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

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Spot the Big Five in the world-famous Masai Mara National Reserve
• 02 Pause at the Great Rift Valley Viewpoint on the journey from Nairobi
• 03 Spend a full day exploring the reserve with a picnic lunch by the Mara River
• 04 Look out for more than 450 bird species, including colourful birds of prey
• 05 Enjoy sunrise and afternoon game drives for excellent wildlife viewing

Discover Kenya's most famous wildlife destination on this 3-day safari to the Masai Mara. Enjoy game drives in one of Africa's most highly recommended reserves for wildlife viewing, home to the Big Five and a remarkable variety of animals throughout the year. If big cats are what you're looking for on your Kenyan safari, the Masai Mara is one of the best places to spot them. Bird lovers will also be rewarded, with more than 450 bird species recorded here, including birds of prey in every colour and size.

This wonderful game reserve is home to all of the Big Five: rhino, lion, leopard, buffalo, and elephant.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Days

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Included · Standard

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Yes

Cities Nairobi, Masai Mara

Languages English, French, German, Russian

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Nairobi to Masai Mara via the Great Rift Valley

• You'll be picked up from the airport or your Nairobi hotel at 7:00 am and head southward.
• Stop at the Great Rift Valley Viewpoint, commonly called the escarpment, before continuing south to Masai Mara and arriving at the lodge in time for lunch.
• Relax after lunch and get ready for your afternoon game drive, which starts at 4:00 pm and ends at 6:30 pm. This wonderful game reserve is home to all of the Big Five: rhino, lion, leopard, buffalo, and elephant. Other animals include zebra, hippo, wildebeest, hyena, and more.
• After the game drive, you'll return to the camp for dinner and your overnight stay.

2

Day 02

Full-Day Wildlife Exploration in Masai Mara

• Have breakfast at 6:30 am and leave the lodge with your packed picnic lunch at 7:00 am. Spend the entire day exploring the reserve in search of the Big Five. With over 450 species of birds recorded here, there is much to see, including rhinos, leopards, elephants, buffalo, wildebeests, zebras, warthogs, jackals, lions, many types of antelopes, crocodiles, and giraffes. Whether you are a game lover or a photographer, Masai Mara never disappoints.
• A picnic lunch is served in the reserve along the banks of the Mara River.
• You'll return to the lodge in the evening for dinner and your overnight stay.

3

Day 03

Sunrise Game Drive and Return to Nairobi

• We'll wake up at 6:00 am for a sunrise game drive. At 9:00 am, we will drive back to the accommodation for breakfast as you check out.
• Then depart for Nairobi. We will enjoy lunch en route and arrive in Nairobi in the late afternoon. We will drop you off either at the airport or at your city hotel.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Park fees
• All accommodation during the safari
• Professional tour driver/guide
• Transportation in a safari van or safari jeep 4x4
• Government taxes/VAT
• Meals
• Bottled mineral drinking water

What's Not Included

• International flights
• Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
• Tips and gratuities
• Personal items
• Government-imposed increases in taxes and park fees

What to bring

• Passport, itinerary, travel insurance documents, and e-tickets
• Prescription medications
• Prescription glasses, sunglasses, hat, and sunblock
• Camera, video equipment, and binoculars
• Clothes and toiletries
• Phone, music, tablet, or laptop
• Preventative pharmaceuticals
• Odds and ends - a good torch (flashlight) and a good book
• Hand luggage
• Finally, don't forget your sense of humor, patience, and some common sense!

Know before you go

• Transfers from the airport to the hotel on arrival in the country can be arranged at an extra cost.
• Rates are based on at least two pax in the hotel and six pax in transport.
• The client caters for international flight tickets upon request.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, NBO (NBO), Embakasi, Nairobi, Kenya

Tour start

Nairobi, Kenya

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.