7 Day Masai Mara & Amboseli Safari

OVERVIEW

This journey pairs two of Kenya’s most iconic landscapes. The Masai Mara delivers the classic African safari experience with its endless savannahs and exceptional predator encounters, while Amboseli National Park is famous for its large elephant herds moving across open plains beneath the snow-capped summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. Over seven days the safari moves from Nairobi into the Mara’s wildlife-rich plains before heading south to Amboseli where the scenery changes dramatically. It’s a compact but complete Kenya safari that balances spectacular wildlife viewing with some of East Africa’s most memorable landscapes.

Your Itinerary

Day 1 – Arrival in Nairobi

Your safari begins in Nairobi where you are met at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and transferred to your hotel. Kenya’s capital sits on the edge of wild country and has long served as the gateway to East Africa’s most celebrated safari regions. The afternoon is left open to relax after your flight. Many travelers spend the evening enjoying the gardens of their hotel while preparing for the journey into the wilderness the following day.

Accommodation:

Luxury

Hemingways Nairobi

Mid-Range

Tamarind Tree Hotel

Budget

Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi Airport

Meals: Dinner

Day 2 – Nairobi to Masai Mara

Leaving Nairobi behind, the road descends dramatically into the Great Rift Valley where vast escarpments open into sweeping views of the surrounding landscape. The journey continues through Maasai country where cattle, acacia trees and open grasslands dominate the scenery.

Arrival in the Masai Mara signals the start of your first game drive. Wildlife often appears almost immediately — giraffes moving across the plains, elephants grazing in the distance and antelope scattered across the savannah.

Accommodation:

Luxury

Angama Mara

Mid-Range

Mara Serena Safari Lodge

Budget

Enkorok Mara Camp

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 3 – Masai Mara Safari Experience

Dawn spreads across the savannah and the ecosystem begins to stir. Lions return from the night hunt while hyenas patrol the plains and cheetahs scan the grasslands from elevated termite mounds.

As the day unfolds your guide moves through different sections of the reserve where wildlife activity shifts constantly. Massive herds of wildebeest and zebra roam the plains while elephants move slowly between scattered acacia trees.

Accommodation:

Luxury

Angama Mara

Mid-Range

Mara Serena Safari Lodge

Budget

Enkorok Mara Camp

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4 – Masai Mara Wildlife Exploration

Another full day in the Mara allows deeper exploration of the ecosystem. Guides follow fresh tracks in the dust and listen for alarm calls from antelope which often reveal predators nearby.

The scale of the landscape becomes especially striking in the late afternoon when golden light spreads across the savannah and wildlife silhouettes against the horizon.

Accommodation:

Luxury

Angama Mara

Mid-Range

Mara Serena Safari Lodge

Budget

Enkorok Mara Camp

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5 – Masai Mara to Amboseli

Leaving the Mara plains behind, the journey travels across Kenya’s interior toward Amboseli National Park. Gradually the landscape changes from rolling savannah to dry open plains framed by distant volcanic hills.

Then Mount Kilimanjaro appears. Africa’s highest mountain rises above the horizon while elephant herds wander across the plains below — one of the most iconic wildlife scenes in Africa.

Accommodation:

Luxury

Elewana Tortilis Camp

Mid-Range

Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge

Budget

Kibo Safari Camp

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6 – Amboseli National Park

Morning in Amboseli often begins with Kilimanjaro slowly emerging above the clouds. The park’s marshlands attract large elephant families along with buffalo, zebra and numerous bird species.

Game drives continue through the afternoon where wildlife moves between wetlands and dry plains while Kilimanjaro provides a dramatic backdrop to the landscape.

Accommodation:

Luxury

Elewana Tortilis Camp

Mid-Range

Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge

Budget

Kibo Safari Camp

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 7 – Return to Nairobi

The journey returns to Nairobi through rural Kenya where farmland, villages and open plains reveal daily life beyond the parks.

Arrival in Nairobi concludes the safari with transfer to the airport for your onward journey.