3 day Masai Mara Camping Safari

A fantastic 3 day Camping Safari to Kenya's Masai Mara Reserve, one of Africa's best game viewing destinations!

This Safari will start off with a journey to the beautiful Masai Mara via the Great Rift Valley wich offers spectacular views. On arrival at the Masai Mara Park we will spend our time in search of the wildlife that makes this one of Africa's premier National Parks. The Masai Mara is especially famous for its Large Cat population and also the fact that it plays an integral role in the Wildebeest Migration, a wildlife spectacular like no other on earth.

The scenic and wildlife adventure of this short Masai Mara Safari ends back in Nairobi on the last day.

Day 1 - Masai Mara

Departing from the capital of Kenya, Nairobi, we drive down the escarpment via the floor of the Great Rift Valley. We camp at our permanent Talek riverside campsite situated at the edge of the Masai Mara Park. Here we have stand-up tents with beds for use as well as small wood cabins for those after a touch more comfort. Hot showers are available in the camp and meals are served in the dining mess or in the open.

In the night you can hear a chorus of different animal sounds as they communicate with each other in the darkness - more than a reason to visit.

Day 2 - Masai Mara

The next day shall be spent game viewing in Kenya's finest wildlife park, the Masai Mara National Reserve. On clear days, the Mara offers fantastic orange tinted sunsets and you will definitely want to capture this moment while sipping on a sundowner back at our campsite.

The Mara reserve is 1510 sq km of incredible wide-open landscapes and fertile riverine woodland following the looping meanders of the Mara and Talek rivers in Kenya. One glimpse is enough to explain its appeal; it is typical open savannah, with a mass of amazing wildlife.

Wherever you go in the vast Masai Mara you will see a frequent amount of wildlife such as Masai giraffe, baboons, warthogs, bat eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyena, topis, impala, hartebeests, wildebeest. Elephants, buffaloes, zebras and hippos also exist in great numbers. It is also common to see lions either basking after a heavy meal, or surveying the plains for their next meal. Cheetahs and leopards are harder to spot but are still reasonably common.

The ultimate action here is without doubt the annual wildebeest exodus, the Great Migration, in July and August when millions of these grass eaters move north from the Serengeti in search of lusher grass before turning south again in October.

Balloon trips are an entirely outstanding way of seeing the savannah plains teeming with wildlife, after which you come back down for a beautiful champagne breakfast. These trips can be arranged upon booking this tour.

Day 3 - Nairobi

Depart Camp and drive through the northern part of the Masai Mara Reserve viewing game as we proceed to the main Narok road where we stop to give you a chance to buy souvenirs, or just to have a cup of tea. We return to bustling Nairobi by late afternoon.

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