3-Day Masai Mara safari from Nairobi

3-Day Masai Mara safari from Nairobi

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

Itinerary

Day 1: Nairobi - Masai Mara

Pass By: Nairobi National Park, Langata Road, Nairobi Kenya
Pick up from your place in Nairobi 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.

Stop At: The Great Rift Valley View Point, B 3, Kenya
short stop for pictures
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Mount Longonot National Park, Naivasha road, Maai Mahiu 00200 Kenya
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

Stop At: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Narok 00100 Kenya
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

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Economy: Enchoro Widlife Camp or similar
Standard: Enkorok Mara Camp
Superior: Mara Sopa Lodge

Day 2: Masai Mara

Stop At: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Narok 00100 Kenya
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

Stop At: Mara River, Maasai Mara National Reserve 00200 Kenya
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

Pass By: Mara Triangle, 83 Muthaiga Road, Maasai Mara National Reserve 00619 Kenya
Spot the Big Five if you are lucky

Stop At: Oloolaimutia Primary School, Kenya
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: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Economy: Enchoro Widlife Camp or similar
Standard: Enkorok Mara Camp
Superior: Mara Sopa Lodge

Day 3: Masai Mara - Nairobi

Stop At: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Narok 00100 Kenya
Early morning pre-breakfast game drive to track the wildcats as they hunt and kill very early in the morning. You have great chances to view lions, cheetahs and leopards at this time of the morning. If you are lucky you will witness a hunt and a kill. At 9:00am back to the camp for full breakfast, later depart the Mara region for Nairobi with a short stop at the store where you can buy some souvenirs to remind you of a great holiday in the Mara. You will arrive to Nairobi at around 4pm where you can be dropped off at your hotel / accommodation in Nairobi.
Duration: 10 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.