5 Days Maasai Mara & Lake Nakuru Safari takes you to the largest and the most famous national parks in Kenya. The locals call the place the Mara. Maasai Mara game reserve is the northern continuation of the Serengeti National Park into Tanzania. Maasai Mara is popular due to the annual wildebeest migration and for the Big 5: Lions, elephants, buffaloes, leopards and rhinos. Hippos, giraffes, wildebeests, zebras, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs and many kinds of antelopes also roam in plenty in Maasai Mara.
Lake Nakuru's main attractions are pink flamingos and white rhinos. There are also plenty of other wildlife in this national park which include lions, cheetahs, leopards, buffalos, monkeys, gazelles, zebras and antelopes.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ All park entrance fee
✔ Lunch
✔ Dinner
✔ Breakfast
✔ Professional driver guide
✔ Transport in a 4x4 land cruiser Jeep with open roof
✖ Drinks and alcohol (available for purchase)
Pickup Locations
1. Arkland Palace Hotel
2. The Oakwood Hotel
3. Karibu Hotel
4. Milestone City Hotel Ltd
5. Hotel Ambassadeur
6. Diamond Hotel
7. Rainbow Hotel
8. Jaffers Hotel
9. Jamiat Hotel
10. Kenya Comfort Hotel
11. Hilton Nairobi
12. Nairobi Serena Hotel
13. Mayhouse 680 Hotel
14. Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport
15. Sarova Stanley
16. Wilson Airport
17. R.N.G Hotel
18. Uprumys Hotel
19. Hillpark Hotel Nairobi
Additional Info: Pick up available at Airbnb, Villas and private apartments
Itinerary
Nairobi to Masai Mara National Reserve
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Maasai Mara National Reserve
Our driver guide will come to pick you up from your Nairobi hotel and commence the drive to Maasai Mara via the great rift valley view point where you will have a breathtaking view of the floor of the rift valley. Lunch will be at the lodge. In the afternoon after you check in depart for a game viewing drive in the Mara Reserve. Return back to the camp for a sumptuous buffet dinner ending with good time for resting at the lodge.
Masai Mara Reserve is the most popular tourism destination in Kenya. Located in the Great Rift Valley in primarily open grassland. Its regarded as the jewel of Kenya’s wildlife Viewing areas. The annual wildebeest’s migration alone involves over 1.5 million animals arriving in July and departing in November. Hardly can a visitor miss to spot the big five. The phenomenal wildebeest migration which is a spectacular event only seen in Maasai mara is the the wonder of the world. Dinner and overnight Masai Mara Sopa Lodge
Duration: 10 hours
Full Day Masai Mara National Reserve
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Maasai Mara National Reserve
Spend the full day exploring Masai Mara in search of the Big Five. You will have picnic lunches in the Reserve as you scale the Mara beauty sited at the banks of Mara river.
Optional: In the evening, Visit the local Masai village for a Masai cultural tour at USD 20 per person. Learn about the Masai community and interact with the local Masai people. A overnight at the Masai village can be organized upon request. . It is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place: the great migration. This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (in Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are the predators of the savanna – lions, cheetahs, jackals, hyenas and vultures. Dinner and overnight Masai Mara Sopa Lodge or similar
Duration: 10 hours
Maasai Mara National Reserve Full Day
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Maasai Mara National Reserve
Another extra full day game drive. An option of hot air balloon safari at an extra cost USD 450 per person can be organized early morning on this day then proceed with the normal program. Dinner and overnight Masai Mara Sopa Lodge
Duration: 10 hours
Masai Mara to Lake Nakuru National Park
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Lake Nakuru National Park
After breakfast you leave the Masai Mara with the opportunity to visit a Masai village - excess USD 20 per person paid directly to the Masai. You arrive at the accommodation by Lake Nakuru for lunch, and the afternoon is spent by the pool at the cabin.
Dinner and overstay at Lake Nakuru Lodge
Duration: 7 hours
Lake Nakuru to Nairobi
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Nairobi
Early morning game drive in the park. Later, return to the lodge for breakfast and thereafter check out and proceed to Nairobi with drop off at your hotel or at the airport.
Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
Additional info
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
