Budget Masai Mara Kenya Safari

This budget African safari goes to Kenya's Masai Mara, home to thousands of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle.

Masai Mara is also home to the spectacular annual Wildebeest migration, and is renowned for five star sightings of  Africa's Big Five - lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo.

This vast, untamed game park is shared with the Masai; the semi nomadic East African people whose culture and ways of life has remainded relativley unchanged for hundreds of years.

Days are spent on rewarding game drives in comfortable 4x4 safari vehicles, whilst nights are spent around the campfire at our tented camp listening to the sounds of the wild and soaking up everything Kenya's top Game Reserve has to offer!

DAY 1 - From Nairobi to the Masai Mara, Kenya (D)

Leaving the bustling streets of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, behind us we climb the quiet slopes of the escarpment. 

Our first stop overlooks the splendid Great Rift Valley of East Africa.  We descend into the Rift Valley, entering Masai territory. In the past the Masai, habitually pastoralists, often tended their cattle in this area. 

We pass through Narok, before arriving at Acacia Camp, outside of town. Acacia Camp looks over the Meguarra hills and the meandering stream that is a natural border to the Masai Mara National Reserve.

DAY 2 - The Masai Mara, Kenya (B,L,D)

On the road early we spend the day game driving through the natural wilderness of this untamed East African region of vast plains, gently rolling hills and abundant game.

The vast Masai Mara offers an awesome wildlife experience difficult to compete with.  We look out for the Big 5 of Africa.  Between July and October, we may get to witness the Great Migration of massive herds of wildebeest, zebra and Thomson's gazelle reaching to numbers of over 2 million.

At night we recollect our highlights from the annual migration or the game-viewing spectacle in the Masai Mara at the camp's fireside.

DAY 3: Masai Mara to Nairobi, Kenya (B)

In the morning we travel north through the Masai Mara looking for the game we did not spot. After our game drive, we leave the Mara to reach the city of Nairobi in the late afternoon. Here we'll part ways after having had a brief encounter with amazing Africa and its magnificent wildlife.

Please Note:

This African Safari Trip begins in Nairobi, Kenya and travels to the Masai Mara National Reserve before ending back in Nairobi, Kenya.

This budget safari departs from Nairobi in Kenya, early in the morning. Should you wish to explore Nairobi, an earlier arrival is recommended. We offer a free night of pre-tour accommodation in shared dorms or you can upgrade your accommodation through African Budget Safaris.

This itinerary should be used as a guide only and may vary from day to day depending on road & weather conditions, political situations and group decisions. All prices & Local Payments are subject to change.

Due to Tourism Laws in some of the countries we visit, there may be a safari truck and crew change during the trip.

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