Experience two of Kenya’s most spectacular safari destinations on this 4-Day Maasai Mara and Lake Naivasha Private Safari from Nairobi. This exciting journey combines the incredible wildlife of the Maasai Mara National Reserve with the peaceful beauty of Lake Naivasha, offering the perfect balance of game viewing, nature, and relaxation.
Your adventure begins in Nairobi and takes you through the breathtaking Great Rift Valley before arriving in the world-famous Maasai Mara. Spend two unforgettable nights exploring one of Africa’s richest wildlife reserves, home to the Big Five and the spectacular Great Wildebeest Migration during the migration season.
The safari continues to Lake Naivasha, one of Kenya’s beautiful freshwater lakes in the Great Rift Valley. Here, enjoy an optional boat safari among hippos and hundreds of bird species, or take a guided walking safari on Crescent Island, where you can walk alongside giraffes, zebras, antelopes, and wildebeest in a natural setting.
Travel throughout the safari in a private 4×4 safari Land Cruiser with an experienced driver-guide, ensuring flexibility, comfort, and a personalized wildlife experience.
This safari offers the perfect combination of thrilling wildlife encounters and peaceful lakeside experiences.
Spend two days searching for the Big Five in the Maasai Mara before relaxing at Lake Naivasha, where you can enjoy a boat safari and one of Kenya’s few walking safaris on Crescent Island.
The itinerary combines adventure, photography, birdwatching, and scenic beauty, making it ideal for couples, families, honeymooners, photographers, and first-time visitors to Kenya.
Your safari begins with a morning pick-up from your hotel, residence, or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.
Meet your Trek Afrika Adventures driver-guide before departing west towards the Maasai Mara.
Along the way, stop at the Great Rift Valley Viewpoint, where you'll enjoy panoramic views of one of Africa's most remarkable geological features and capture memorable photographs.
Continue through Narok Town and the scenic Maasai countryside before arriving at your safari lodge or tented camp in time for lunch.
After check-in and a short rest, head out for your first afternoon game drive inside the Maasai Mara National Reserve.
Look out for elephants, lions, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, antelopes, cheetahs, and many other wildlife species before returning to your accommodation for dinner.
Route: Nairobi – Maasai Mara
Distance: Approximately 265 km
Driving Time: Around 5–6 hours
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
After an early breakfast, spend the entire day exploring the vast plains of the Maasai Mara.
The reserve offers some of the best wildlife viewing anywhere in Africa and is home to the famous Big Five:
You may also encounter cheetahs, hyenas, jackals, giraffes, hippos, crocodiles, wildebeest, zebras, impalas, gazelles, and numerous bird species.
If travelling between July and October, your guide may take you to the Mara River to witness the incredible Great Wildebeest Migration, depending on the movement of the herds.
Enjoy a picnic lunch inside the reserve before continuing your afternoon game drives.
Return to your lodge or camp for dinner and another overnight stay.
Activity: Full-day private game drive
Meals: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch and Dinner
After breakfast, check out and begin your journey to the beautiful Lake Naivasha.
Travel through the scenic Great Rift Valley while enjoying spectacular landscapes and rural Kenyan countryside.
Upon arrival, check in to your lodge and enjoy lunch.
In the afternoon, take a boat ride on Lake Naivasha, where you'll cruise past pods of hippos while observing fish eagles, cormorants, pelicans, kingfishers, and many other bird species.
Later, visit Crescent Island Game Sanctuary for a guided walking safari. This unique experience allows you to walk safely among giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, impalas, waterbucks, and other herbivores without the presence of predators.
After your excursion, return to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Route: Maasai Mara – Lake Naivasha
Driving Time: Around 5 hours
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Enjoy a relaxed breakfast overlooking the lake before checking out.Later, begin the drive back to Nairobi.
Arrive in the afternoon, where your driver-guide will drop you off at your hotel, residence, or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
Route: Lake Naivasha – Nairobi
Distance: Approximately 95 km
Driving Time: Around 1–2 hours
Meals: Breakfast
