6 Day Maasai Mara and Rift Valley Safari

Our most popular itinerary in Kenya. This 6 day tour that shows off the very best that Kenya has to offer, with a perfect blend of small-scale eco tourism and big hitting safaris.

The Maasai Mara Reserve and Lake Nakuru National Park are Kenya’s two most popular national parks and it is easy to see why. The Maasai Mara National Reserve is a vast park of rolling grasslands interrupted only by crocodile infested rivers. It plays host to all the big game and the incredible wildebeest migration during the peak summer months. Lake Nakuru is much smaller, but the big attraction here (in addition to the lions, rhinos and hippos…) is the lake itself which is teeming with flamingos and pelicans.

Whilst the undoubted highlight for most will be roaming over the Maasai Mara grasslands in a rugged open top 4wd Landcruiser, it is the Maasai people which make this tour special. You will get to camp out in the Maasai wilderness with a Maasai warrior standing guard against the wildlife outside. You’ll also visit Maasai villages and schools and hopefully get a small sense of the incredible changes that modernisation is bringing to these remote communities. When you are not camping, you’ll stay in charming local guesthouses, including a night in a Colonial tea plantation complete with an out of Africa veranda and lush gardens. All in all this is the perfect introductory safari for anybody visiting Kenya for the first time.

This tour is suitable for anyone, young, energetic and old alike. It is designed specifically as an introduction to the highlights of Kenya with a focus on eco-tourism. The only requirement is that you don’t mind a little camping. Having said that, apart from the night in the wilderness you will usually have ensuite rooms. Ensuite rooms are not guaranteed, because we prefer to use smaller character accommodation and occasionally the only rooms available have shared bathrooms.