3 Days Masai Mara Safari - Kenya's Ultimate Wildlife Experience

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3 Days Masai Mara Safari Overview - From $1000 pp. Sharing

Spend exciting 3 Days & 2 nights on this Masai Mara Safari in Kenya to see wildebeest migration episode, Big 5, and experience Masai culture by visiting one of the bomas (traditional homesteads).

This 3 Days Masai Mara Safari will give you a glimpse of the Wildebeest Migration in Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya’s legendary park and offers the opportunity to spot all the ‘Big 5’ animals in a short period of time. Masai Mara is known for its native populations of antelopes, gazelles and giraffes among others. The park is located in the Great Rift Valley in primarily open grasslands with wildlife being most concentrated on the reserve’s western escarpment. It’s regarded as the jewel of Kenya’s wildlife viewing areas.

Arrive in Kenya between July and October and have the opportunity to witness an episode of the great wildebeest migration. The wildebeest migration is a scene of the epic annual trek of 1.5 million wildebeest, zebra and gazelles looking for fresh pasture. The ungulates arrive in the Masai Mara from the Serengeti in July and depart in November. Serengeti is on the same vast plain as Mara. The famous Masai people live in this region and boast a very rich culture and heritage. Hardly can a visitor miss spotting all the big five.

Quick Safari Details

Country: Kenya.

Departure/End City: Nairobi.

Destinations: Masai Mara National Reserve.

Group Type: Private.

Number of People: Tailored.

Availability: Year-Round.

Dates: Open.

Duration: 3 Days.

Cancellation Policy: Up to 90 days.

Activities: Game drives, Hot Air Balloon safari flight over the mara plains and wildlife, Cultural encounter at the Masai village.

Price: Request a quote.

Safari Highlights

Discover the plains of Maasai Mara Reserve.
Unforgettable encounter with the Big Five.
The annual great migration showcase and fantastic wildlife viewing all-year-round.
Cultural encounter at the Maasai village.
Hot air balloon flight over the Mara plains for an excellent wildlife viewing.

3 Days Masai Mara Safari Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Transfer to Masai Mara.

After an early morning breakfast, you will be picked up from your hotel in Nairobi or the airport by your safari guide. He will brief you shortly about your trip and then start an exciting road trip to Masai Mara via the Great Rift Valley Viewpoint. From here, you will have an impressive view of the rift valley floor and then continue to the park. You will check in at your reserved lodge upon arrival and join in for lunch. At about 4:00 p.m., you will embark on a thrilling game drive in the plains of the reserve up to around 6:00 p.m. and later return to the lodge after the day’s activities.

Accommodation & meals: Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp/AA Lodge Mara.
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

Day 2: Game Drives in Masai Mara Reserve.

After an early breakfast, you will transfer to the plains and spend the entire day exploring. You will search for the Big Five and embark on an amazing cultural encounter at the Masai village. You will either return to the lodge for lunch or go for a picnic lunch under a croton tree, overlooking the vast landscape of the park.

The great migration, arguably the most spectacular scene in all of nature, occurs on the Mara plains. Depending on the time of year you visit, you will have the opportunity to see columns of wildebeest and zebra as they attempt to cross the Mara River. At the same time, following on their heels are the predators of the savanna: lions, cheetahs, jackals, hyenas, and vultures, prompting a mixture of death and life reactions.

If you want to enjoy the wildebeest migration scenes, we recommend booking a longer safari itinerary like the 7 Days Kenya Wildebeest Migration Safari. It will put you at an appropriate time and location to see the ungulates since we can never tell when they are on the move.

Day 3: Return to Nairobi.

After breakfast, enjoy the last early morning game drive and hot air balloon (if it wasn’t conducted the day before) in the Mara Reserve. After that, you will embark on your trip back to Nairobi. You will be dropped off at your hotel or the airport for your onward flight back home.

No accommodation
Meals: Breakfast

End of 3 Days Masai Mara Safari – Wildebeest Migration, Big 5 & Culture.

Prices start from $ 1000 pp. Sharing

Single room supplement may apply.
Please treat all pricing as a guide only: all rates are subject to availability and may change without notice.
Request a quote or chat with one of our African Safari Experts for the best, most current rates available.

Safari Includes

Transfers in 4WD.
Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary.
Local guide.
Fees & permits.
Bottled drinking water.
English speaking guide/driver.
All activities in the travel plan except the optional ones.

Safari Excludes

Visa and travel insurance
Emergency medical bills.
Trip cancellation insurance.
Tips and gratuities
Items of a personal nature
All meals and drinks not specified.
Private tours or activities not specified.

My community, my responsibility.

We commit 10% of the profit from every safari you buy to supporting local communities and conservation projects.

Important Notes for the 3 Days Masai Mara Safari

The 3 Days Masai Mara Safari is limited to a maximum of 6 travelers per vehicle, and a 30% deposit is required on confirmation.
Travelers with special needs may be required to pay an extra fee for necessary facilitation.
Dinner and accommodations before and after the trip are not included in the overall tour cost.
This 3 Days Masai Mara Safari is tailor-made and can be customized to your own style of travel. You can set your own dates (subject to availability) and choose your accommodation facilities with our guidance. The accommodations selected here are what we think will suit this kind of safari and are where we have the best rates for you.
Due to the uncertainty of travel during these times, you can postpone your trip up to 12 months ahead (considering accommodation availability) and have a minimum of 30 days to cancel.