3 Days Masai Mara Safari
Tour Overview
The 3 Days Masai Mara safari is a budget-friendly wildlife package designed for you to explore the scenic Maasai Mara National Reserve. The Masai Mara is most popular for its mesmerizing Big 5 game encounters and the Great Migration. The reserve is extends 1510 sq. km and is situated in Southwestern Kenya. Masai Mara Reserve stretches from the western edge of the Rift Valley to Narok County.
Masai Mara alone protects huge concentrations of mammals from small to big. These include giraffes, lions, zebras, hyraxes, cheetahs, buffaloes, rhinos, jackals, leopards, warthogs, gazelles, waterbucks, and others.
Over 500 bird species also survive in the scenic Maasai Mara National Reserve including Ross’s turacos, giant kingfishers, bateleur, saddle-billed stork, crowned cranes, Kori bustards, ground hornbills, yellow-billed stork, black-headed egrets, Madagascar squacco heron, African wood owl, red-throated tit, purple grenadier, grey penduline tit, cinnamon-breasted bunting, rufous-throated wryneck, lazy cisticola, and Denham’s bustards.
Tour Details
Brief Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Masai Mara from Nairobi in a 4×4 safari vehicle
Day 2: Game drive –full day with an experienced guide
Day 3: Departure from Masai Mara Reserve
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Masai Mara from Nairobi in a 4×4 safari vehicle
Wake up early for you to enjoy a delicious breakfast. Later, you will have a briefing on what your trip is all about. Expect to begin your journey a bit early driving from Nairobi city to Masai Mara National Reserve for about 6 hours. You will arrive at Masai Mara National Reserve early and you check in your lodge for relaxation.
Depart from your lodge for you to enjoy an afternoon game drive. The guided game drive will allow you to encounter a diversity of wildlife including cheetahs, elephants, buffaloes, lions, leopards, and many antelopes. You will return from the game drive while spotting more wildlife as the sun sets down. The rest of the evening will be for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.
Accommodation options
- Luxury: Mara Serena Safari Lodge
- Midrange: Masai Mara Sopa Lodge
- Budget: Fisi Tented Camp/Zebra Bush Lodge
Meal plan: Half board
Travel time: 6 hours
Day 2: Game drive –full day with an experienced guide
Wake up early in the morning and after, you will meet your driver guide to take you through what awaits you on your second day in Masai Mara Reserve. Leave your camp or lodge for a full-day game drive through the savanna grassland game track. The combined morning and afternoon game drive sessions will get you the best encounters of wildlife such as elephants, giraffes, zebras, lions, leopards, rhinos, antelopes, and birds.
The game drive can be incorporated with the Great wildebeest migration provided you travel around the ideal season (June to October). Observing the Great Migration involves watching millions of wildebeest together with 1000s of gazelles and zebras.
The reserve is an extensive protected area and there are higher chances to spot different birds. Some of the birds to identify in Masai Mara National Reserve include ostriches, secretary birds, trilling cisticola, Schawlow’s turacos, rufous-throated wryneck, saddle-billed storks, rufous-bellied heron, yellow-throated sand grouse, woolly-bellied go-away birds, temminck’s courser, Swahili sparrow, and Denham’s bustards. Other birds include the African wood owl, grey penduline tit, giant kingfishers, purple grenadier, Ross’s turacos, and Hildebrandt’s starling.
Today’s two-game viewing sessions guarantee you amazing interaction with diverse wild animals in Masai Mara. Besides game encounters, you will also have an incredible picnic lunch, and returning to the lodge for dinner will be around late in the afternoon.
Accommodation options
- Luxury: Mara Serena Safari Lodge
- Midrange: Masai Mara Sopa Lodge
- Budget: Fisi Tented Camp/Zebra Bush Lodge
Meal plan: Full board
Day 3: Departure from Masai Mara Reserve
A relaxed breakfast at your respective lodges or camps, and after, you will check out. You will be exiting Maasai Mara National Reserve and head off to Nairobi Capital City. The journey will cover about 6 hours and on arrival, you will be dropped off at the hotel or straight to the airport.
End of safari
Inclusions
- Park entry fees
- Game drive
- Game viewing
- Transportation by car from Nairobi
- Accommodation and meals
- Service of an English-speaking driver guide
- Relevant taxes and levies in Kenya
Exclusions
- Tips
- Laundry services
- Telephone expenses
- Passport expenses
- Alcoholic drinks
- Cigarettes
- Travel Insurance
- All optional safari activities, etc.
When to visit Masai Mara for a safari holiday
Safaris to Maasai Mara National Reserve is open for exploration at any time of the year. However, the dry season is best for you to explore the reserve’s diverse wildlife. The dry months (June to August, September to October) are characterized by warm and dry weather conditions, and pleasant temperatures.
Additional wilderness experiences to include on your Kenya safari in Masai Mara National Reserve include horseback riding, hot air balloon safari, bird watching, the Masai cultural tour, and others.
Bird watching in Masai Mara is such a rewarding excursion. The reserve features abundant bird species to be spotted during the birding tour including ostriches, white-backed vultures, African fish eagle, Schawlow’s turacos, saddle-billed stork, Kori bustards, Jaunty crowned-plovers, secretary birds, turkey-sized ground hornbills, African grey hornbill, cinnamon-breasted bunting, and more.
What to pack for a safari in Masai Mara (essential list)
The list of essentials to include when packing for your Masai Mara safari include a pair of binoculars, a good camera with extra batteries, a sun hat, insect repellent, comfortable and water-poof hiking, insect repellents, long-sleeved shirt, trousers, a daypack, a safari hat, anti-malarial tablets, first aid kit, and more.
Where to stay
Accommodation options to consider for overnight stays in or around Masai National Reserve include Mara Serena Safari Lodge, Masai Mara Sopa Lodge, Sarova Mara Game Camp, Kichwa Tembo, Governor’s Camp, Keekorok Lodge, and others.
How to get to Masai Mara Reserve in Narok
The road trip to Masai Mara National Reserve is accessible within 6 to 7 hours. Visitors can set off from Nairobi Capital via Narok County or you can take a flight from Nairobi City. The access gates to Masai Mara National Reserve include Musiara, Sekenani gate, Talek gate, Sand River gate, and Oloololo gates.
