Experience three of Kenya’s most diverse wildlife destinations on this 5-Day Aberdare National Park, Lake Nakuru and Maasai Mara Private Safari from Nairobi.
This carefully crafted safari combines the misty forests and waterfalls of Aberdare National Park, the rhino sanctuary of Lake Nakuru National Park, and the endless wildlife-filled plains of the Maasai Mara National Reserve. From mountain forests and freshwater lakes to open savannahs, each destination offers a completely different safari experience.
Your adventure begins in the cool highlands of Aberdare National Park, famous for its dense forests, waterfalls, and unique tree lodges overlooking floodlit waterholes. Spend the night watching wildlife such as elephants, buffaloes, bushbucks, giant forest hogs, hyenas, and the elusive leopard visit the lodge under the cover of darkness.
Continue to Lake Nakuru National Park, one of Kenya’s best wildlife destinations for endangered black and white rhinos, Rothschild’s giraffes, flamingos (seasonal), and breathtaking Great Rift Valley scenery.
The final two nights are spent in the legendary Maasai Mara National Reserve, home to the Big Five, abundant predators, and the spectacular Great Wildebeest Migration during the migration season.
Travel throughout your journey in a private 4×4 safari Land Cruiser with your own professional driver-guide, ensuring a comfortable, flexible, and personalized safari experience.
This safari combines three completely different ecosystems into one unforgettable adventure.
Spend your first night in the unique setting of a tree lodge in Aberdare National Park, watching wildlife gather at a floodlit waterhole. Continue to Lake Nakuru for excellent rhino sightings and stunning Rift Valley scenery before ending your journey in the world-famous Maasai Mara, home to the Big Five and one of Africa’s greatest wildlife spectacles.
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 and travel north through Kenya's scenic central highlands towards Aberdare National Park.
Pass coffee plantations, tea farms, and picturesque countryside before arriving at the Aberdare National Park.
Spend the afternoon relaxing while overlooking the floodlit waterhole where wildlife regularly gathers to drink.
Dinner and overnight at your lodge.
Route: Nairobi – Aberdare National Park
Distance: Approximately 180 km
Driving Time: Around 3–4 hours
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: The Ark / Aberdare Treetops or similar
After breakfast, check out and begin your journey towards Lake Nakuru National Park.
Travel through the fertile farmlands of central Kenya before descending into the spectacular Great Rift Valley.
Arrive at your lodge in time for lunch.
Later, enjoy an afternoon game drive inside Lake Nakuru National Park.
Lake Nakuru is internationally recognized for its successful rhino conservation programme and offers excellent opportunities to see both black and white rhinos.
Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Route: Aberdare – Lake Nakuru National Park
Driving Time: Around 4–5 hours
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After breakfast, Travel through the Great Rift Valley and the Maasai countryside before arriving at your safari lodge in time for lunch.
After a short rest, enjoy your first afternoon game drive inside the Maasai Mara National Reserve.
Search for elephants, lions, giraffes, buffaloes, cheetahs, zebras, hyenas, antelopes, and many other wildlife species.
Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Route: Lake Nakuru – Maasai Mara
Distance: Approximately 240 km
Driving Time: Around 5–6 hours
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Spend the entire day exploring one of Africa's greatest wildlife destinations.
Depart after an early breakfast with picnic lunch for a full day of game viewing across the vast plains of the Maasai Mara.
Other wildlife includes cheetahs, hyenas, jackals, giraffes, wildebeest, zebras, gazelles, hippos, crocodiles, and more than 500 bird species.
If travelling between July and October, your guide will take you towards the Mara River where, depending on the movement of the herds, you may witness the dramatic Great Wildebeest Migration.
Meals: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch and Dinner
Enjoy breakfast before checking out.
Begin the drive back to Nairobi through the beautiful Great Rift Valley.
Along the way, stop at scenic viewpoints for photographs before continuing to Kenya's capital.
Arrive in Nairobi during the afternoon, where your Trek Afrika Adventures driver-guide will transfer you to your hotel, residence, or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
Route: Maasai Mara – Nairobi
Distance: Approximately 265 km
Driving Time: Around 5–6 hours
Meals: Breakfast
