lake while spotting hippos, fish eagles, kingfishers, pelicans, and many other bird species. Continue with a guided walking safari on Crescent Island, where giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, impalas, waterbucks, and antelopes roam freely without predators.
Return to your lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Lake Naivasha Country Club
After breakfast, visit Hell's Gate National Park for one of Kenya's most unique safari experiences.
Enjoy an exciting cycling safari through the park's dramatic cliffs, volcanic landscapes, and open plains while observing zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, gazelles, and many other wildlife species. Continue with a guided walk through the famous gorges while learning about the area's fascinating geological history.
Later, begin your scenic drive back to Nairobi, arriving in the late afternoon. You will be transferred to your hotel or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, marking the end of your unforgettable Discover Kenya Safari.
