2½ Days Masai Mara

Areas of Interest: Masai Mara Game Reserve, Narok, Great Rift Valley, Mau Escarpment, Great Wildebeest Migration (Seasonal).
Activity: Scenery, Lodge Stays, Game and Bird Watching, Ethnic, Culture, Traditional Dances (Optional at extra cost), Photography, Relaxation, Visit the Local Manyatta(village) (optional at extra cost), Early morning Balloon Safari with Champagne Breakfast in the Park (optional at extra cost).
Country: Kenya

The Masai Mara is Kenya’s most celebrated game park, it offers the possibility of seeing “the big five” and many other species of game. The Mara reserve is 1510 sq km of incredible wide-open landscapes and fertile riverine woodland following the looping meanders of the Mara and Talek rivers. This is where the great wildebeest migration is a spectacle to behold for any would be visitor to Kenya mainly in July and August of each year. Nonetheless, Mara offers good game viewing all year round and exceptional lodges.

FULL ITENERARY
Day 1 – Masai Mara
Departing our office in the early morning we drive down the escarpment via the floor of the Great Rift Valley towards Narok. We stop for lunch at the lodge (or luxury tented camp) followed by an afternoon game drive to experience the Mara Magic, returning for a sun downer and dinner in the evening.
One glimpse is enough to explain its appeal; Mara is typical savannah, with a mass of amazing wildlife. Wherever you go in the 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 also exist 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 are still reasonably common.

Day 2 - Masai Mara
The day is spent exploring the Mara magic through morning and afternoon game drives. You may opt to do additional activities offered at the lodge as well. On clear days, the Mara offers fantastic orange tinted sunsets and you will definitely want to capture this moment while sipping on a sun downer back at the lodge.

Day 3 - Nairobi
After an early leisurely breakfast, we return to Nairobi in by lunch time.