In Summary:
Day 1: Nairobi – Mara (Afternoon Game drive)Day 2: Mara
Day 3: Mara – Nairobi ((Afternoon City tour)
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
- Discover Mara famous for its exceptional population of Big Cats and the big five also famed as the eighth wonder of the world because of the wildebeest
- Seek out the big five thus (Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Rhino and Buffalo) in Maasai Mara
- Enjoy Maasai Mara nature which is regarded as the jewel of Kenya wildlife viewing
- Tour the most famous city in East Africa, Go to the top of KICC to look at Nairobi skyline.
- Explore Nairobi National Museum housing some of the most celebrated collections of history, culture and art from Kenya and East Africa.
INCLUDED
Transportation
- Tour in 4WD vehicle
Professionally Escorted
- Discover the Masai Mara magic and the rich diversity of attraction and Nairobi a "Green City in the Sun", with our professional English speaking Tour Guides.
Accommodation
- Accommodation is on a twin share basis, and all rooms have private facilities.
Dining Inclusions Full board (all meals while on safari – 3 meals a day; breakfast, lunch & dinner)
Plus:
- Conservation Fees (Shown separately)
- Game drives as indicated on the itinerary
- Complimentary bottled drinking water while on safari
- City tour to the places mentioned on the itinerary.
The Itinerary:
Day 1: Nairobi/Maasai Mara
You will be picked up from your Hotel or residence at 0730 hrs.
Leaving Nairobi in the morning, we drive down the escarpment (stopping en-route to view the Great Rift Valley) into and across the floor of the Great Rift Valley and on to the Maasai territory – The Maasai Mara Conservancy and Game Reserve.
Arrive in time for lunch and thereafter, enjoy an afternoon game drive. The reserve is famous for its big game and is an extension of the northern part of Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.
Dinner and overnight in a lodge or tented camp (depending on your choice and availability) – The Mara Serena Lodge, Sarova Mara Lodge (Tented Camp), or similar
Day 2: Maasai Mara
Experience the Mara magic! Three game drives (an early morning, a mid-morning and a late afternoon game drive) in this Kenya’s premier reserve famed for its astounding concentration of wildlife.
Maasai Mara Game Reserve: The rolling grasslands of the Maasai Mara offer ideal game viewing and photographic opportunities and the grassy plains are broken by rocky outcrops which are favorite midday resting places for Lion. This is where millions of Wildebeest cross the Mara River from the Serengeti National park of Tanzania to the Maasai Mara Game Reserve of Kenya - an annual spectacular event, which brings along thousands of plains game and predators to the Mara, making the park a beehive of ‘wildlife activities’.
Some of the other animals that could be found here include elephant, black rhino, buffalo, leopard, cheetah, wildebeest, zebra and gazelle. Hippo and crocodile abound in the muddy brown waters of the rivers, which traverse this reserve.
Day 3: Maasai Mara / Nairobi
Leaving after breakfast drive to Nairobi to arrive in good time for your city tour, which includes: National Museum, Snake Park and going to the top of KICC building.
(Kindly note that: lunch on this day is NOT included in the package deal unless otherwise arranged – we can help you arrange this on request)
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Mara Serena Safari Lodge set on the saddle of a hill, overlooks the 1800 square km of the rolling plains, woodlands and rivers that make-up the Maasai Mara triangle – one of the worlds’ richest wildlife sanctuaries. No other lodge can boast such a spectacular of the surrounding landscape, game and birdlife. It is on this very much terrain stretching endlessly before the lodge where the annual migrations take place, when millions of Wildebeest, Zebra and gazelle transverse the landscape to feed on the rich new grass and give birth to their young.
Accommodation is in 71 rooms all overlooking the plains below. Additional features include a floodlit swimming pool, poolside barbeque massage and beauty treatment, a water hole (where animals come to salt-lick), hippo pool breakfasts, musical Evenings, Maasai dances, wildlife films, resident naturalist lectures and game drives among others.
Mara Sopa Lodge: Located on the South Eastern edge of the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, this lodge has 200 beds by way of 77 rooms, 12 suites and 1 Presidential suite, all of which are 'rondavel' style and have en-suite bathroom facilities which provide shaving sockets and hairdryers. Every room and suite has a private, elevated verandah with splendid views across the valley and on which guests can relax, sunbathe and watch resident birds and wildlife. Mini-bars are also available in each room. The lodge has direct-dial telephone facilities as well as satellite television and video options. Lodge generators provide 240volts, 50 cycles 24 hours a day. Our water supply comes from nearby springs but guests are advised not to drink from the taps. Instead, filtered water is provided in flasks in every room and bottled water is available for sale. The lodge has a freeform, fresh-water pool, which offers spectacular views over the valley.