Our Through the Rift Valley is a short but extremely rewarding tour which will give you a first-hand experience of Nakuru National Park – famed for its beautiful lake and abundance of flamingos – and the Masai Mara, boasting Kenya's greatest concentration of wildlife.
If you'd like to extend your trip then we recommend adding a contrasting beach stay along the Kenyan coast or on the nearby paradise islands of Zanzibar or Pemba, off Tanzania. Call our Destination Specialists to discuss your perfect safari and beach combination.
Trip Highlights
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Lake Nakuru National Park
- Nairobi
- Book an early morning Hot Air Balloon flight in the Masai Mara
Start your Journey
Nairobi
Transfer to your hotel for your overnight stay and the rest of the day is at leisure. We recommend you book an optional excursion to the Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage or the Karen Blixen Museum with Giraffe Manor. Please call for details.
Nairobi to Masai Mara
Leave Nairobi after breakfast to travel towards Kenya's fertile highlands and head down the Rift Escarpment on a road built by Italian prisoners of war during World War II. Look for the charming chapel they built at the foot of the escarpment. You will pass the impressive Longonot earth satellite station as you head across the Valley to Narok and then travel across acres of wheat and barley, before you reach the Masai Mara, arriving in time for lunch.
Later, enjoy an afternoon game drive in the reserve as the sun sets.
Masai Mara to Lake Nakuru
Leaving the Masai Mara after breakfast, travel across acres of wheat and barley as you head north to Narok, the district headquarters of this part of Maasailand.
Now travel across the vast plains on the floor of the Rift Valley, stop enroute for a picnic lunch. Keeping an eye out for herds of giraffe and gazelle as you head up the Mai -Mahiu, before arriving Lake Nakuru National Park for a game drive. The national park, known for its birdlife, offers a possibility to view flamingoes. It is also home to Black and White rhinos as well as the endangered Rothschild Giraffe. Late afternoon continue to your camp situated in Soysambu Conservancy.
Rift Valley to Nairobi
After an early breakfast, you will leave the Rift Valley behind. Once in the city, you will be dropped off at the drop off point in the city centre for your ongoing travel arrangements. Why not consider extending to the Kenyan Coast at the Pinewood Beach Resort & Spa?
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- Transportation services as specified in the itinerary
- Any excursions and activities as specified in the itinerary
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- Carbon emissions offsetting for your trip
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- Personal expenses and gratuity
- Entrance fees and/or meals, unless mentioned in the itinerary description
- Cancellation charges, health, and travel insurance
- Visa and tourism fees
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