Kenya · Safari

4-Day Masai Mara Safari from Nairobi with Mara River Game Drives

4 Days Round trip from Nairobi Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore Masai Mara, Kenya's finest wildlife sanctuary with over 450 recorded animal species
  • 02 Spend a full day game viewing across rich, tree-studded grasslands and rolling hills
  • 03 Enjoy lunch by the Mara River, a key crossing point for wildebeest and zebras during migration
  • 04 Look out for the Big Five, black-maned lions, leopard, cheetah, and elephant on game drives

Take this 4-day safari tour of Masai Mara to explore African wildlife in its most natural form, from zebras, monkeys, and antelopes to the Big Five. A photographers' and naturalists' paradise, this wildlife reserve offers some of the best game-drive opportunities in Africa, with the chance to spot migratory wildebeest and zebras near the Mara River during migration season. With multiple game drives across the reserve's rich grasslands and rolling hills, this adventure is ideal for travellers seeking an immersive wildlife experience from Nairobi.

A photographers' and naturalists' paradise, this wildlife reserve offers some of the best game-drive opportunities in Africa, with the chance to spot migratory wildebeest and zebras near the Mara River during migration season.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Nairobi, Masai Mara
Languages English, French

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Nairobi to Masai Mara and Afternoon Game Drive

  • Get picked up from your hotel in the morning at 7:30 AM and head west to Maasai Mara Game Reserve, arriving in time for lunch at the camp.

  • After lunch, enjoy an afternoon game drive in the reserve, Kenya's finest wildlife sanctuary. Including migrants, well over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. Although July, August, and September are the months when the Mara plains are filled with migrating wildebeest and zebras, there is also resident wildlife year-round. See these and more on your game drive.

Dinner and overnight at the camp.

2
Day 02

Full-Day Game Viewing in Masai Mara

  • Spend a full day game viewing across the rich, tree-studded grassland and rolling hills. The famous Mara is renowned for its great herds of plains game, black-maned lions, leopard, and cheetah, but it also contains numerous elephants and virtually every type of wildlife to be found in Kenya.

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

Return to your camp in the evening for dinner and overnight.

3
Day 03

Morning Wildlife Search and Optional Village or Nature Walk

  • In the morning, have breakfast and then leave for an early game drive in search of wildlife you might not have had a chance to view the previous day.

  • In the middle of the day, you will have the option to return to the camp for lunch, and the afternoon gives you another chance to do a guided game drive to the Maasai villages or go on a nature walk with the Masai guides.

Return to your camp for dinner and overnight.

4
Day 04

Pre-Breakfast Game Drive and Return to Nairobi

  • Rise for a pre-breakfast game drive in the park.

  • Return to the camp for a late breakfast, then leave the camp and proceed on the drive back to Nairobi with lunch en route. Arrive in Nairobi in the late afternoon with pleasant memories and new experiences to speak of.

Masai Mara grasslands, Mara River crossings, Nairobi departure

Where this trip takes you

Masai Mara grasslands, Mara River crossings, Nairobi departure

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Nairobi 2 cities · 4 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Services of an English-speaking Kenya tour driver-guide

  • A transfer from the airport in Nairobi/hotel is included.

  • Accommodation on safari shall be at Enchoro Wildlife Camp Masai Mara or similar accommodation.

  • Transport based on our customized seven-seater safari vehicle with specially modified suspension, full-length photographic roof hatches, and seats designed with seat belts, and all clients are guaranteed window seats.

  • All game park entrance fees

  • Meet and greet by a tour representative upon arrival at the airport

  • Game drives as per itinerary

  • Entry for driver/vehicle

  • All government taxes and levies

What's Not Included

  • International flights

  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour

  • Tips on safari and at camps/lodges

  • Items of personal needs

Know before you go

  • This tour can be customized.

  • Single travellers can book this tour and join a group.

  • This tour departs daily with at least two people.

  • There is no age limit.

  • It can be organized as a private tour on request.

  • It can be organized in a 4 x 4 Land Cruiser at an extra cost.

  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost.

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 4 days finish where they began, in Nairobi.

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