Kenya

Masai Mara Big Five

4 days / 3 nightsfrom $1,180

Overview

Three unhurried days in the Mara ecosystem with a private guide and vehicle, based in a tented camp on the Talek river. Long morning drives, a picnic breakfast in the bush and afternoons out until the light goes.

Included as standard

  • Private 4×4 with pop-up roof and your own driver-guide
  • All park, conservancy and reserve fees
  • Accommodation and meals as listed in the itinerary
  • Airport pickup and all ground transfers
  • Bottled water, and a Nairobi number that reaches a person

Where you will be

Day by day

Day 1

Nairobi to the Mara

Pickup from your hotel or JKIA at 7am, the Rift Valley escarpment viewpoint, and a late lunch at camp. First game drive from 4pm along the Talek river.

Day 2

Full day in the reserve

Out at 6:15am with a packed breakfast for the Musiara marshes and the Bila Shaka lion pride. Back to camp for the middle of the day, out again until sunset.

Day 3

Mara triangle & river crossings

A full-day drive west across the Mara river into the triangle, where the crossing points are. Lunch under an acacia, and an evening looking for the resident leopard.

Day 4

Return to Nairobi

An optional short drive at dawn, breakfast, then the road back to Nairobi. Arrival mid-afternoon, with drop-off at your hotel or the airport.

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