Masai Mara Kenya Safari

This safari goes to the  Masai Mara in south western Kenya, which is home to thousands of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle. It is also home to the spectacular annual Wildebeest migration, and is renown for five star sightings of the 'big five'; lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo.

The reserve is shared with the Masai; the semi nomadic 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's, whilst nights are spent around the campfire at our tented camp listening to the sounds of the wild and soaking up everything Kenya's finest Reserve has to offer!

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

Leaving the bustling streets of Nairobi behind us we climb the quiet slopes of the escarpment.  Our first stop overlooks the splendid Great Rift Valley.  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 African region of vast plains, gently rolling hills and abundant game. The 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 at the camp's fireside.

DAY 3: Masai Mara to Nairobi (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 Nairobi in the late afternoon. Here we'll part ways after having had a brief encounter with amazing Africa.

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