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6 Day Kenya Safari: Nakuru, Naivasha and Masai Mara

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6 Day Kenya Safari: Nakuru, Naivasha and Masai Mara

6 days Starts Nairobi Ends Nairobi Private Super Luxury Safaris package

Six days is how you add Nakuru and a Naivasha night to a Mara stay without pretending three parks fit into four. Nakuru is rhino and a soda lake. Naivasha is water and fever trees — a boat and Hell’s Gate only if you ask. Then you sleep in the Mara for three nights, which is the difference between a look and a safari.Super Luxury is based in Arusha. A Kenya driver-guide runs this loop. Lodge class camping through high-end. Optional boats, Hell’s Gate, balloons and village visits stay on…

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Route map

Your safari map

Starts in Nairobi and ends in Nairobi.

Start: Nairobi End: Nairobi

Kenya

  1. Start Nairobi (Day 1)
  2. Lake Nakuru (Day 1-2) Land Cruiser
  3. Lake Naivasha (Day 2-3) Land Cruiser
  4. Masai Mara (Day 3-6) Land Cruiser
  5. End Nairobi (Day 6) Land Cruiser

Day by day

Day 1

Nairobi to Lake Nakuru

The Rift road from Nairobi is three to four hours. You enter Lake Nakuru for rhino and the soda lake, then you sleep here so the next morning is still in the park, not a viewpoint from the highway. Flamingos come and go with the water. Rothschild giraffe use the forest.

A Kenya driver-guide, a private 4×4. Super Luxury remains the Arusha contact.

Overnight: Lake Nakuru

Nairobi to Lake Nakuru
Day 2

Lake Nakuru to Lake Naivasha

We do not sell Naivasha as a Big Five park. We sell it as the Rift stop that makes the Samburu–Mara loop human: water, a boat on request, Hell’s Gate on request, a lodge on the cliffs or the lake. Then west to the Mara the next morning.

Super Luxury remains your Arusha contact. Optional extras stay optional.

Overnight: Lake Naivasha, lake or cliff as named on the quote

Lake Nakuru to Lake Naivasha
Day 3

Lake Naivasha to Masai Mara

From August to October the herds pile onto the Mara River and the crossings become the story. The rest of the year the marsh, the resident lion and the open grass are enough. The Masai Mara is still the Kenya side of the same grassland system you may already know from the Serengeti, and cats hold territories here all year.

Private 4×4. Kenya driver-guide. Conservancy nights, when we use them, add walking and night drives that the reserve itself does not allow.

Overnight: in the Masai Mara, reserve or conservancy as named on the quote

Lake Naivasha to Masai Mara
Day 4

Full day in the Masai Mara

Where the cats hunted overnight decides the morning. River, marsh, conservancy gate. A second drive when the heat breaks. From August to October we aim at the Mara River when the herds are in Kenya; the rest of the year the resident lion and the open grass are the point.

A balloon is an extra, booked as its own line, not buried in a package sentence. A Maasai village visit is the same: ask, or we skip it.

Overnight: decides the morning

Full day in the Masai Mara
Day 5

Masai Mara game drives

This is not a corridor. A full Mara day means two drives and a picnic or a lodge lunch, not a loop to a viewpoint. Conservancy nights, when we use them, add walking and a night drive that the reserve itself does not allow.

Your Kenya driver-guide already knows which gate is quiet that week. The Super Luxury Safaris Team remains the Arusha contact after dinner.

Overnight: in the Masai Mara, reserve or conservancy as named on the quote

Masai Mara game drives
Day 6

Masai Mara to Nairobi

The road to Nairobi is a transfer. We do not dress it up as a game drive with a late airport drop. Evening long-hauls can work; midday ones cannot.

Masai Mara to Nairobi

When to travel

Season and routing

The Mara holds resident cats all year. August to October we aim drives at the Mara River when the herds are in Kenya. January to March is green and quieter. April and May are heavy rain; we still run the trip if you accept muddy roads. Nakuru’s flamingo numbers change with the lake level. Naivasha is a Rift lake night, not a Big Five park.

Where you sleep

Choose your stay style

Four ways to travel the same parks. Pick one style for the whole safari, or mix nights — we quote what you actually want. Names below are properties we often confirm. The lodge or camp on your quote is the booking; nothing here is reserved until you approve it.

  1. Camping Safari tents, a cook, the night sounds of the park. The honest, close-to-the-ground way to safari.
  2. Mid-range En-suite lodges and tented camps we use most — a proper bed, a shower, and the game still at the door.
  3. Luxury Pools, full-service dining, the better rooms in the same parks.
  4. High-end Suite camps and private houses when the trip is built around silence and space.

Lake Nakuru

Camping

A park or nearby private campsite, simple and close to the morning rhino drive.

Mid-range

Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge, Mbweha Camp — rim or Soysambu rooms with a soda-lake view.

Luxury

The Cliff, Lake Nakuru Lodge — a quieter evening on the escarpment.

High-end

The Cliff suite rooms, or a Soysambu conservancy house when the quote calls for it.

Lake Naivasha

Camping

A lakeshore campsite — hippo after dark, a boat only if you add it.

Mid-range

Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge, or a similar fever-tree lodge named on the quote.

Luxury

Enashipai, Great Rift Valley Lodge — cliff or lake rooms after Nakuru.

High-end

Kiangazi House, or a private Naivasha house when the Rift night is the point of the quote.

Masai Mara

Camping

A reserve or conservancy campsite with Super Luxury tents, or a simple tented camp with shared facilities — named on the quote.

Mid-range

Mara Sopa Lodge, Enchoro Wildlife Camp, Keekorok Lodge — reliable rooms, easy access to the reserve gates.

Luxury

Mara Serena Safari Lodge, Ashnil Mara, Mara Intrepids — full-service tented camps near the river or the escarpment.

High-end

Angama Mara, &Beyond Kichwa Tembo, Cottar’s 1920s Camp — suite tents, private vehicles on request. Conservancy fees apply when we sleep outside the national reserve.

Before you book

Practical notes

  • Day 1 is Nairobi to Nakuru, typically three to four hours, then an afternoon in the park.
  • Day 2 is a Nakuru morning, then about an hour and a half to Naivasha. A boat on the lake and a Hell’s Gate walk or bicycle are extras unless the quote names them.
  • Day 3 is Naivasha to the Mara, typically four to five hours. Afternoon drive if you arrive with light.
  • Day 6 is Mara to Nairobi. Do not book an international departure before 21:00 unless the quote uses a Mara–Wilson flight.

The package

What is included — and what is not

Two separate lists, so you can see what the itinerary price covers before you request a quote.

Covered

Included in this itinerary

In the package price, for the dates and lodge or camp class on your quote.

  • Kenya national-park and, where the quote uses one, conservancy fees for every reserve named in the day plan.
  • Private 4×4 safari vehicle with a pop-up roof and a window seat for every guest.
  • Kenya driver-guide and all game drives written in the day plan.
  • Lodge or camp nights as confirmed on your quote.
  • Nairobi hotel or airport collection, and the return drop-off.
  • Bottled water in the vehicle.
  • All meals (full board) at the lodges, camps or hotels named on your itinerary.
  • An evening of live music and traditional dance performances at select camps, arranged for your dates.

You arrange these

Not included

Budget separately, or ask us to add them to your proposal.

  • International flights
  • Airport taxes and visa or eTA fees
  • Alcoholic drinks and any specialty dining not named on your quote
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Items of a personal nature, laundry and souvenirs
  • Travel insurance
  • Optional extras such as a hot-air balloon, Maasai village visit or spa, unless added to the quote
  • Kenya electronic travel authorisation (eTA)

Destinations: Kenya, Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru, Masai Mara

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