7-Day Wildebeest Migration Safari: Amboseli & Masai Mara

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Nairobi to Amboseli National Park⌄

   Morning: Morning pickup from your Nairobi hotel or airport. Depart on a scenic drive south toward Amboseli National Park. Afternoon: Arrive at your camp/lodge for lunch. Head out on your first afternoon game drive against the majestic backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro.Track Amboseli's famous giant elephant herds before returning to camp for dinner and your overnight stay.

   Meals: Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Nyati Camp or similar

2. 2Full-Day Game Tracking in Amboseli⌄

   Morning: Set out early to capture clear sunrise views of Mount Kilimanjaro. Spend the morning tracking lions, cheetahs, and massive tuskers.Afternoon: Enjoy a picnic lunch at the Observation Hill viewpoint, offering panoramic vistas of the park's expansive swamps and plains.Evening: Spot abundant birdlife and hippos grazing in the marshes before heading back to your lodge for dinner.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Nyati Camp or similar

3. 3Lake Naivasha and Hells gate⌄

   On this day, after early morning game drive, return to the camp for late breakfast then leave Amboseli & proceed to Lake Naivasha. Highlights: -Optional Masai cultural visit - Lake Naivasha - Optional boat rides -Waterbirds - Crescent island

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Fish Eagle or similar

4. 4Lake Naivasha to Lake Nakuru National Park⌄

   After breakfast, visit the Hells Gate national park. Highlights: -Bicycle rides among wild animals. ---Geothermal activity & formation - ---- Spectacular scenery including the towering cliffs, water-gouged gorges, stark rock towers, scrub clad volcanoes and belching plumes of geothermal steam. - Proceed to Nakuru for meals and over night

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: HillCourt Resort or similar

5. 5Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara National Reserve⌄

   Early Morning game drive in Lake Nakuru national park. Later, Travel through the agricultural highlands down into the Maasai plains, arriving at your camp near the Masai Mara gates for meals and overnight. Evening: Return to camp for a hot buffet dinner around the campfire.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

6. 6Full-Day Wildebeest Migration Watch⌄

   Morning: Set out early with a packed picnic lunch for an immersive full-day game drive dedicated to tracking the Great Migration. Head toward the iconic Mara River to watch thousands of wildebeests and zebras navigate predator-filled waters.Evening: Search the golden savannah for the complete "Big Five" before returning to camp for your final night.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Mara Forest camp or similar

7. 7Masai Mara to Nairobi⌄

   Morning: Take in a final African sunrise. Before departing, enjoy an optional cultural visit to an authentic Maasai village to experience their traditional dances. Later Pack your bags, bid farewell to the Mara, and begin the return drive to Nairobi, stopping along the route for lunch.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch