Kenya · Wildlife Safari

3-Day Masai Mara Big 5 Safari from Nairobi via the Great Rift Valley

3 Days Round trip from Nairobi Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Get up close with the Big 5 in Masai Mara
  • 02 Enjoy game viewing across Masai Mara's rich grasslands and rolling hills
  • 03 Spot rare bird species such as storks, hornbills, and eagles
  • 04 Travel through the incredibly scenic Great Rift Valley
  • 05 Explore the option to visit Masai Manyattas

Welcome to this 3-day wildlife safari to the beautiful Mara via the incredibly scenic Great Rift Valley. The Mara is one of Africa's premier safari destinations and offers a wide variety of rare animals. Spot the Big 5 and numerous bird species such as storks, hornbills, and eagles, and explore the option to visit Masai Manyattas.

Spend the entire day game viewing across the rich, tree-studded grassland and rolling hills.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Narok, Nairobi, Masai Mara
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Nairobi to Masai Mara via the Great Rift Valley

  • Pick up from your hotel, place of residence, or the airport within Nairobi in the morning.
  • Drive to Masai Mara through the Great African Rift Valley with your Kenya tour guide.
  • Have a brief stop at the Rift Valley viewpoint for scenic views, then proceed to Narok, Masai Mara Town.
  • Upon arrival, check in at Rhino Tourist Camp and have lunch.
  • Relax as you await an afternoon or evening game drive through the park in search of the animals that inhabit the park, including the Big Five.

Return to the camp for dinner and an overnight stay.

2
Day 02

Full-Day Game Viewing in Masai Mara

  • Spend the entire day game viewing across the rich, tree-studded grassland and rolling hills. See its great herds of plain game, black-maned lions, leopards, cheetahs, rhinos, numerous elephants, and virtually every type of wildlife in Kenya.

  • Have lunch served in the park along the Mara River, the crossing point of wildebeest and zebras during migration time.

Later, return to your camp in the evening for dinner and an overnight stay at Rhino Tourist Camp.

3
Day 03

Masai Mara to Nairobi with Optional Stops

  • Enjoy an early morning breakfast at the camp.
  • Go for an optional game drive of one to two hours.
  • Return to the camp, check out, and proceed on the drive to Nairobi with en route lunch and the option of visiting Masai Manyattas.
  • Arrive in Nairobi in the late afternoon, with drop-off at your pick-up location.
Great Rift Valley, Masai Mara grasslands, Mara River crossings

Where this trip takes you

Great Rift Valley, Masai Mara grasslands, Mara River crossings

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Nairobi 3 cities · 3 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Return transport in a safari tour van with a game-viewing roof hatch
  • Full-board accommodation whilst on safari (breakfast, lunch, and dinner)
  • Accommodation in a double-sharing room
  • Park fees, including government taxes
  • Services of a professional English-speaking Kenyan tour guide
  • Game drives as detailed in the itinerary

What's Not Included

  • Last-day en route lunch
  • Items not stipulated in the itinerary
  • Laundry and items of personal needs
  • Drinks and refreshments
  • Tips and gratuity
  • Optional Maasai village visit (approximately $10-$20 per person)
  • Optional hot air ballooning (approximately $420 per person)

Know before you go

  • Validity: 7th October - 31st October 2019.
  • The package is based on a minimum of 2 people.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Nairobi, Kenya
Tour start
Nairobi, Kenya
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 3 days finish where they began, in Nairobi.

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