Kenya Tour With Hot Air Balloon Ride (6N/7D)

Our representative will pick you up from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi and take you to your hotel in a private car. Spend the rest of your time leisurely, or take a walk around the area.

Overnight at the hotel in Nairobi.

Find any street food vendor or explore any restaurant there for lunch and dinner.

Giraffe Centre– Around 45 mins-1 hr
Kiambethu Farm– Around 5-6 hrs
OR
Fairview Coffee Estate– Around 1-2 hrs

Full from breakfast, enjoy your Nairobi Tour in a jeep. Begin with a drive to the Giraffe Centre where you’ll see the gentle, long-lashed Rothschild giraffes on an eye level. Then head to a tranquil highland getaway, such as Limuru’s charming Kiambethu Farm or Fairview Coffee Estate, to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city and wind through lush suburbs. In the tranquility of nature, stroll around the coffee and tea fields, learning about the path from bean to cup, sipping freshly brewed Kenyan coffee, and enjoying a leisurely, farm-style lunch.

Overnight at the hotel in Nairobi.

Great Rift Valley– Around 1.5-2 hrs
Great Rift Valley Viewpoint– Around 30 mins
Lake Naivasha– Around 1.5-2 hrs

After breakfast, you drive pass the Nairobi Cityscape behind as you see the colorful minibuses (natatus), bustling roads and the markets on the side into the Great Rift Valley. Soak in its breathtaking scenery while making photo stops along the way. If you’re lucky, you’ll spot the “Big Five” animals as you ride into Maasai Mara National Reserve, orelse a full day Maasai Mara Game Drive is waiting for you the next day. Head to the Great Rift Valley Viewpoint and see the stunning plains, shimmery lakes, volcanic hills, rugged cliffs, looking cohesive and stretching as far as your eye can reach. Enjoy the view of Lake Naivasha and take a thrilling speed boat ride on Lake Naivasha in the afternoon, where you can get up close and personal with hippos and see pink flamingos, amazing wildlife, and enjoy birdwatching from the calmness of the lake.

Overnight at the lodge in Lake Naivasha.

After breakfast, an early morning start to Maasai Mara National Reserve for a full day of Maasai Mara Game Drive. Explore the Maasai Mara’s expansive plains is on the list. Look for the “Big Five” animals here- lion, leopard, elephant, Cape buffalo, and rhinoceros (specially Black Rhino). Other animals like giraffes, zebras, antelopes, hyenas, cheetahs, and other famous African animals and birds make the drive super exciting. Amidst the sights and sounds of the African countryside, savor a unique bush lunch in the center of the savanna.

Overnight at the lodge in Maasai Mara.

Hot Air Balloon Ride– Around 1hr
Hot Air Balloon Ride prep–  Around 4-5 hrs (pick-up, drop-off to the location, flight, breakfast after landing)

Full from breakfast, the hot air balloon ride starts early in the morning exploring Maasai Mara National Reserve. This is wildlife safari exploration from a bird’s eye point of view. All the vast landscape, the “Big Five” animals in the reserve, the Mara River, wide grasslands, savannah forests, and other animals like elephants, giraffes, lions, zebras, antelopes lies right beneath you with the golden sunrise on the way. If you’d like, head to a short drive to see the wildlife today. Or, enjoy the rest of your evening leisurely.

Overnight at the lodge or camp in Maasai Mara National Reserve.

After breakfast, explore Maasai Mara National Reserve because a day isn’t enough to explore the amazing wildlife there. Head to Maasai Village, where you’ll be welcomed with traditional songs and dances and explore their homestays (enkangs). The tribes here are deeply connected to nature, and you will witness it in their lovely culture, social structure and their traditions like beadwork, making fire or even herding cattles. The rest of the trip, you can relax or explore the village and the reserve some more.

Overnight at the lodge in Maasai Village.

Now that the final breakfast of the trip is done, you will be taken back to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to head back home. Wishing you a safe flight back home and hope to see you soon.