Overview
The Masai Mara also known as , features a stunning kaleidoscope of wild and rugged landscapes, warm and welcoming people and an exciting array of creatures – big and small not forgetting different species of birds. The reserves is famous for hosting the epic Great Migration, the Masai Mara welcomes 1,5 million wildebeests onto its sprawling savannahs each July through October. Maasai Mara Ecosystem has been classified among the ‘Seven Wonders of the World” .Trip Highlights
- Explore Big five game drives
- Discover Masai Mara walking safari
- Camp in Masai Mara tented camps/Lodges
- Watch birds in Mara
- Track Wildebeest Migration
- Visit a Masai Village of Cultural Encounter at extra coast from $20- $ 40 per person
- Hot Air Balloon safari at and extra cost of $450 per person
Itinerary
On arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi, you will be met and welcomed by our professional tour guide/driver, who will transfer you to your Nairobi hotel.
Once checking in is done, the guide will brief you on what will be your best holiday in Kenya.
Overnight in a standard room. Booking is done on Bed & Breakfast.
Enjoy early morning breakfast then proceed to the Masai Mara National Reserve.
Arriving at the lodge/camp in time for Lunch.
Relax and freshen up and head for the late afternoon game viewing drive.
Dinner and Overnight at Lodge/camp.
Enjoy early morning breakfast then depart with packed lunch for a full day of game viewing drive.
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Enjoy early morning tea and head for a morning game drive and later return to the lodge /camp in time for breakfast. Relax at leisure and have lunch at the lodge/camp.
Later in the afternoon head for an evening game viewing.
Dinner and Overnight at the lodge/camp
*Masai Mara National Reserve is one of Kenya’s best loved reserves. It is an extension of the Serengeti ecosystem. It is home to the big five, wide range of bird species and other animals.*
*To the south. Each year, Mara is the staging ground for the “Great Migration”, one of the Awe-inspiring natural events of the world. This is viewed between July-September.*
Enjoy Breakfast then check out and drive back to Nairobi. On arrival to Nairobi you will be dropped at the Jomo Kenyatta Airport to connect to your flight back home. If you arrive earlier than scheduled you will enjoy lunch (at an extra cost) before the tour guide/ driver drops you at the Airport for you to connect to your international flight back home.
Alternatively one way flight from Mara to the Wilson Airport in Nairobi can be arrange if one wishes.
(At an extra cost)
On arrival then another tour guide/driver will meet and drop you at Jomo Kenyatta Airport for you to connect to your international flight back home.
What is included in the package
Cost includes:
- - Meal plan:- B= breakfast , L = Lunch & D = Dinner
- - Arrival and Departure airport transfers in Nairobi
- - Accommodation in Nairobi on a bed & breakfast meal plan
- - Accommodation while on safari on Full board meal plan
- - Services of a professional English- speaking Tour guide/driver
- - Return transport from Nairobi in a custom designed 4x4 safari Land Cruiser
- - All park fees in the national parks/ game reserves
- - Game viewing drives as indicated on the itinerary
- - Drinking water throughout your safari
Cost excludes:
- - Return International flights and visa fees
- - Any domestic flight while on safari
- - Travel Insurance
- - Any additional sight-seeing or activities not mentioned on above package
- - Drinks either soft or alcoholic payment should be done directly before checking out of a lodge/camp
- - Laundry or extra room services offered payment will be done directly while checking out of a lodge/camp
- - Tips and gratitudes to the tour guide/driver as well as lodge/camp staff
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The most convenient mode of travel, by far, to the Maasai Mara is by flying into one of the many airstrips in the area. It is also very costly.
Alternatively, visitors may also travel to the Maasai Mara by a 4×4 vehicle: either by transfer or guided safari (as part of a longer safari holiday). In most cases your journey will start from Nairobi – Kenya’s bustling capital city.
Other recommended items for safaris in Masai Mara reserve include binoculars, gloves, boots, a hat, a scarf, sweaters, jackets, long sleeved shirts, shorts, sandals, mosquito repellant, lip balm, bug spray, power bank, water bottle, earplugs among other items.
The Maasai Mara does not get as hot as one may expect. Due to an altitude between 1500 and 1900 meters above sea level, you can expect pleasantly warm temperatures during the day and much cooler nights. Between June and August you are most likely to encounter clear skies; September and October are slightly warmer and some rainshowers occur. November and December is the ‘light version’ of the two rainy seasons that dicate life in the Mara. Rain showers usually do not last for very long in these months. This wetter period is then followed by the (mostly dry) months of January and February, after which the ‘heavy’ rainy period starts (which lasts until May). April is the wettest month
The long cool-dry season from July to October is considered by most to be the best time of year to visit Masai Mara but also costliest season too. The absence of rain means that the flora is less dense, so animals are easier to observe. Additionally, insect levels, including mosquitoes, are lower during the dry season.
If you’re planning on driving to Maasai Mara from Nairobi, it should take you about five to six hours to get there. You should expect to cover a distance of 260 Km by road. However, if you opt to fly to Maasai Mara, it will only take you around 45 minutes to get to your destination.
