4 Day Safari in Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru National Park in Kenya
Budget Kenya Safari
Perfect Safaris invites you to join this breathtaking safari to experience the best wildlife adventure in two famous national parks in Kenya. This budget safari will take you to go with other fellows in a van where you will enjoy your days with the wildlife and learn the amazing behavior in their home. Escorted by knowledgeable tour assistants, this safari will be one of the amazing wildlife adventures in your life. Experience the best of both Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru National Park.
Key information
- Group safari
- Maximum of 8 people per group.
- Children policy: The participating children under 9 years old must be supervised by adults.
- Starting point and ending point: Nairobi
- Languages spoken: English
- Park fees are not included.
Highlights
- Game drives in Maasai Mara National Reserve
- Game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park
- See rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, and other wildlife
- All transport in a van with a pop up roof for easy game viewing
- Pickup and drop off to your hotel within Nairobi city center
- Complimentary airport pick up
- All meals as per itinerary and bottled water
- 3 nights accommodation
Styles
Accommodation
Facilities
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Lobby
- Picnic area
- Restaurant
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
You will be staying in various accommodations provided by Perfect Safaris. On the first and the second nights, you will be staying at Rhino Tourist Camp or similar. On the third night, you will be accommodated at Lanet Matfam Resort.
Rhino Tourist Camp (2 nights)
Located on the slopes of the Oloolamuita Hills, this Maasai Mara accommodation offers magnificent views across the eastern reaches of the park. The camp is one kilometer from Ololaimutia Gate and seven kilometers from Sekenani Gate.
The campsite has a total of 70 rooms with the option of single, double, triple, and family occupancy. There are 30 rooms made of stone for guests. The walled rooms are meant for guests who worry about their security and those having children. The remaining units are tented rooms ideal for travelers looking to be true to the wild experience.
The tents are linked by a pathway neatly framed by well-maintained flower bushes, manicured lawns, and flanked by indigenous trees. The rooms are fronted by a private veranda ideal for relaxing and giving one the feeling of truly experiencing the tranquility of the bush. Each suite is fitted with mosquito nets and an en-suite bathroom with showers, flush toilets, and a washbasin.
- Accommodation level: Budget
Lanet Matfam Resort (1 night)
Lanet Matfam Resort is a perfect place to call home when you are around this amazing little corner of the world. Within eye-sight of Lake Nakuru National Park, clouded by beautiful shady trees, an island in a sea of beautiful gardens and lawns is this elegant hotel.
Lanet Matfam Resort is a pleasant all-suite hotel that reflects the best in accommodation, easy check-in and discreet check-out with a passionate team of highly trained, professional and eager to smile staff.
- Accommodation level: Mid-range
Facilities
- Swimming pool
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Conference room
Program
Perfect Safaris uses professional, experienced safari guides who are very friendly. They use nicely maintained vehicles. They use a customized safari car with a pop up roof for game viewing and photography.
Day 1: Nairobi to Maasai Mara
At 8 o'clock you will be picked up from your Nairobi hotel and commence the drive to Maasai Mara. You will pass via the Great Rift Valley viewpoint where you will have a stop over of 10-15 minutes to view the Rift Valley. Lunch will be at the camp in Maasai Mara. In the afternoon after you check in, depart for a sunset evening game viewing drive in the Mara Reserve (4 to 6 p.m). Return back to the camp for buffet dinner, ending with good time for resting at Rhino Tourist Camp or similar. The tents have toilet, shower, bed, linen, and mosquito nets. Electricity is provided from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the evening. Also from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. in the morning.
Masai Mara Reserve is the most popular tourism destination in Kenya, located in the Great Rift Valley in primarily open grassland. Wildlife is most concentrated on the reserve’s western escarpment. It's regarded as the jewel of Kenya’s wildlife viewing areas.
Day 2: Full day game drive in Masai Mara Reserve
At around 7 a.m. after breakfast, you will leave for a full day exploring Masai Mara in search of the Big Five. The annual wildebeest’s migration alone involves over 1.5 million animals arriving in July and departing in November. The phenomenal wildebeest migration which is a spectacular event only seen in Maasai Mara is the seventh wonder of the world. At midday, you will have picnic lunch in the park which is provided by Perfect Safaris. You will visit the site of the yearly wildebeest migration and see the resident crocodiles and hippos sighted at the banks of Mara River, then continue with the game drive of the Mara Reserve.
Day 3: Depart Maasai Mara to Nakuru
Early breakfast then checkout followed by a short morning game drive in the Mara Reserve. Thereafter commence drive to Nakuru. Upon arrival at 6 p.m. you will spend the night at the Lanet Matfam Resort and have dinner there.
Day 4 : Nakuru to Nairobi
You will have an early breakfast then checkout and depart by 7 a.m. straight to the park. It's a small park with magnificent, rare white rhinos which form part of the Big Five animals. There is also a possibility to see the pink flamingos. The game drive lasts 3 hours, after which you depart on a 3-hour drive back. Lunch will be on the way in a traveler's motel. You will be dropped to your hotel within Nairobi.
Location
Maasai Mara National Reserve
The Maasai Mara National Reserve (also spelled Maasai Mara and known by the locals as Mara) is a large game reserve in south-western Kenya which is effectively the northern continuation of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. It is named after the Maasai people (the traditional inhabitants of the area) and their description of the area when looked at from afar, “Mara”, which is Maa (Maasai language) for "spotted". The word is also an apt description for the circles of trees, scrub, savanna, and cloud shadows that mark the area.
It is famous for its exceptional population of big cats, game, and the annual migration of zebra, Thomson’s gazelle, and wildebeest from the Serengeti every year from July to October. This migration is so immense and thus called the Great Migration.
Lake Nakuru National Park
Lake Nakuru National Park (188 square kilometers / 73 square miles) was created in 1961 around Lake Nakuru near the Nakuru Town. It is best known for its thousands, sometimes millions of pink flamingos nesting along the shores. The surface of the shallow lake is often hardly recognizable due to the continually shifting mass of pink flamingos. The number of pink flamingos on the lake varies with water and food conditions. The best vantage point is from the Baboon Cliff. Also of interest is an area of 188 kilometers (116 miles) around the lake that is fenced off as a sanctuary to protect Rothschild giraffes, black rhinos, and white rhinos.
Food
You will be served delicious breakfasts, lunches, and dinners, as per the itinerary, as well as bottled water during this safari.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
Things to do (optional)
- Ballon safari in Maasai Mara National Reserve (420 USD per person)
- Local Maasai village cultural tour (20 USD per person)
What's included
- Game drives in Maasai Mara National Reserve
- Game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park
- Transport in a van with pop up roof for easy game viewing
- Pickup and drop off at your hotel within Nairobi city center or pick up at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)
- Breakfasts, lunches, and dinners, as per the itinerary
- Bottled water
- 3 nights’ accommodation
- Perfect Safaris assistance at any point
What's not included
- All park entrance fees for Mara (100 USD per person per day from 1st Jan-30th June and 200 USD per person per day from 1st July-31st Dec) and Nakuru (60 USD per person)
- Other drinks (e.g. alcoholic beverages)
- Maasai village visit
- Balloon safari in Maasai Mara National Reserve
- Gratuities
- Pick up and drop off to airport or hotel not within Nairobi city center
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
173 km
Transfer included
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO). Transfer from the airport is included. Perfect Safaris will pick you up from the airport.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 75% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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