3-Day Masai Mara Safari with Big Five Game Drives

Pick up at the airport or your Nairobi hotel in the morning by our driver-guide for a briefing before departing for Masai Mara. The journey to Mara takes around 5-6 hours. Along the way, there will be a stop at the Great Rift Valley, where you can take photos of the sheer drop of the Rift Valley, as well as the nearby Suswa Ranges and Mount Longonot. Continue to the lodge for lunch, followed by an afternoon game drive.

Masai Mara is an ideal place to visit while in Kenya if you want to see a unique natural reserve with an incredible number of wild animals. Together with Tanzania's Serengeti, Masai Mara forms a giant ecosystem where animals roam free. It is famous for having the biggest African population of lions. You have an excellent chance here to photograph the 'Big Five' - elephants, rhinos, buffalos, lions, and leopards. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, you will leave for a full-day game drive in Maasai Mara National Park. This is home to over 3 million large mammals. Our experienced tour guide-driver will take you in search of the famous Big 5, among many other animals, including lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant, rhino, hyena, cheetah, jackal, warthog, giraffe, zebra, antelope, wildebeest, and various bird species. Picnic lunch will be served at the Mara River as you witness the famous migration, which takes place from July to October.

Maasai Village
An optional visit to a Masai village can be arranged. Maasai warriors are famously known as the proud nomadic tribe whose legendary prowess in battle and single-handed acts of bravery in fights with wild animals are known across the world. This visit offers a good introduction to Maasai culture, and you will be welcomed with a song and dance presentation, which forms part of their daily lives and sacred rituals.

We will have an early morning game drive and return to the camp for breakfast before driving back to Nairobi. There will be a stop in Narok town for lunch. After lunch, proceed to Nairobi. On arrival, transfer to your hotel or the airport for your flight back home.

Optional activity
Balloon safari: USD 400 per person.
On an early morning balloon safari, you drift above the browsing game and have tremendous opportunities for unusual photographs. What could be more uplifting than an early morning safari in a hot air balloon flying over the vast plains of Africa? Witness an African sunrise as a plethora of wildlife roams the land beneath you.

At the end of the flight, you land on the plains in the midst of this enchanting savannah, where a champagne breakfast is laid out with the aroma of sausages, eggs, and bacon sizzling over a charcoal fire. Afterwards, drive back at a leisurely pace with game viewing on your way to your camp or lodge.