Discover the Masai Mara National Reserve on a 3-day tour from Nairobi with transfers from the city’s hotels and airports. Go deep into the African plains and set out on daily game drives across the park. Ideal budget safari for first-time safari-goers. All the Big five: Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Buffalo and Rhino are here with many mammals and birds in this Masai Mara plain. Watch for the animals that emerge at dusk, see hippos and crocodiles along the banks of the Mara River, see the park’s stunning ‘Great Migration'.
• Safari is all inclusive, joining a small group (max. 6 pax)
• Accommodation with meals based on tour option chosen at time of booking
• Accommodation includes big bed, linen, towels, toilet and bathroom inside. Hot water and electricity are available on schedule
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ All park entrance fees and full board accommodation in the chosen option.
✔ Lunch
✔ Dinner
✔ Breakfast
✔ Transport in a modified-safari vehicle, inclusive of hotel/airport pickup and drop-off
✖ Optional: Cultural village visit ($20 p/p)
✖ Tips & Gratuities, and holiday supplements in the lodge/camp.
Pickup Locations
1. Samagat Hotel
2. After 40 Hotel
3. Hotel Embassy
4. Crowne Plaza Nairobi
5. Marble Arch Hotel
6. Elysian Resort
7. Ledger Plaza Hotel Nairobi
8. Sky Hotel Nairobi
9. Aden Bay Lodge
10. Jaffers Hotel
11. Sokoni Hotel
12. Enkare Hotel Nairobi
13. Hilton Nairobi
14. Timboroa Hotel
15. Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi Upper Hill
16. Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport
17. Jupiter Parklands Resort
18. Wilson Airport
19. The Crossroads Hotel
20. Nyam Hotel
Additional Info: We pickup for free from all the locations up to 10 km from Nairobi Central.
Airport pickup and pickup from remote locations require 20 USD (can be paid upon arrival).
Itinerary
Your place- Masai Mara
1
Nairobi National Park
Pick up from your place at 08:00am (you are briefed on your exact pick up time once you confirm where you are staying in the city) then be transferred to meet the group and later depart to Masai Mara Game Reserve at 8:30am via the view-point of the western Great Rift Valley.
2
short stop for pictures
Duration: 15 minutes
3
Mount Longonot National Park
On your way you will get a chance to spot Mt. Longonot, which used to be active but now is dormant. Your lunch is served at Narok town at 12pm.
Duration: 15 minutes
4
Maasai Mara National Reserve
Your journey deepens into the Masai plains, arriving at around 3pm for check-in at the tented camp / lodge. You will start the first introduction game drive in the afternoon tracking various animal species and birds which inhabit here. Your guide will spot wildlife and give you a close up look and details of their behavior and way of life. Back to the camp / lodge at 06:30pm. Hot shower, dinner and overnight at the tented camp / lodge.
Duration: 9 hours
Masai Mara
1
Maasai Mara National Reserve
Your day starts with the breakfast at the camp / lodge and by 8am you'll leave with picnic lunches for extensive game drive. Today we will try to find all the Big 5 (lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant). The landscape here is scenic savannah grassland on rolling hills. The reserve is the best park for game in Kenya as it has an extensive road and track network which allows for close range viewing and photography. Hot shower, dinner and overnight at the tented camp / lodge.
Duration: 1 day
2
Mara River
A game drive to Mara river which is point of Migration and point to spot the crocodiles and hippopotamus is always emphasized by our guides. Break for your picnic lunch after viewing the hippos and crocodiles at 1pm.
Duration: 2 hours
3
Mara Triangle
Spot the Big Five if you are lucky
4
You have an option to visit the Maasai village before we leave to Nairobi. Note gratuities are given to maasai people when you visit their village (approx 15 USD p/p).
Duration: 60 minutes
Masai Mara - Your place or to the airport
1
Maasai Mara National Reserve
After breakfast, check out of your camp/lodge and depart to Nairobi with lunch en-route. You will arrive to Nairobi at around 3-4 pm where you can be dropped off at your hotel / accommodation.
Duration: 10 hours
Additional info
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
