7-Day Magical Kenya Family Safari

Nairobi to Amboseli National Park

On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, meet your Africa Exquisite Tours driver-guide for a short safari briefing before departing for Amboseli National Park. The journey takes you through Kenya’s scenic southern landscapes, arriving at your lodge or camp in time for lunch.

In the late afternoon, enjoy your first game drive in Amboseli, a park renowned for its large elephant herds and views of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain. Keep an eye out for lions, zebras, gazelles, buffalo, and abundant birdlife.

Full-Day Wildlife Viewing in Amboseli

Spend a full day exploring Amboseli National Park with morning and afternoon game drives, taking a picnic lunch into the park. Amboseli combines open plains, acacia woodland, and marshy springs fed by underground water from Kilimanjaro, creating rich habitat for wildlife.

The park is especially known for its elephants, often photographed against the snow-capped backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro. You may also encounter buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, impala, hyena, lion, leopard, and cheetah, along with a remarkable variety of bird species. The nearby Chyulu Hills add striking scenery, with ancient volcanic landscapes, grasslands, and cedar forest.

Amboseli to Lake Naivasha

After breakfast, travel north to Lake Naivasha in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, arriving in time for lunch. The afternoon is at leisure to relax at your lodge or camp and enjoy the peaceful lakeside setting.

An optional boat trip to Crescent Island can be arranged at an extra cost, offering a chance to see hippos, waterbirds, and other wildlife from the water. Your guide will assist with arrangements.

Lake Naivasha to Maasai Mara National Reserve

Depart after an early breakfast and drive through the Great Rift Valley toward the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Along the way, enjoy sweeping views of hills, grasslands, extinct volcanoes, and farmland.

Arrive at the reserve in time for lunch, then set out on an introductory afternoon game drive. The Maasai Mara’s open savannah is home to lions, elephants, cheetahs, leopards, buffalo, giraffes, zebras, and many other species.

Full Days in the Maasai Mara

Enjoy two full days of game viewing in the Maasai Mara, with morning and afternoon game drives. The reserve forms part of the wider Mara–Serengeti ecosystem, one of Africa’s most important wildlife areas.

Look for the Big Five—lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino—as well as cheetah, hyena, jackal, topi, eland, impala, gazelle, warthog, and zebra. Between June and September, the annual wildebeest migration may bring large herds across the plains in search of fresh grazing.

Optional Maasai village visits, hot-air balloon safaris, bush meals, and sundowners can be arranged at an additional cost.

Maasai Mara to Nairobi

After breakfast, return to Nairobi, arriving around lunchtime. Enjoy a farewell lunch at the well-known Carnivore Restaurant before being transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your onward flight.