3-Day Private Masai Mara Safari from Nairobi with Big Five Drives

• Enjoy a morning pick-up from your hotel, residence, or the airport in Nairobi.

• Travel through Kenya's central highlands before descending into the Great Rift Valley.

• Stop at a scenic viewpoint to enjoy the sweeping landscape and take photographs.

• Continue through local farming areas, small towns, and traditional Maasai countryside before arriving at your lodge or tented camp in time for lunch.

• After checking in and relaxing briefly, depart for your first afternoon game drive in the Masai Mara.

• Look out for elephants, zebras, giraffes, wildebeest, buffaloes, antelopes, and predators such as lions, cheetahs, and leopards.

• Return to your lodge or camp for dinner and an overnight stay.

Route: Nairobi to Masai Mara

Distance: Approximately 260 km

Driving Time: Around 5-6 hours

Meals: Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Selected lodge or tented camp in the Masai Mara

• Breakfast: After an early breakfast, depart for a full day of wildlife viewing in the Masai Mara National Reserve.

• Game viewing: Your driver-guide will explore different sections of the reserve while searching for the Big Five.

• Wildlife: You may also see cheetahs, hyenas, jackals, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, warthogs, gazelles, elands, hippos, crocodiles, and many bird species.

• Great Migration season: During the Great Migration season, usually between July and October, thousands of wildebeest and zebras enter the Masai Mara from Tanzania's Serengeti.

• Mara River: Depending on the movement of the herds, you may visit the Mara River, where dramatic crossings sometimes take place.

• Lunch: Enjoy a picnic lunch in the reserve while surrounded by the beautiful African wilderness.

• Optional: You may also choose to visit a traditional Maasai village at an additional cost.

• Maasai village visit: During the visit, you will meet members of the local community, learn about their traditions, visit their homesteads, and enjoy cultural songs and dances.

• Return: Return to your lodge or camp for dinner and another overnight stay.

Activity: Full-day private game drive

Meals: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Selected lodge or tented camp in the Masai Mara

• Breakfast: Enjoy breakfast at your lodge or camp before checking out.

• Drive: Drive through the Great Rift Valley and continue towards Nairobi.

• En route: Your driver-guide will point out notable landmarks along the way.

• Drop-off: Upon arrival in Nairobi, you will be dropped off at your hotel, residence, or the airport.

Route: Masai Mara to Nairobi

Distance: Approximately 265 km

Driving Time: Around 5-6 hours

Meals: Breakfast