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5 Days / 4 Nights Aberdares, Masai Mara & Lake Nakuru Safari

Nairobi → Aberdares → Masai Mara → Lake Nakuru → Nairobi

A professionally guided Kenya safari combining the forested highlands of the Aberdares, the open savannah of the Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru in the Great Rift Valley.

5 Days / 4 NightsClassic Kenya safari
3 DestinationsAberdares • Mara • Nakuru
Road SafariFrom Nairobi
Game DrivesProfessional driver/guide
Mara OvernightsRovers tent, camp or tree house
Safari Overview

Three Iconic Kenya Safari Regions in Five Days

This itinerary links Aberdares, Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru in one rewarding Kenya safari, combining forested highlands, classic Mara savannah and Great Rift Valley scenery.

Aberdares and Lake Nakuru overnights are arranged in suitable lodges, safari camps or tented camps. During the Masai Mara section, your nights are hosted at Rovers Campsite Mara in Talek, with a choice of tented accommodation, campsite or tree house, subject to availability.

Detailed day-by-day itinerary

5 Days Aberdares, Masai Mara & Lake Nakuru Safari Itinerary

Safari Day01

Nairobi → Aberdares

Meals • As confirmed

Depart Nairobi after breakfast or collection from your agreed pickup point and travel north into Kenya's central highlands towards the Aberdare region. The journey passes fertile agricultural country and increasingly green mountain scenery.

Arrive in the Aberdares area and continue with the day's confirmed programme. Depending on your accommodation and timing, the afternoon can include scenic exploration, relaxation or wildlife viewing associated with the reserve and lodge area.

Overnight: Aberdares lodge, forest lodge or safari camp, as confirmed in your quotation.
Safari Day02

Aberdares → Masai Mara

Meals • As confirmed

After breakfast, leave the Aberdare highlands and travel towards the Great Rift Valley before continuing via Narok to the Masai Mara. The route provides a dramatic transition from highland forest country to open savannah.

Depending on arrival time, enjoy an introductory Masai Mara game drive before proceeding to Talek for check-in at Rovers Campsite Mara.

Overnight: Rovers Campsite Mara, Talek — choose tented accommodation, campsite stay or tree-house accommodation, subject to availability.
Safari Day03

Full Day Masai Mara Safari

Meals • As confirmed

Spend a full day exploring the Masai Mara with your professional driver/guide. The programme focuses on wildlife viewing, photography and time in the reserve's open savannah landscapes.

Your guide will use local knowledge to search for rewarding sightings. Depending on conditions, wildlife may include elephants, giraffes, buffalo, antelopes and predators associated with a classic Masai Mara safari in Kenya.

Overnight: Rovers Campsite Mara, Talek — tented accommodation, campsite or tree house as booked.
Safari Day04

Masai Mara → Lake Nakuru

Meals • As confirmed

After breakfast, leave the Masai Mara and travel through the Great Rift Valley towards Lake Nakuru. Scenic and comfort stops are coordinated by your guide during the journey.

On arrival, continue with the day's Lake Nakuru programme according to timing. The park is known for its lake environment, birdlife and varied wildlife within a compact and scenic Rift Valley setting.

Overnight: Lake Nakuru lodge, safari camp or tented camp, as confirmed in your quotation.
Safari Day05

Lake Nakuru → Nairobi

Meals • As confirmed

After breakfast, enjoy any final Lake Nakuru wildlife-viewing activity included in your confirmed programme before beginning the return road journey to Nairobi.

Travel through the Great Rift Valley and central highlands, arriving in Nairobi later in the day depending on traffic and your agreed drop-off point. This completes your 5 days Aberdares, Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru safari.

End of safari: No overnight is included on Day 5 unless additional Nairobi accommodation is requested.
Safari in pictures

Aberdares, Masai Mara & Lake Nakuru in Pictures

See the changing landscapes of the journey, from the green Aberdare highlands and open Masai Mara plains to Lake Nakuru in the Great Rift Valley and Rovers Campsite Mara in Talek.

Your Mara accommodation

Choose How You Stay at Rovers

All Masai Mara overnights are hosted at Rovers Campsite Mara in Talek. Select the accommodation style that best fits your safari.

Tented accommodation Rovers Campsite Mara

Tented Accommodation

A comfortable Mara stay with a genuine camp atmosphere.

Rovers public campsite Talek

Campsite

An authentic outdoor stay close to the atmosphere of the Mara.

Tree house accommodation Rovers Campsite Mara

Tree House

A distinctive elevated accommodation experience in Talek.

Accommodation plan

Overnight Stays Across the Safari

Outside the Masai Mara

  • Aberdares — lodge, forest lodge or safari camp
  • Lake Nakuru — lodge, safari camp or tented camp
  • Final properties confirmed in your quotation
  • Meal plan confirmed before travel

Masai Mara at Rovers

  • Tented accommodation
  • Rovers public campsite
  • Tree-house accommodation
  • Talek location for Mara safari days
Plan with confidence

Safari Inclusions & Exclusions

Typical Inclusions

  • Professional safari driver/guide
  • Safari vehicle as confirmed
  • Road transport throughout the 5-day safari circuit
  • Masai Mara overnights at Rovers Campsite Mara
  • Accommodation as confirmed in your quotation
  • Game-drive programme as confirmed

Usually Excluded

  • International flights
  • Kenya travel authorisation costs
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal beverages and expenses
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Services not stated in your quotation

Five days. Three iconic destinations.

Ask us to tailor the route, lodge category, group size and preferred Rovers accommodation.

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