4 Days Maasai Mara and Lake Nakuru Safari in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya

Facilities

Day 1: Nairobi to Maasai Mara National Reserve

At 08:00 you will be picked up from your Nairobi hotel and commence the drive to Maasai Mara via the Great Rift Valley view point where you will have a breathtaking view of the floor of the rift valley. Lunch will be a picnic on the way. In the afternoon after you check in, you'll depart for a game viewing drive in the Maasai Mara National Reserve. You'll return back to the camp for a sumptuous buffet dinner ending with a good time for resting at Lenchada Tourist Camp.

Day 2: Full day game drive in Maasai Mara National Reserve

Today, spend the full day exploring Maasai Mara in search of the Big Five. You will have picnic lunches in the reserve as you scale the Mara beauty at the banks of Mara river. The great migration is the most spectacular event of the natural world that take place in the Mara. This is the annual migration where millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (in Tanzania) are in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are the predators of the savannah - lions, cheetahs, jackals, hyenas, and vultures. In this day, you can visit the local Masai village in the evening or join a balloon safari in the early morning, both with additional costs.

Day 3: Depart Maasai Mara National Reserve to Nakuru

Today, you will enjoy the last early morning game drive in Maasai Mara followed by breakfast. After that, you'll commence driving to Nakuru. Upon arrival at 18:00, you will spend the night at the Golden Palace Hotel and have dinner there.

Day 4: Lake Nakuru National Park to Nairobi

You will have an early breakfast and depart by 07:00 straight to the park. Lake Nakuru National Park is 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 three hours, after which you depart on a three-hour drive back to Nairobi to arrive at around 15:00 where you will be dropped at your hotel in Nairobi.

Your safari vacation will take place in Maasai Mara National Reserve and Lake Nakuru National Park, both located in Kenya. Masai Mara National Reserve is the most popular tourist destination in Kenya, which 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. Visitors can hardly miss spotting 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 wonder of the world.

Balloon safari (400 USD per person)

A balloon safari can be organized early morning on the second day before you then proceed with the normal program.

Maasai Village visit (10 USD per person)

In the second day, you'll have the chance to visit the local Maasai village for a Maasai cultural tour. You can learn about the Maasai community and interact with the local Maasai people. An overnight at the Masai village can be organized upon request.

• 4 game drives
• All park entrance fees
• All transport in a van with a pop roof for easy game viewing
• Assistance at any point
• Bottled water
• Luggage porterage
• Breakfasts, lunches, and dinners
• 3 nights’ accommodation
• Airport transfers from and to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)

• Balloon safari
• Drinks (e.g alcohol)
• Gratuities
• Maasai Village visit

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 50% of the total price.
• The deposit is fully refundable if the booking is cancelled up to 7 days before the arrival date.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.