3 Days Maasai Mara Safari: Witness Wildlife with Guided Offroad Exploration from Nairobi

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Embark on a thrilling 3-day Maasai Mara safari from Nairobi. Witness the incredible wildlife and experience offroad exploration with a knowledgeable guide.

Duration: 3 days

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Nairobi to Masai Mara

Rift Valley Province - You will be picked up from your hotel in the city center and begin your safari to the Masai Mara Game Reserve, with a stop at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint. Here, you will enjoy a stunning view of the scenic Rift Valley floor and spot Mt Longonot in the distance.
Maasai Mara National Reserve -…

Nairobi to Masai Mara

Maasai Mara National Reserve - Upon arrival at the camp, you will have lunch and check into your accommodation. At 4 p.m., you will head out for an evening sunset game drive in the Masai Mara Game Reserve. Return to your accommodation for a delicious buffet dinner and a restful night.

Full Day Game Drive in the Mara

Mara River - Spend the entire day exploring the Maasai Mara in search of the Big Five animals. Enjoy picnic lunches in the Reserve as you take in the beauty of the Mara. Resident hippos and Nile crocodiles can be seen along the banks of the Mara River all year round. Few places have a higher concentration of wildlife than the Masai Mara, and sightings of four of the Big Five are almost guaranteed on any trip (although rhinos are harder to spot). The Mara is also one of the best reserves in the world for seeing the three big cats: leopard, lion, and cheetah. It’s no surprise that the BBC TV show Big Cat Diaries is filmed in the reserve.

Maasai Mara National Reserve - Enjoy a full day game drive in the best safari destination in the world, according to World Travel Magazine. The Masai Mara Reserve is Kenya’s most popular tourist destination, located in the Great Rift Valley in primarily open grassland. Wildlife is most concentrated on the reserve’s western escarpment. It is regarded as the jewel of Kenya’s wildlife viewing areas. The annual wildebeest migration alone involves over 1.5 million animals arriving in July and departing in November. Visitors are almost certain to spot the Big Five. The phenomenal wildebeest migration, a spectacular event, is only seen in the Maasai Mara.

Mara to Nairobi

Mara River - After an early morning breakfast, check out and visit the Maasai Village. Then, begin the drive back to Nairobi. Upon arrival, you will be dropped off at the city center or your hotel within the city center. No game drive is scheduled for this last day.

Ololaimutiek - This is the local area where we are staying in the Masai Mara. On this day, you have the option to visit the Maasai tribe to learn more about their culture and lifestyle for an additional cost of USD 20 per person. They will warmly welcome you to their small huts and show you how they keep their animals and light fires.

What's Included

Bottled water
Pickup and drop-off from your hotel or residency within Nairobi CBD
Lunch
Dinner
Breakfast
2 Nights accommodation
Free complimentary airport pickup
Professional tour guide and driver

What's Not Included

Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Gratuities
Maasai village ( USD 20 )

Additional Information

This forms one of the unmissable safaris in Kenya and lends you the chance to visit central wildlife and safari destination at an affordable price. The phenomenal wildbeeste migration which is a spectacular event only seen in Maasai mara is the 8th wonder of the world.
This is a budget safari whereby you will join other people in a customized safari…

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Koro

Dec 1, 2024

Amazing. Funny and safe. Very good - We visit the park with a very good guide and driver. He really knows a lot about rhe park, the animals, the people. Very nice and kind person.

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Rayletts

Nov 19, 2024

Masai Mara 2 day safari was perfect - Great driver guide Samuel. Saw lots of amazing animals. A little rain was nice and cooling. Camp and tents were great! 2 to a tent with shower and toilet. Not expected! Masai very courteous and friendly. Food great especially soups. Unfortunately they overdo the steaks and coffee is only instant. Minor. Highly recommended!

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Karen_b

Oct 16, 2024

Absolutely amazing experience - Absolutely amazing trip .. guide was knowledgable and pleasant land cruiser had power for our devices which you need as you take so many photos through the day.. accommodation was amazing we had the budget experience but well exceeded our expectations .. tents had real beds with very comfortable mattresses and an adjoining bathroom which was well appreciated and very clean… main building where the meals were served was a nice place to meet ..staff were amazing food was great with a choice of 2 al a carte dishes and hot breakfasts to start the long days on safari.. 24 hr security was very well appreciated.. it was an all round excellent experience and excellent value for money thank you to our safari tour guide Evan and Ronald and to George the lead who was a great help would definitely recommend this safari experience

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Climber63491656217

Sep 27, 2024

So much to see - Saw so much. Guide was really pushing the limits to ensure we saw everything. Was physically exhausted by the end. Accommodation fine but no upmarket safari Lodge, but then this isn't that sort of tour.

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Cesareo1490

Sep 22, 2024

Excellent - It was very good, we managed to see 4 of the big 5 and our driver, Ronald, helped us a lot to look for them, it was a great experience

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983rolando

Sep 8, 2024

Viele Tiere und perfekte Organisation - The Maasai Mara deserves to be called a wonder of the world. We have seen not only numerous elephants, buffalos, lions, and leopards, but also giraffes and zebras and numerous over species. We were also overwhelmed from the scenes of large herds of gnus or zebras of which I never expected that so many existed at all. Our guide Kevin has shown comprehensive knowledge of the Mara's places to go to actually find animals, perfectly complemented by listening to the radiotelephone. As we e.g. have been specifically into giraffes, Kevin managed to both navigate to prospective places as well as stopping on request when he or one of us spotted one, not forgetting the many other animals to see. We have booked the Private Safari as the all-inclusive package because we had no prior experience with safaris and a four years old daughter, and this worked out extremely well: the only money we have spent are some tips for excellent performance and an extra tour over the Lake Naivasha on our way back, see below. In particular, enough drinking water has been available at any time. We arrived the first day already for lunch at the accomodation, the Rhino Tourist Camp. The accomodation there are tented rooms including private bathrooms and a shower. Everything has been clean. Some background music has been perceivable throughout the night, most likely to deter in combination with light on all the way inside the camp to deter the wild animals. A double outlet allowed to recharge the batteries of the phones and cameras. Breakfast, lunch and dinner had excellent food including well prepared vegetables. We have started with a two-and-a-half hours tour on the afternoon of the first day. We have been totally overwhelmed by the richness of impressions very quickly, so this has been ample time in the Mara park for the first day. On the second day we spent the full day in the Mara, having lunch in boxes that Kevin has brought from the Rhino camp at the hippo observation spot where the Mara river crosses the boundary to Tanzania. We actually overdrafted the planned return time of 17h a little bit because there have been so many interesting animals to spot, and Kevin has spotted further animals up to the last minute. On the third day on our way back we decided to make a detour to the Lake Naivasha, and this has been a great extra, too: while there are relatively fewer birds in the Mara compared to the large number of mammals, the lake featured a rich ecosystem with specifically many birds. We also got as close as possible to a savage zabra and a savage giraffe. We have returned on the third day shortly before 19h at Nairobi.

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Birgitte

Oct 11, 2024

Perfect guide, poor accommodation - Very informative and nice safari with plenty of time to see the area. In addition a very good guide, who was well informed and helpful for the participants. Unfortunately the accommodation did not live up to the things promised. We were moved to another place than promised, and that was turned off for electricity at night, like there was no hot water. The pictures for the trip did not match the reality.

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Sebastian_f

Oct 4, 2024

Great safari experience. - Overall a fantastic safari experience. The lodging was also fantastic as it was small huts with an ensuite bathroom and electricity instead of tents. Our driver, George was great and very knowledgeable. The national park has an abundance of animals. We only saw 3 of the big 5 but we also saw a cheetah which was very cool. The jeep upgrade is definitely worth it. The masai village is also worth doing. The only frustrating thing was the park fees but that’s set by the local government.

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David_f

Aug 29, 2024

Enjoyable Experience. - Very enjoyable experience. Pleased with the value for money. Driver/Guide was helpful & courteous. Thank you!

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157tingz

Oct 19, 2024

Cool Experience But Needs Elevated Customer Service - The game drive was very cool. Driver Gasto is an excellent driver and very knowledgeable in spotting the Big 4 but not so friendly and rarely smiles. The camp is basic and does not have hot showers. Beds are comfortable and food is decent. We were only provided 2 small bottles of water out of a 3-day trip. You can just skip the Masai Village tour. It’s too commercialized, a waste of money. Tips: 1. Bring your own water. They only provide 2 small bottles of water during the entire trip. Even coffee or soda are charged. 2. National park entrance is $200/day. You can skip the sunset game drive on the first day and save the $200. The second day is a full day game drive where you can maximize your $200 park fees. 3. If you have been to Nairobi National Park, you will see pretty much the same animals plus rhinos. It’s more budget friendly if you can’t afford this more expensive trip. Suggestions to the tour operator: 1. Please hire more friendly and professional drivers who can elevate the guests’ experience. 2. Need to be more transparent and communicative. We have one lady in our group tour who was kept in the dark about her 5-day itinerary and became very frustrated when the tour operator sold her trip to another agency. 3. Please bring more water to the guests and keep them hydrated. Water is a necessity and costs so little so please don’t be stingy.

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