A 3-day, 2-night safari to the Maasai Mara can be a thrilling and memorable experience, offering a chance to witness the incredible wildlife and landscapes of one of Africa’s most famous safari destinations.
The Masai Mara is Kenya’s most celebrated game park, it offers the possibility of seeing “the big five” and many other species of game. This is where the great wildebeest migration is a spectacle to behold for any would be visitor to Kenya mainly in July to October of each year. Its also a world UNESCO heritage site. You can visit a Masai village, which is optional USD 20. A balloon ride is recommended 1 hr in the air for a birds eye view of the Masai Mara/Serengeti ecosystem optional USD 475.
What to Expect
The Maasai Mara National Reserve, located in southwestern Kenya, is renowned for its breathtaking landscapes and incredible wildlife. Here’s what you can expect when visiting the Maasai Mara:
Depart from Nairobi in the morning by 8.00 am and drive along the floor of the Rift Valley. One Stop Over to View the Rift Valley then to Maasai Mara arriving at the camp in the afternoon for lunch. Afternoon game drives followed by dinner and overnight stay at a campsite. Rhino Tourist Camp Site or camps near the masai mara Gate.
Accommodation: Rhino Tourist Camp
Full day spent exploring the park in search of the big 5. Morning and afternoon game drives are offered. Dinner and overnight stay at a Campsite. The Camp has Hot shower, flush toilets, Mosquito nets, beddings and all ensuite
The camp is Semi permanent tented camp. The Mara offers wildlife in such variety and abundance that it is difficult to believe: over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. You will easily see lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, buffalo, leopard, many kinds of antelopes and elephant. It is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place. This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are the predators of the savanna- lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena and vultures.
Accommodation: Rhino Tourist Camp
Morning game drives, breakfast and proceed to Nairobi to arrive by 1600 hrs where the safari ends.
Accommodation: None
