7 Days Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru & Gorilla Safari

Day-by-Day Itinerary

Day 1: Nairobi to Masai Mara – Afternoon Game Drive

Leave Nairobi early and descend into the Great Rift Valley. The journey is scenic — escarpments, small towns, Maasai villages. By early afternoon, you’re in the Masai Mara.

After lunch, your first game drive begins. The plains are alive — elephants in the distance, zebras moving in lines, and lions lounging in the shade, one eye always open. You return at sunset, dust on your shoes and something ancient in your chest.

Meals: Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation Options:

Mid-range: Jambo Mara Safari Lodge
Luxury: Ashnil Mara Camp / Mara Serena Safari Lodge

Day 2: Full-Day Safari in Masai Mara

You rise before the sun. The land feels timeless in the early light. Today, you go deeper — crossing riverbanks, open plains, wooded ridges. Cheetahs may be perched, scanning. Hyenas might trail behind herds. Lions lie in wait.

You’ll carry picnic lunch and stay out most of the day. Every turn is a possibility.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Options:

Mid-range: Jambo Mara Safari Lodge
Luxury: Ashnil Mara Camp / Mara Serena Safari Lodge

Day 3: Masai Mara to Lake Nakuru – Afternoon Game Drive

You leave after breakfast and head toward Lake Nakuru — passing green hills and farms as the Rift Valley reveals itself again.

In the afternoon, you enter the park. Flamingos shimmer on the water. Rhinos graze calmly near the track. Rothschild’s giraffes drift through the acacia forest. The pace here is quiet — but the sightings are strong.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Options:

Mid-range: Lake Nakuru Lodge
Luxury: The Cliff Nakuru

Day 4: Lake Nakuru to Uganda – Transfer & Border Crossing

After an early breakfast, your guide drives you to the Kenya–Uganda border. The road moves through farms, small towns, and open hills. You cross into Uganda and continue toward Bwindi.

By evening, you arrive near the forest. The air is cooler. The land feels closer. You’re near something ancient.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Options:

Mid-range: Ride 4 a Woman / Gorilla Valley Lodge
Luxury: Mahogany Springs / Buhoma Lodge

Day 5: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi

You wake early, nervous and excited. After a short briefing, you begin the trek — guided by trackers and rangers. The forest is thick, the air still, the sounds alive. Then you find them. A silverback. Infants tumbling. A mother, watching.

You stay for one hour — and it changes everything.

Later, return to the lodge for rest, or take an optional community walk to meet the Batwa people.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Options:

Mid-range: Ride 4 a Woman / Gorilla Valley Lodge
Luxury: Mahogany Springs / Buhoma Lodge

Day 6: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi – Afternoon Rest or Community Visit

You wake early, nervous and excited. After a short briefing, you begin the trek — guided by trackers and rangers. The forest is thick, the air still, the sounds alive. Then you find them. A silverback. Infants tumbling. A mother, watching.

You stay for one hour — and it changes everything.
Later, return to the lodge for rest, or take an optional community walk to meet the Batwa people.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Same as Day 4

Day 7: Bwindi to Entebbe – Departure

After breakfast, begin your journey to Entebbe. You drive past banana plantations, tea farms, and rolling hills.

Arrive in Entebbe in the evening in time for your international flight or overnight stay.

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Travel Tips

Gorilla Permit Required: $800 (Uganda Wildlife Authority – subject to availability)
Visa Note: An East Africa Tourist Visa is highly recommended for seamless entry between Kenya and Uganda

Packing Suggestions:
For game drives: light clothing, hat, camera, binoculars
For gorilla trekking: hiking boots, gloves, rain jacket, long sleeves