This is is a vacation that spends 3 full days exploring the Masai Mara Game Reserve which lies 275 Kilometers west of Nairobi. The Masai Mara, which is the most popular reserve in Africa and best known in the world, lies in the Great Rift Valley and covers an area of 700 square-miles.
It has a magic that keeps bringing back safari travelers, time and again! The reserve was established in 1961. It’s an extension of Serengeti National Park of Tanzania and share the same ecosystem. The great migration from Masai Mara to Serengeti National Park was voted the 7th wonder of the world.
Masai Mara Game Reserve has a combination of specialties that make it an all time favorite safari destination. Perhaps it is because of the ‘big skies’, the open savannahs, the romance of films like ‘Out of Africa’ and certainly because of the annual wildebeest migration, the density of game, the variety of bird life and the chance of a hot air balloon ride.
Also because of the tall red-robed Masai people whose lifestyle is completely at odds with western practices, and from whom one learns to question certain western values.
Our 4 Days/ 3 Nights Masai Mara National Reserve Safari explores all the four types of topography in the Mara:
- Ngama Hills to the east with sandy soil and leafy bushes liked by black rhino
- Oloololo Escarpment forming the western boundary and rising to a magnificent plateau
- Mara Triangle bordering the Mara River with lush grassland and acacia woodlands supporting masses of game especially migrating wildebeest
- Central Plains forming the largest part of the reserve, with scattered bushes and boulders on rolling grasslands favored by the plains game
Depending on the season, the Mara plains are home to astounding abundance of wildlife like the wildebeests, zebras, buffaloes, impalas, topis, giraffes, Thomson ’s gazelle, cheetahs, serval cats, hyenas, warthogs, jackals, waterbucks, monkeys, baboons.
Masai Mara Game Reserve is the Park with the largest number of lion sightings. If you are lucky, you get the opportunity to see the rare shy black rhino at a distance. The vast plains are also home to the Masai people with their big herds of cattle and their rich unique culture.
Breakfast will be served at your Nairobi Hotel followed by check out. Depart by road to the bottom of the Great Rift Valley and the iconic savannah wilderness alive with Masai people and wildlife living together to the famous Masai Mara Game Reserve.
Arrive at the camp in time for lunch followed by some leisure hours for a siesta/swim. Later in the afternoon explore the park on a game- drive. Masai Mara Game Reserve is characterized with vast acacia-dotted plains cut by ox-bow lakes, spectacular escarpments where move ‘Out of Africa’ was acted.
The animals of the Masai Mara are the star of the show, providing drama and intrigue against a backdrop of spectacular scenery. You might notice a Masai Moran standing on one foot herding hundreds of cow or shepherding goats and sheep holding a single stick or a spear, that’s their way of living.
Dinner and overnight at Keekorok, Sarova Tented Camp or Similar.
Meal Plan {Lunch & Dinner}
Main destination: Maasai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation: Keekorok, Sarova or Similar
Meals & drinks: Lunch and dinner included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
These two full days in the Masai Mara Game Reserve will be spared for the search of the big cats of the Masai Mara and the spectacular view of the famous migration.
During game viewing remember to keep a sharp lookout, you may witness a dramatic hunt; a solitary leopard retrieving its kill from the high branches of an acacia tree or a herd of elephants protecting their young from predators.
The Mara is one of the richest wildlife spectacular scenery for the annual migration, the Masai Mara wildebeest migration is no considered to be one of the wonders of the world, especially as they cross the Mara River.
The reserve is also regarded as the most spectacular wildlife viewing area in Kenya with over 95 species of mammals and over 400 species of birds. Game viewing is never dull in the Mara and patience is rewarded with unique sightings, such as a pride of lion stalking prey.
Dinner and overnight at Keekorok lodge, Sarova Tented Camp or Similar
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Main destination: Maasai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation: Keekorok, Sarova or Similar
Meals & drinks: All Meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
These two full days in the Masai Mara Game Reserve will be spared for the search of the big cats of the Masai Mara and the spectacular view of the famous migration.
During game viewing remember to keep a sharp lookout, you may witness a dramatic hunt; a solitary leopard retrieving its kill from the high branches of an acacia tree or a herd of elephants protecting their young from predators.
The Mara is one of the richest wildlife spectacular scenery for the annual migration, the Masai Mara wildebeest migration is no considered to be one of the wonders of the world, especially as they cross the Mara River.
The reserve is also regarded as the most spectacular wildlife viewing area in Kenya with over 95 species of mammals and over 400 species of birds. Game viewing is never dull in the Mara and patience is rewarded with unique sightings, such as a pride of lion stalking prey.
Dinner and overnight at Keekorok lodge, Sarova Tented Camp or Similar
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Main destination: Maasai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation: Keekorok, Sarova or Similar
Meals & drinks: All Meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Breakfast will be served at the camp, depart by road to Nairobi with game viewing en route. Lunch will be served at the famous Carnivore Restaurant in Nairobi.
After lunch, transfer to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your international departure flight with Africa Safari memories that will last forever.
Meal Plan {Breakfast & Lunch}
