3 Days / 2 Nights Masai Mara Safari
Tour Description
This 3-day safari to Masai Mara National Reserve offers an unforgettable wildlife experience with thrilling game drives and stunning landscapes. Depending on the season, you may witness the wildebeest migration. Optional activities, such as a hot air balloon ride, provide a unique perspective of the region’s wildlife and culture
Tour Highlights
- Experience game drives in the world-renowned Masai Mara National Reserve
- See the “Big Five” in their natural habitat (lions, elephants, rhinos, buffalo, and leopards
- Witness the spectacular wildebeest migration (seasonal, June to October)
What's Included
- Transportation in a well-maintained safari land cruiser with a pop-up roof for optimal game viewing
- Services of an experienced, English-speaking driver-guide
- Park entrance fees (where applicable)
- Driver’s allowances and all park fees for the vehicle and driver
- Game drives as outlined in the itinerary
- Full-board accommodation (breakfast, lunch, and dinner)
- Bottled mineral water during the safari
- All applicable government taxes
What's Not Included
- International and domestic flights
- Visa fees
- Optional activities (including the hot air balloon safari in the Masai Mara)
- Tips and gratuities for driver-guides, waiters, and porters
- Drinks at hotels/lodges, laundry services, and other personal expenses
- Tips and gratuities for driver-guides, waiters, and porters
- Vaccinations and health requirements (including yellow fever), if required
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Nairobi to Masai Mara National Reserve
07:00 hrs: Your driver-guide will meet you at your hotel in Nairobi for a tour briefing before departing for Masai Mara. Enroute, a stop at the Rift Valley viewpoint for a brief photo opportunity.
Arrival at your lodge in Masai Mara, where you'll check in and have lunch.
16:00 hrs: You will set out on your first game drive in Kenya's most popular safari destination, returning to the lodge just before dusk.
Masai Mara is one of Africa’s top safari destinations, home to the Big Five and a wide variety of wildlife, including giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, and cheetahs. It’s also a birdwatcher’s paradise. From June to October, you may witness the dramatic wildebeest and zebra migration, including the thrilling Mara River crossing
Accommodation on full board (lunch, dinner and breakfast) at Mara Sopa Lodge
Full Day in Masai Mara National Reserve
05:00 hrs: Optional hot air balloon ride. Enjoy an early morning transfer to the balloon launch site, where you’ll float above the Mara plains for spectacular aerial views of the landscape and wildlife. After the flight, enjoy a bush breakfast with champagne before returning to your lodge by 10:00hrs. (Balloon ride is at extra cost.)
OR:
06:30 hrs: Enjoy a morning game drive, followed by breakfast at the lodge.
The rest of the morning at leisure. Lunch at the lodge.
16:00 hrs: Head out for another game drive through the Masai Mara, watching for wildlife and enjoying the stunning savannah scenery.
Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation on full board (lunch, dinner and breakfast) at Mara Sopa Lodge
Masai Mara – Nairobi
07:30 hrs: Enjoy breakfast at the lodge, then check out.
08:00 hrs: Depart Masai Mara for Nairobi, arriving in the city in the early afternoon.
Upon arrival, you will be dropped off at your hotel or transferred to the airport for your onward flight.
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