4 day Masai Mara Camping Safari

A fantastic 4 day Camping Safari to Kenya's Premier Reserve - The Masai Mara.

This Masai Mara Safari departs from Nairobi, Kenya where you will proceed via the Great Rift Valley with its spectacular views and onwards to the beautiful Masai Mara Reserve.

You will spend your days in the vast Masai Mara Park in search of the abundant wildlife. The Mara is especialy well known for its Large Cat population and is home to the annual Wildebeest Migration, a wildlife epic like no other on earth.

The unforgettable Mara Safari will end back in Nairobi.

Day 1 - Nairobi to Masai Mara Reserve

Departing from the capital of Kenya, Nairobi, in the morning 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 Game Reserve. 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 dinning 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 though the ultimate action here is without doubt the annual wildebeest exodus 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. In addition to the spectacular annual Great Migration, Masai Mara is also famous for its large cat populations and its beautiful African bush setting.

Day 2 & 3 - Masai Mara Game Reserve

We spend the day game viewing and relaxing in the campsite grounds. On clear days, the open plains of Mara offer fantastic orange tinted sunsets and you will definitely want to capture this moment while sipping on a sundowner back at our campsite. The Masai 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.

Wherever you go in the 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 and 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.

Balloon trips are an entirely outstanding way of seeing the savannah plains and abundant wildlife after which you come back down for a beautiful champagne breakfast. These trips can be arranged at our office upon booking.

Day 4 - Masai Mara to 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 Nairobi by late afternoon, bringing this Masai Mara Safari adventure to an end.

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