3 days perfect Kenya Masai Mara safari for beginners
Kenya Masai Mara safari overview
First time Africa safari visitors may rather need a short but interesting trip which show cases the best of what Africa offers for world travelers. A Kenya Masai Mara safari is a perfect answer to their inspiration getting them to one of Africa’s busiest cities- Nairobi and one of Africa’s most highly populated game parks- Masai Mara game reserve. Numerous scenes and activities to engage include the wildebeest migration, Africa’s big 5, animal orphanage park tour, game drives, birding, lodges, photography, African dishes & cuisines, hand made artisans & crafts among others
Kenya Masai Mara safari highlights
Arrival and departure: Nairobi
Day 1- arrival, city tour & Nairobi animal orphanage park
Day 2- Masai Mara wildebeest migration & game drives
Day 3- drive back to Nairobi for departure
Detailed Kenya Masai Mara safari itinerary
Day 1 Nairobi city
On arrival, you will be picked up by our guide from the airport and head into the heart of Nairobi city where you will have a tour around the city’s metropolitan area, administrative structures, Nairobi animal orphanage park parks, museums, historical monuments, hotels and restaurants, handmade art and craft shops, lounges, market places and engaging with various local people in Nairobi. You will have a chance too to taste local foods and cuisines like mchomo and other street foods. Later in the afternoon, you will head out to masai mara game reserve to wait for the next day’s activities.
Accommodation: Gem forest MGallery hotel (or its equivalent)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Day 2-3 Masai Mara
Today you will head out to the Masai Mara game reserve for exceptional safari experiences such as air balloon safaris, game drives, horse riding safaris and walking safaris with the masai people. The park is a vast green grassland anchored by woodland, swamps, forest species, acacia and the mara river which is effective to the eco-system that is a habitat to huge number of wild game. The concentration of wild game in this park will give non-stop action packed safari drives all throughout of Africa’s big 5 game; lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, buffaloes, rhinos, hyenas, wildebeests, zebras, giraffes, waterbucks, reptiles, warthogs, hippos, ostriches and numerous bird species all over the park. Towards the end of the 2 days in the park, you will head back to Nairobi to catch up with your departure flight.
Accommodation: Sarova Mara game (or its equivalent)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Inclusions
- Park entry fees
- All activities indicated on itinerary
- Transport 4×4 safari landcruiser
- Domestic flights
- Government taxes
- Driver & guide
- Airport transfers
- Bottle drinking water
Exclusions
- Travel insurance
- International flights
- Visa fees & processing
- Extra activities, meals, alcohol/ liquor not indicated on itinerary
- Tipping & gratitude
- Souvenirs & snacks
- Any changes to the itinerary
- Accommodation after end of the trip
- Extra luggage on domestic flights
- Anything not mentioned