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From Nairobi: 3-Day/2-Night Maasai Mara Group Safari

From Nairobi: 3-Day/2-Night Maasai Mara Group Safari

Take a 3-day tour to discover the Masai Mara Reserve, the most popular tourist destination in Kenya. Located in the Great Rift Valley, the reserve is regarded as the jewel of Kenya’s wildlife viewing areas. The annual wildebeest migration, involving over 1.5 million animals arriving in July and departing in November, a phenomenal spectacle that can only be seen in the Maasai Mara. Most visitors will have the opportunity to spot one of the Big 5—lions, leopards, elephants, buffalo, and rhinos. Day 1: Get picked up from your hotel in Nairobi city center at 8:00 a.m, then drive to Maasai Mara Nature Reserve. Pass the Great Rift Valley viewpoint for breathtaking views. Arrive in time for lunch after check-in at your camp. In the evening depart for a game viewing drive in the Mara Reserve. Enjoy dinner and an overnight stay at Miti Mingi/ Rhino camp. Return back to the camp for a sumptuous buffet dinner. Stay overnight in a big, private tent that has a bed, linen, shower, and toilet inside. Mosquito nets and a hot shower in the evening are provided. Day 2: Spend the full day exploring Masai Mara in search of the Big Five. Enjoy picnic lunches in the Reserve as you scale the Mara beauty and splendor. This day you will go all the way to the river where the wildebeest cross into Mara from Serengeti. All year round there are lots of resident Hippos and crocodiles sited at the banks of Mara river. After the game drive, you will return back to the camp for dinner, merriment and overnight. Day 3: Enjoy your breakfast, check . Journey to Nairobi where upon arrival you will be dropped back at your city center accommodation. we will serve you with a complimentary lunch at a travellers motel on the way to nairobi. Arrival is between 3 and 4 pm depending on traffic. Option: Upgrade your tour to include a hot air balloon ride. Get picked up by the balloon safari vehicle and drive to the launching area. Drift over the park as you view the animals, take in the amazing sunrise with a buffet breakfast and champagne. Alternatively, include an evening visit to the local Masai village for a cultural tour. Learn about the Masai community and interact with the local people.

From Nairobi: 3-Day Maasai Mara Small-Group Safari by 4WD

From Nairobi: 3-Day Maasai Mara Small-Group Safari by 4WD

Day 1: Nairobi to Maasai Mara National Reserve At 8 am, be picked up from your hotel within the city center/Westland area and drive to Maasai Mara via the Great Rift Valley viewpoint for a breathtaking view of the floor of the Rift Valley. Arrive in the camp in time for lunch. At 4.00 pm depart for a sunset game viewing drive in the Maasai Mara National Reserve where chances of seeing the big cats are extremely high. Return to the camp for a sumptuous buffet dinner and a relaxing evening. Accommodation: Rhino Tourist Camp or similar Day 2: Maasai Mara National Reserve After breakfast at the camp, leave for a full day of game viewing in Maasai Mara National Reserve. Spend the whole day exploring Maasai Mara in search of the big five, hippos and Nile crocodiles. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the park under a Croton tree shade overlooking the vast landscape of the park. It's in the Mara that the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place: the great migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (around June to November). Following on the herds are the predators of the savanna – lions, cheetahs, jackals, hyenas, and vultures. Returning to the camp in the late afternoon, enjoy dinner as you swap stories with fellow travelers about the great sights you have seen. Accommodation: Rhino Tourist Camp or similar Day 3: Maasai Mara National Reserve to Nairobi Have breakfast at the camp before departing for the return trip to Nairobi. On the way, have the option to visit a Masaai Village to learn about their culture and lifestyle. On arrival in Nairobi, you will be dropped at your hotel within the city center or Westland area.

Nairobi: 4-Day Maasai Mara & Lake Nakuru Camping Safari

Nairobi: 4-Day Maasai Mara & Lake Nakuru Camping Safari

Day one begins with pickup from Nairobi and travels along the Great Rift Valley towards the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Stop along the way to soak up the view from a magnificent lookout, then arrive at the park just in time for lunch. Later, set out on an epic evening game drive across the rich, tree-studded grasslands and rolling hills. The famous Maasai Mara is renowned for its great herds of black-maned lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, and virtually every type of Kenyan wildlife. After a restful night’s sleep at your camp, enjoy a picnic-style breakfast to set you up for day two. Head out on a full-day game drive, with a visit to the Mara River which is home to a large concentration of animals. Once you’ve worked up a bit of an appetite, have lunch at a viewpoint overlooking the crocodiles and hippos lazing in the river. Afterward, you have the option to visit a Maasai cultural village to gain insight into the homes and social structure of the Maasai people as well as how they live in harmony with the environment and the animals. Wake up early on day three have breakfast before departing to Nakuru National Park, have an option of visitng Masai Village at own cost $20 per person payable to Masai Moran direct. Stop over for a picnic lunch along the way and soak up views of the magnificent Kenyan landscape that surrounds you. Arrive in Nakuru and, if time allows, pass by Naivasha for a boat ride, at your own expense. Day four begins with a hearty, early morning breakfast followed by a tour through Nakuru Park, which is home to over 350 species of birds including colorful flamingos. The park is also home to black and white rhinos and has been established for the protection of endangered species such as this. After an unforgettable four-day experience, relax and reflect on the return journey to your hotel or airport in Nairobi.

Nairobi: 4-Day Maasai Mara and Lake Nakuru Camping Safari

Nairobi: 4-Day Maasai Mara and Lake Nakuru Camping Safari

Spend 4 days exploring the sweeping Maasai Mara, one of Africa’s most diverse ecosystems, and Lake Nakuru, home to pink flamingos and the rare white rhino. Spot Africa’s Big Five game animals, enjoy sunsets over the savanna, and camp out in spacious tents on the reserve. Day 1Start early with pickup from your hotel and drive to Maasai Mara. Your first stop will be at a viewpoint with breathtaking views over the Great Rift Valley, before continuing to a traveler's motel for lunch. Check-in to the campground late in the afternoon, then drive out for a sunset game viewing. Dig-in to a buffet dinner back at the campground and enjoy a relaxing evening under the stars. Get settled in your spacious self-contained tent, complete with a bed, bathroom, and hot water and electricity in the evening. Day 2Drive out into the reserve for a full day of exploring as you search for the Big Five. Optionally, start the day with an early morning balloon safari to admire the Mara form the air. Pause under the shade of the croton trees for a picnic lunch and admire the park's expansive plains. In the afternoon, reach the Mara river, the site of the annual wildebeest migration, and see the hippos and crocodiles lying along its banks. Return to camp for the evening or, optionally, visit the local Maasai village for a cultural tour and a chance to learn about the community. Day 3After an early breakfast, check out and Head to Lake Nakuru and stop for lunch in the local town before continuing to your accommodation for the night. Day 4Start with another early breakfast and depart for Nakuru National Park for a 3-hour game drive. The park is home to a sanctuary for black and rare white rhinos, as well as flocks of pink flamingos that live at the lake’s edge. To finish the tour, make your way back to Nairobi. Stop for lunch on the way before you are dropped-off back at your hotel in the city.

From Nairobi: 3-Days 2-Nights Maasai Mara Group Safari

From Nairobi: 3-Days 2-Nights Maasai Mara Group Safari

Day 1: Nairobi – Masai mara game reserve You will be picked up from your hotel within the city center/Westland area and drive to Masai Mara, Kenya's world renowned game reserve. stop en route at the great rift valley for the stunning views. Arrive before lunch. The afternoon game drives allow spotting of the unrivaled wildlife in the park. Dinner and overnight at rhino mara camp or equivalent. Day 2: Full Day Masai mara game reserve On this day you will spend game viewing in Kenya's finest wildlife park, the Masai Mara National Reserve. Our morning and afternoon game drives take us in search of Africa's Big Five and the plethora of other wildlife inhabiting this vast Kenyan game reserve. On clear days, the Mara offers fantastic orange tinged sunset’s well-worth capturing on camera. The Mara reserve is 1510 km² of incredible wide-open landscapes and fertile riverine woodland following the looping meanders of the Mara and Talek rivers in Kenya. One glimpse is enough to explain its appeal; it is a typical open savannah, with a mass of amazing wildlife. Wherever you go in the vast Masai Mara you will see a frequent amount of wildlife such as Masai giraffe, baboons, warthogs, bat eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyena, topis, impala, hartebeests, wildebeest. Elephants, buffaloes, zebras and hippos are also found in great numbers. It is also common to see lions either basking after a heavy meal, or surveying the plains for their next meal. Cheetahs and leopards are harder to spot, but reasonably common. The ultimate action here is without doubt the annual wildebeest exodus, the Great Migration, in July and August when millions of these grass eaters move north from the Serengeti in search of lusher grass before turning south again in October. (optional )Hot-air balloon trips are an entirely outstanding way of seeing the savannah plains teeming with wildlife. or Visit Masai village (optional) . Return is in the evening for dinner and overnight at the camp. Day 3: Masai Mara Game Reserve – Nairobi At this day you wake up and enjoy the scenic view from your hotel. Later have your breakfast and departure for Nairobi Arrive Nairobi by 1530hrs . On arrival in Nairobi, you will be dropped at your hotel within the city center or Westland area.

Maasai Mara: Hot Air Balloon Safari & Champagne Breakfast

Maasai Mara: Hot Air Balloon Safari & Champagne Breakfast

The first pink tongues of sunlight flicker across the skies as the hot air balloon fills, then rises. Suspended in a basket beneath the rainbow-colored canopy, you will experience a wildlife viewing adventure from an entirely different perspective. Your hot air balloon flight lasts approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes, drifting wherever the air currents take you, with ample opportunities for photography and video filming. When your Kenyan hot air balloon safari finishes you will toast your return to earth with a champagne breakfast, cooked wherever you land. Your hour hot air balloon safari ends with a transfer back to your accommodation at in an open Jeep for easier game viewing.

Day Tour to Maasai Mara Game Reserve from Nairobi

Day Tour to Maasai Mara Game Reserve from Nairobi

Pick up from your Hotel or Residence in Nairobi at 5:00am for Maasai Mara Game Reserve in a private vehicle. You will have breakfast at 8am on the way or you can carry picnic breakfast. 0900hrs: Arrive in Maasai Mara Game drives start at the Sekenani Gate all the way to the Maasai Mara river. Maasai Mara Reserve is the most popular tourism destination in Kenya. Located in the Great Rift Valley in primarily open grassland. Wildlife is most concentrated on the reserve’s western escarpment. 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 wonder of the world. 1300hrs: You will enjoy packed picnic lunch under a tree shade overlooking the vast landscape of the park, alternatively upon request we are happy to reserve buffet lunch for you at the Keekorok Lodge at an extra 25 USD. 1600hrs: Depart the park and start the drive back to Nairobi. 2000hrs:Arrive back in Nairobi and transfer back to your hotel.

From Nairobi: Masai Mara 3-day Camping Safari by Jeep

From Nairobi: Masai Mara 3-day Camping Safari by Jeep

Day 1: Nairobi to Maasai Mara: Your safari will begin as you depart from Nairobi towards the Maasai Mara Reserve via the Great Valley Viewpoint, where you will have a stopover for sightseeing (weather permitting). From there you will arrive in a tented camp in time for lunch and will later enjoy a game drive in this breathtaking land to truly enter the wild. You can hunt for the "big five", as well as the plain game such as the gnus (which are are abundant in this area). Dinner and accomodation lenchada tourist camp or similar Day 2: Masai Mara Full Day Game Drive: On your second day you will enjoy a full day of game viewing through the rolling grass of the Mara, which consists of endless plains where more than 2 million wild beast gnu's migrate from the Serengeti in Tanzania with their calves. You will then visit the banks of the Mara River to try and spot hippos, before having the option to visit a Maasai village to learn of their unchanged traditional culture. Dinner and accomodation lenchada tourist camp or similar Day 3: Maasai Mara to Nairobi:- Your day will begin with a morning an african breakfast then after breakfast checkout from the camp proceed to nairobi. Its time to say "kwaheri", a Swahili word for good-bye, Arrival in the afternoon then drop off at the hotel or airport to catch flight back home

Overnight Private Safari To Masai Mara

Overnight Private Safari To Masai Mara

Start by an early pick up from your residence or hotel within Nairobi at 6:00am and start the drive to Maasai mara with a stop over at the Great Rift Valley view point to see the effects of volcanic activities which happened many years ago. Upon arrival to Masaai Mara game reserve on the outskirts you will see vast vegetation and also spot some animals like the zebra, giraffe, topi and Thompson gazelle among many others. when you arrive, you will go straight to the park and start the game drive. Lunch will be in the park and will be provided by us. You will do the game drive until evening and later return to the camp for dinner and overnight stay. Accomodation is at the camp Early morning breakfast then check out for your drive back to Nairobi. Enjoy a brief stop at the Maasai Village for cultural encounter on your way- Learn about the Masai community and interact with the local Masai people as you en route out of Maasai Mara. Thereafter commence your drive to Nairobi. A simple complimentary lunch will be provided on the way in a traveller’s motel. On arrival you will be dropped at your Nairobi Hotel. This marks the end of the tour.

3 days group safari to maasai mara with a 4x4 landcruiser

3 days group safari to maasai mara with a 4x4 landcruiser

Day 1: nairobi to masai mara At 8 am, you will be picked up from your hotel within the city center/Westland area and commence the drive to masai Mara via the Great Rift Valley view point where you will have a breathtaking view of the floor of the rift valley. Arrive in the camp in time for lunch. Check in and have lunch. In the evening at 4.00pm depart for a sunset game viewing drive in the maasai Mara National Reserve where chances of seeing the big cats is extremely high ending at 6:00 pm. Return back to the camp for a sumptuous buffet dinner ending with good time for resting. Spend the night in Rhino tourist Camp/ Similar. Rhino tourist camp:https://rhinotouristcamp.com/ Day 2: Full Day Game Drive in maasai mara reserve Have breakfast at 6:30 am and at 7 am, leave for a full day game viewing in the park. On this day, spend the full day exploring maasai Mara in search of the big five, hippos and Nile crocodile. Thereafter, go for picnic lunch in park under a croton tree shade overlooking the vast landscape of the park. 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 in Rhino Tourist Camp/ Similar Rhino tourist camp: https://rhinotouristcamp.com/ Day 3: Depart maasai mara to nairobi Early morning breakfast then check out for your drive back to Nairobi. Optional visit to Maasai Village at an extra cost. On arrival you will be dropped at the city centre/hotel within the city centre . end of the tour.

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My ratings has been sporadic for this because of several reasons: The trip itself was phenomenal, and I highly recommend EVERYONE to do it. It’s definitely an experience you can’t miss. And DON’T miss the hot air balloon! That said, our driver Sammy was very knowledgeable about the Masaai Mara safari, and also diligent to help us see most of everything we needed (minus the black rhino which of course is extremely difficult). That said, there were moments where he & I had some tiffs because of SEATING arrangements (as to which guest sat in the front, etc which was very arbitrary and not really fair). That said, it was trivial, and we were both exhausted from the trip. That said, there were a few problems with communication and coordination from the get-go. 1. On out way home we had to change car+driver. 2. I was told I had to pay the driver dropping me back to my hotel. They realized they were wrong though, and I corrected them. Anyways, despite all that, I still say — JUST DO IT!

This tour lets you see lions and many other animals up close. I was thrilled to see the lions eating. I also felt a sense of unity with the other tour participants, and it was a fun experience. If there is anything to improve, it would be that it was difficult to figure out when and how to pay the park entrance fee, which was not included in the price, and since it was Sunday, the office was closed and I couldn't pay with my credit card. It would have been better if the entrance fee had been included, as it was quite expensive.

Overall, the safari was a great experience, but you have to be aware that you will disturb some animals in some way. The guide was great, as were the people in charge at the accommodation, but the visit to the Masai village turned out to be a bit of a rip-off, as you are pressured to buy overpriced souvenirs there.

The guide was great! Just no wifi in the lodge where we were so we were cut off from the world... As for the rest we ate well and locally. We didn't think about anything for 3 days and it was really great. Super good communication in the team.

Great organization. Professional and competent drivers available. Minimalist accommodation in the Masai Mara but good value for money. Great structure in Nakuru.