4 Days, Fly & Drive Tour: Beach to Beach

From the Beach to Birds & Buffalo
Duration: 4 Days / 3 Nights
Start/End: Diani Beach area resorts
Parks Visited: Masai Mara & Lake Nakuru
Safari Style: Fly-in/Drive-out with 4×4 Jeep game drives

Day 1: Diani – Nairobi – Masai Mara
Meal Plan: Lunch, Dinner
Early morning transfer to Mombasa Airport for your 5:00 am flight to Nairobi. Upon arrival, meet your safari guide and begin your drive to the Masai Mara via the Great Rift Valley.
Enjoy scenic stops before arriving at the reserve for an afternoon game drive.
Overnight: Mara Sopa Lodge or Olmoran Tented Camp

Day 2: Full Day in Masai Mara
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
A full day of immersive game drives in Kenya’s top wildlife park. Search for the Big Five, witness the Great Migration (seasonal), and visit the Mara River for sightings of hippos and crocodiles.
Optional activities: Maasai village visit or hot air balloon safari.
Overnight: Mara Sopa Lodge or Olmoran Tented Camp

Day 3: Masai Mara – Lake Nakuru
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Early game drive before departing for Lake Nakuru National Park, a sanctuary for both black and white rhinos and known for its massive flamingo population. Explore the forested escarpments and acacia woodlands.
Overnight: Lake Nakuru Lodge or similar

Day 4: Lake Nakuru – Nairobi – Diani
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Morning game and bird watching drive. Spot pelicans, flamingos, lions, leopards, and giraffes. Later, journey back to Nairobi via Lake Naivasha and Elementaita, then take your evening flight back to Mombasa. We’ll transfer you back to your Diani Beach resort.

Tour Highlights

- Scenic hills and valleys
- Game viewing drives
- Crocodile, hippo, exotic fish and migratory birds at the Mzima springs
- Africa's limitless expanses of the wild.
- Lava flows
- Recent Volcanoes
- The beautiful man made Aruba dam located on the north bank of the seasonal Voi River, is visited by thousands of animals and is a great game viewing destination.
- Lion, elephant, cheetah, giraffe, buffalo, antelope, warthog, ostrich, Baboons, birds…
- Herds of dust-red elephant wallowing, rolling or simply foraging
- Swamps below observation hill hosting large herds of elephants, buffalo, hippo and a variety of water fowls like pelican, Egyptian goose.
- Mount Kilimanjaro, highest mountain in Africa
- A glimpse of African homesteads & cultures

Day 01 :

Daily Itinerary

Mombasa – Nairobi – Masai Mara (265 km – Approx. 6 hrs)

Meal Plan: Lunch, Dinner

Begin your safari adventure with an early morning pick-up from your Diani Beach resort and transfer to the Mombasa airport.

05:30 hrs: Depart Mombasa on a Kenya Airways flight to Nairobi.
06:30 hrs: Arrive at Nairobi’s Wilson Airport. Met by your professional driver/guide.

Set off on a scenic overland journey to the Masai Mara Game Reserve, passing through the fertile central highlands. Enjoy captivating views of local homesteads, crop plantations, and the Great Rift Valley escarpment en route.

Arrive at Masai Mara by late morning. After lunch, head out for your first game drive across the reserve, spotting diverse wildlife against the backdrop of golden savannah.

Overnight: At your chosen safari lodge or tented camp inside the Masai Mara.

Day 02 :

Full Day – Masai Mara

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Prepare for an unforgettable day of wildlife viewing in the world-renowned Masai Mara Game Reserve, home to the highest concentration of wild animals in the region.

Spend the entire day traversing the vast, tree-dotted savannah in search of the Big Five—lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard, and rhino—as well as cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, and more.

We'll visit the Mara River, a lifeline of the ecosystem, where crocodiles and hippos gather—and where, from July to October, the dramatic Great Migration may be witnessed.

Overnight: At your Masai Mara lodge or tented camp.

Day 03 :

Masai Mara – Lake Nakuru (285 km, Approx. 6–7 hrs)

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Your final morning in the Masai Mara begins with a dawn game drive, a golden opportunity to catch the wildlife as it awakens with the sunrise.

After breakfast, we depart for Lake Nakuru National Park, arriving by mid-morning. Enjoy a short bird and game viewing drive around the lake, famous for its stunning birdlife and rhino sanctuary.

Possible sightings include:

Flamingos & pelicans
White and black rhinos
Lions
Views from Baboon Cliff, Lion Hill, and the iconic Out of Africa lookout

Overnight: At your Lake Nakuru safari lodge or tented camp.

Day 04 :

Lake Nakuru – Nairobi – Mombasa – Diani

Distance: 160 km (Approx. 3 hrs)
Meal Plan: Breakfast

Begin the day with an early morning game and bird viewing drive. Lake Nakuru National Park is a haven for bird lovers and game enthusiasts alike.

Expect to see:

Flamingos blanketing the lake’s shores
Pelicans and countless other bird species
Black and white rhinos in the park’s sanctuary
Other resident wildlife like lions, warthogs, antelopes, and baboons

Later, depart on a leisurely drive back to Nairobi, arriving mid-afternoon. You’ll then be transferred to Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your evening flight to the coast.

1830 hrs – Depart Nairobi Airport on Kenya Airways
1930 hrs – Arrive at Mombasa Airport
Met and transferred to your Diani Beach resort

4 Days, Fly & Drive Tour: Beach to Beach

4 Days, Fly & Drive Tour: Beach to Beach

Overview

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