This 5 days Big Five safari package is not any ordinary safari but a thrilling venture as you get to spot and encounter these Big Five members (Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Buffalo, & Rhinoceros) among others. Some of the best destinations to spot these creatures featured in this package are Lake Nakuru National Park, Masai Mara National Reserve, and Amboseli National Reserve.
Here is a summary of the itinerary for 5 five-day Big Five wildlife safari;
| Time | Activity | Caption |
| Day 1 | ||
| 7:00a.m | Depart for Lake Nakuru National Park | Pick up at the airport or hotel and begin your journey. |
| 12:30 p.m | Arrival | Check into your lodge as you have your lunch. |
| 3:00 p.m | Afternoon game drive | Explore Lake Nakuru animals and encounter different game views such as Lions, Leopards, and Rhinos, among others.
Later, head back to your lodge for dinner. |
| Day 2 | ||
| 7:30a.m | Breakfast | Enjoy an early morning breakfast as you check out of your lodge.
Exit the park as you head for Masai Mara Wildlife Safari. |
| 1:00p.m | Arrival | Check in to your camp/lodge as you have your deliciously prepared lunch. |
| 3:00p.m | Big 5 animals Masai Mara | Head on a game drive and spot different wild species, especially the Big Five members.
Proceed back to your lodge for dinner and overnight. |
| Day 3 | ||
| 6:00 a.m | Early morning game drive | Begin your day with a game drive very early in the morning.
You will have an optional hot air balloon safari and then later after, head back to your lodge for breakfast. |
| 10:00a.m – 5p.m | Full day Masai Mara National Reserve | Spend the whole day exploring the vast plains of Mara. You will also have an optional visit to a local Masai village. |
| 6:00p.m | Dinner and overnight | Head back to your lodge in preparation for dinner. |
| Day 4 | ||
| Before 7:00a.m | Early morning breakfast | Breakfast as you check out heading back to Nairobi. |
| 1:00p.m | Lunch | You will have your lunch in Nairobi before heading for the Amboseli Wildlife safari. |
| 5:00p.m | Arrival at Amboseli National Park | Reach the park in the late evening as you check into your lodge. Have an optional short game drive.
Later, dinner and overnight. |
| Day 5 | ||
| 6:00a.m | Morning game drive with a backdrop view of Mount Kilimanjaro | Head for an early morning game drive and then head back to your lodge for breakfast. |
| 10:00a.m | Check out | After breakfast, you will check out of your lodge as you head back to Nairobi. |
| 2p.m | Drop offs | Be dropped at your hotel or the airport.
Hugs and goodbyes! |
Below is the itinerary for this package curated for per-person sharing.
On the first day, you will be picked up at your hotel by our Naicef representatives and briefed on your 5 days Big Five safari package itinerary. From there, you will now start your journey heading for one of Kenya’s premium parks, Lake Nakuru National Park, well renowned as the Pink Lake since it’s a bird paradise, especially Flamingoes.
Upon your arrival to the park, you will first check in to your lodge/camp before exploring the amazing Lake Nakuru animals found there among them being some of the Big Five members.
The park is home to over 400 different bird species and other animals such as Lion, Buffalo, Rhino, Leopard, Serval Cats, Baboons, and Giraffes, among others.
Enjoy the views of the different wildlife, such as buffaloes and rhinos, and the large population of the Greater and Lesser Flamingoes around the lake.
Later in the evening, you will head back to your lodge, Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge, and prepare for dinner and overnight.
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner {L & D}
After breakfast, you will check out of your lodge as you have a last en-route game drive proceeding for Masai Mara. The drive will take you between 5 to 6 hours to reach to the park as you check in to your lodge, which will be time for lunch.
After a moment of siesta and relaxing from the drive, you will now begin your afternoon game drive as you search out for the big 5 animals Masai Mara has got for you, among other game views and bird species.
You will come across animals such as the Blue Wildebeests, Zebras, Warthog, Crocodiles, over 300 different bird species such as the Secretary Bird, African Fish Eagle among others.
Later, you will head back to your lodge for dinner and overnight at Sarova Mara Game Camp.
Meal Plan: { B & D}
On the next morning of your stay in Maasai Mara National Reserve, you will have a full-day game drive as you explore the vast plains of the park.
You will start with an early morning game drive, with an optional hot air balloon ride (at an extra charge), and enjoy a variety of game views as they are mostly active during this time.
Encounter the Big Five Animals Masai Mara has got in store for you, and even during the best period (between late June to early October), witness the migration of over 1.3 million Wildebeests.
This Great Migration is among the Wonders of the World, making even your wildlife safari unforgettable to tell to your friends and families back at home.
You will then head back to your lodge for breakfast, and then later, you may opt for a cultural experience at a local Masai Village (at an extra charge). Later, you will have your lunch and then head for an afternoon game drive and continue with your jungle venture.
Head back to your lodge afterwards for dinner and overnight.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner { B, L & D}
You will have an early morning breakfast as you check out and head back to Nairobi. Enjoy the amazing drive through the floor of the Great Rift Valley and as you ascend its escarpment. You will have your lunch in Nairobi before heading south for Amboseli National Park.
You will arrive at Amboseli National Park in the late evening as you check into your lodge, AA Amboseli Lodge. You will then have an optional short game drive in the park and familiarise yourself with the place.
Later, head back to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner {B, L, & D}
Enjoy an early morning game drive with an amazing backdrop of the stunning snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak. With the help of your guide, spot all the Big Five members, among other wild species in the park.
You will then head back to your lodge for breakfast as you check out of the place, enjoying a last en-route game drive. After exiting the park, you will proceed back to Nairobi.
Once you arrive in Nairobi, you will be dropped off at your preferred hotel/CBD/airport. From there, you will bid each other goodbye and leave as a happy client, having enjoyed and encountered all of the Big Five members.
Also, you may check out a Samburu package and get to encounter the Special Five members where adventure awaits you.
Meal Plan: Breakfast Only
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