Experience the Magic
Maasai Mara, also sometimes spelled Masai Mara and locally known simply as The Mara, is a large national game reserve in Narok, Kenya, contiguous with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. It is named in honor of the Maasai people. The Greater Mara ecosystem encompasses areas known as the Maasai Mara National Reserve, the Mara Triangle, and several Maasai Conservancies, including Koiyaki, Lemek, Ol Chorro Oirowua, Mara North, Olkinyei, Siana, Maji Moto, Naikara, Ol Derkesi, Kerinkani, Oloirien, and Kimintet. Masai Mara is one of the most famous and important wildlife conservation and wilderness areas in Africa. Wildebeest are the dominant inhabitants of the Maasai Mara, and their numbers are estimated in the millions. Around July of each year, these animals migrate north from the Serengeti plains in search of fresh pasture and return to the south around October. The Great Migration is one of the most impressive natural events worldwide, involving some 1,300,000 blue wildebeest, 500,000 Thomson’s gazelles, 97,000 topi, 18,000 common elands, and 200,000 Grant’s zebras. All members of the “Big Five” – lion, African leopard, African bush elephant, African buffalo, black and white rhinos – are found here all year round. Hippopotamuses and Nile crocodiles are found in large groups in the Mara and Talek rivers. The plains between the Mara River and the Esoit Siria Escarpment are probably the best area for game viewing, in particular regarding lions and cheetah. Lions are the most dominant and are found here in large numbers. Spotted hyenas are another abundant carnivore, and will often compete with lions for food. Smaller carnivores that don’t directly compete with the latter include African wolves, black-backed jackals, African striped weasels, caracals, servals, honey badgers, aardwolves, African wildcats, side-striped jackals, bat-eared foxes, Striped polecats, African civets, genets, several mongoose species, and African clawless ottersAntelopes can be found, including Grant’s gazelles, impalas, duikers and Coke’s hartebeests. The plains are also home to the distinctive Masai giraffe. The large roan antelope and the nocturnal bat-eared fox, rarely present elsewhere in Kenya, can be seen within the reserve borders. Birds that call this area home for at least part of the year include vultures, marabou storks, secretary birds, hornbills, crowned cranes, ostriches, long-crested eagles, African pygmy-falcons and the lilac-breasted roller, which is the national bird of Kenya.
Day 1:
Nairobi - Masai Mara National Reserve
Pick-up arrangements from the airport, your hotel, or your residence by our guide.
Depart Nairobi in the morning and drive to the floor of the Rift Valley escarpment with a brief stopover where you can photograph the Great Rift Valley, the Suswa Ranges, and Mount Longonot. You will proceed to Maasai Mara Game Reserve. A traditional Kenyan lunch is served in Narok Town during the journey. In the afternoon after you check in depart for a game-viewing drive in the Mara Reserve. Return to the camp for a sumptuous buffet dinner, ending with a good time to rest at your Tourist Camp.
The camp experience is a feeling of being part of the landscape and having profound encounters with wild animals and Maasai people in their land. It’s a sharing of passions and significant moments in the heart of one of the most famous wildlife reserves in the world.
Overnight Stay at ENKOROK MARA CAMP
Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner.
Day 2:
Masai Mara National Reserve / Unlimited Game Drives
Unlimited game drives extravaganza!
Today after a lovely breakfast, our breathtaking Masai Mara Reserve Kenya tour continues. We take a 4 x 4 Jeep to experience Mara River which offers a panoramic view of diverse plains game such as hyena, jackal, wildebeest, zebra, giraffe, and cheetah. Look for the Big 5 (Lions, African Elephants, Rhinoceros, Cape buffalo, and Leopards), followed by a visit to the Mara Triangle – the southwestern part of the Maasai Mara National Reserve and enjoy sweeping wildlife and bird views.
In the evening, we experience an optional Maasai village tour at USD 20 per person, where you can get acquainted with the authentic culture and traditions of the hospitable native tribes. This fascinating journey is followed by free time to go souvenir shopping in the Maasai villages for traditional crafts, unique artwork, and upscale clothing items. A balloon safari at USD 460 USD per person(optional) can be organised early morning on this day then proceed with the normal program. It is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place, the great migration. This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (in Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Summing up, the Lodge tour evening will be educational and entertaining at the same time. Meal plan will be breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight Stay at ENKOROK MARA CAMP
Day 3:
Masai Mara National Reserve - Nairobi
You’ll have another early morning game drive in the Mara. Then you’ll depart after breakfast and drive back to Nairobi arriving approximately at 4:00 pm. You’ll be dropped off at your hotel or transferred to the airport for the onward flight home. Lunch will be provided on the last day.
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals plan ; Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
Inclusions
- 2 night accommodation.
- All park fees.
- Meals as per itinerary.
- Bottled water.
- Our assistance at any point.
- Drop off to your hotel.
- Professional guide.
