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3-Day Maasai Mara Safari
Kenya · Tailor-Made Safari

3-Day Maasai Mara Safari

3 Days / 2 Nights Maasai Mara National Reserve Private and Tailor-Made

A short private safari into the Maasai Mara, designed for travellers with limited time who still want a full experience of Kenya's finest reserve. Two nights in the Mara allow…

From From $890 per person

Trip Overview

What to expect across the 3 days / 2 nights

A short private safari into the Maasai Mara, designed for travellers with limited time who still want a full experience of Kenya’s finest reserve. Two nights in the Mara allow for early morning and late afternoon game drives, when the reserve’s lion, cheetah and leopard are most active, with the option of a full day in the reserve between them.

CountriesKenya
ParksMaasai Mara National Reserve
Duration3 Days / 2 Nights
StylePrivate and Tailor-Made
Best MonthsJul-Oct, Jan-Feb
FromFrom $890 per person

The Route

Where This Trip Takes You

What's Included

  • All game drives in a private 4x4 vehicle with pop-up roof
  • Services of a professional English-speaking driver-guide
  • All park and reserve entrance fees
  • Accommodation as specified in the itinerary
  • Meals as specified in the day by day itinerary
  • Bottled drinking water throughout the safari
  • Airport or hotel transfers on arrival and departure
  • All government taxes and levies

Not Included

  • International and domestic flights
  • Kenya or Tanzania visa fees
  • Travel and medical insurance
  • Tips and gratuities for your driver-guide and lodge staff
  • Alcoholic and premium beverages
  • Optional activities such as hot air balloon safaris and cultural visits
  • Laundry, telephone and other personal expenses
Maasai Mara
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Maasai Mara

Nairobi to the Maasai Mara

Depart Nairobi after breakfast and travel south-west through the Rift Valley, reaching the Maasai Mara in the early afternoon. After checking in and taking lunch, head out on an afternoon game drive as the heat begins to ease and the plains game moves back into the open. Dinner and overnight at camp.

Maasai Mara
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Maasai Mara

A Full Day in the Reserve

A full day given over to the Mara, with an early departure while the light is low and the predators are still active. You may choose a long morning drive with a picnic breakfast in the reserve, or return to camp for a rest through the heat before heading out again in the late afternoon. Between July and October the wildebeest herds and river crossings dominate the day.

Maasai Mara
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Maasai Mara

The Mara to Nairobi

A final early morning game drive as the reserve wakes, then breakfast at camp before beginning the return journey to Nairobi. You will arrive in the city in the early afternoon, in good time for an onward flight or a hotel transfer.

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