6 Days Kenya Encounters with the Big Five Safari
These 6 days Kenya encounters with the big five safari will take you through amazing Kenya destinations like the Samburu National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park, and Masai Mara National Reserve. Encounter with the big five like lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes, and rhinos. Visiting all these destinations will allow viewing the big five animals situated in several parks. Other wildlife like cheetahs, wildebeests, giraffes, warthogs, zebras, and many others will be seen during the safari.
Safari Summary
- Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Samburu National Park
- Day 2: Full-day adventure in Samburu National Park
- Day 3: Transfer to Lake Nakuru National Park
- Day 4: Transfer to the Masai Mara National Reserve
- Day 5: Full-day adventure in Masai Mara National Reserve
- Day 6: Visit Masai Boma and transfer to Kenya
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Samburu National Park
On arrival in Nairobi, you will start over with a transfer to the Samburu National Park from Nairobi. On arrival in the park, you will be left to rest after having your lunch. Later in the evening, you will have an evening walk around the park.
Meal plan: Lunch, dinner
Day 2: Full-day adventure in Samburu National Park
You will start your day with a full-day adventure in the Samburu National Park. Game viewing is the activity that you will be engaging in as you encounter the big five animals in the park. The big five encountered include the lions, leopards, elephants, and buffaloes. The other wildlife encountered include cheetahs, Warthogs, giraffes, zebras impalas, and many others.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, dinner
Day 3: Transfer to Lake Nakuru National Park
On day 3 of the 6 days of Kenya encounters with the big five safari, you will start over with the transfer to the Lake Nakuru National Park. The transfer will take about 5 hours. You will arrive at lunchtime and then you will be left to rest for the afternoon. In the evening, you will go ahead with the night game drive where you will see some of the wildlife like Lions, leopards, warthogs, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, and many others.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 4: Transfer to Masai Mara National Reserve
After your early morning breakfast, you will start over with the game drive in the Lake Nakuru National Park. Later on, you will go ahead with the transfer to the Masai Mara National Reserve. The transfer to Masai Mara National Reserve will take about 5 to 6 hours per day to reach the park. Upon arrival in the reserve, you will check into a lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 5: Full-day adventure in Masai Mara National Reserve
On day 5 of the 6 days Kenya encounters with the big five Safari, you will be transferred into the park for the wildlife viewing. The wildlife viewing will be done full day where several wildlife like lions, rhinos, buffaloes, elephants, cheetahs, leopards, and many others.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Day 6: Visit Masai Boma and transfer to Kenya
On the last day of the 6 days of Kenya encounter with the big five safaris, you will be transferred to the Masai Bomas community for a cultural experience. During the visit to the community, several activities like cultural dances, preparation of local cuisine, bead making, and many others are the activities that travelers will engage in. Later on, you will go ahead with the transfer to Nairobi, and upon reaching there you will be transferred to a hotel or the airport for your outbound flights. This will mark the end of your 6 days Kenya encounters with the big five safari.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch
