This safari gives you as much time as possible in the Maasai Mara. After two nights in Amboseli you fly to the Mara instead of driving, then spend five nights across two camps.
It is designed for the migration months, roughly July to October, when the herds and river crossings are at their peak.
Duration: 8 days / 7 nights
Route: Nairobi, Amboseli, Maasai Mara (by air)
Price: on request, quoted for your dates, group size and lodges.
We meet you at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and drive to Amboseli for lunch. The afternoon game drive looks for elephants, lions, giraffes and cheetahs below Kilimanjaro.
Stay: Amboseli Serena Lodge
Meals: Lunch, dinner
An early drive as sunrise lights up Kilimanjaro, breakfast and some time at leisure, then an afternoon drive across the plains and marshes.
Stay: Amboseli Serena Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Transfer to the Amboseli airstrip for a scheduled flight to the Mara via Nairobi. Your guide meets you on arrival and takes you to camp for lunch, followed by your first Mara game drive.
Stay: Zebra Plains Mara Camp
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Two full days in the reserve, either as full days with a picnic lunch or as separate morning and afternoon drives. Look for lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants and the migrating herds.
Optional: a sunrise balloon flight or a Maasai village visit.
Stay: Zebra Plains Mara Camp
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
A relaxed morning game drive on the way to your second camp, lunch on arrival, then an evening drive in the soft late light.
Stay: Sarova Mara Game Camp
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
A last full day following the big cats and elephant families, with a picnic lunch in the bush. If you prefer, return to camp for lunch between a long morning drive and an evening drive.
Stay: Sarova Mara Game Camp
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Drive back to Nairobi after breakfast. On request, we can break the journey with a boat trip or nature walk at Lake Naivasha. Drop-off at your hotel or the airport.
Meals: Breakfast
Lodges and timings are a guide. We confirm availability and can swap camps or adjust the pace to suit you.
Treat this itinerary as a starting point. Tell us your dates, interests and budget and we will adjust the route, lodges and pace, then send a free quote with no obligation.
