3 Days Best of Masai Mara Safari

On this 3 Days Best of Masai Mara Safari, we will visit Masai Mara National Reserve is situated in southwest Kenya and is one of Africa’s greatest wildlife reserves. Together with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, it forms Africa’s most diverse, incredible, and spectacular ecosystems and possibly the world’s top, big-game viewing ecosystems.

3 Days Best of Masai Mara Safari Highlights

Day 1: Nairobi to Masai Mara National Reserve

Day 2: Masai Mara National Reserve

Day 3: Masai Mara National Reserve to Nairobi

3 Days Best of Masai Mara Safari Itinerary

Day 1: Nairobi to Masai Mara National Reserve

Leave Nairobi and drive to Masai Mara National Reserve with a stopover at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint and Narok Town. Arrive at the Lodge in time for lunch. Enjoy an evening game drive for at least 2 hours before you return to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

Accommodation options: Budget: Miti Mingi Eco Camp, Mid-range: Masai Mara Sopa Lodge, Luxury: Mara Serena Safari Lodge

Day 2: Masai Mara National Reserve

After a buffet breakfast, leave the lodge with a packed picnic lunch and enjoy a full-day game drive (at least 8 hours). In this country of breath-taking vistas, view its vast assemblages of plains game together with their associated predators. Feast your eyes on the sights of buffalos, black rhinos, hippopotami, leopards, cheetahs, lions, common zebras, Coke’s hartebeest, white-bearded gnu, oribi, warthogs, and Thompson’s and Grant’s gazelles. Transverse Masai Mara National Reserve until the evening before you return to the lodge for your dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation options: Budget: Miti Mingi Eco Camp, Mid-range: Masai Mara Sopa Lodge, Luxury: Mara Serena Safari Lodge

Day 3: Masai Mara National Reserve to Nairobi

After a leisurely breakfast, we will return to Nairobi, where we will drop you off at your preferred location.

Accommodations

Miti Mingi Eco Camp

The Miti Mingi Eco Camp is located 500 meters from the Ololaimutiek Masai Mara entrance gate. The camp is nestled under a canopy of indigenous trees (Miti Mingi) – meaning many trees creating a cool retreat from the heat of the plains, the leafy canopy attracts large variety of bird life all day long and you will be gently awaken by a chorus of bird call every morning.

The camp has permanent self-contained tents with private toilets and hot/cold showers in single beds, double beds, twin beds and triple beds and family tents.

At the camp lighting is provided by hydroelectric generated power and backed up by diesel run generator which runs from 6.30pm in the evening up to 10.00 o’clock.

Masai Mara Sopa Lodge

Located high on the slopes of the Oloolaimutia Hills, Masai Mara Sopa Lodge was one of the first safari lodges to be built in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, a reason why its gardens and trees are so lush and mature. All the buildings follow the design of traditional African round houses with conical roofs, and these stretch along the line of the hills with the impressively large public area buildings and the swimming pool at their centre.

Mara Serena Safari Lodge

Discover the Kenya safari of your dreams, a vast, gently rolling landscape of acacia-specked grasslands darkened by migrating wildebeest herds. Mara Serena Safari Lodge invites you to a world where dramatic sights and experiences are enhanced by gracious service and five-star amenities. As the only safari lodge in the famed Mara Triangle, the hotel offers a setting matched by few other hotels in the country: perched high on a bush-cloaked hill with sweeping views of the savannah and the meandering shoreline of the Mara River.

Package cost offer includes the following services:

Exclusive Safari transport in custom made Safari 4x4WD Land Cruiser with AC
Services of English-speaking driver guides
Park entrance fees
Pick-up and drop-off in Nairobi
Bottled water
Meals included till dinner

Package cost excludes the following services

International and Visa entry charges to Kenya.
All items of personal use i.e. drinks, laundry, telephone calls, gratuities, personal travel insurances etc.
Activities not listed in the itinerary

GENERAL INFORMATION

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

All visitors to Kenya must have a valid passport with at least 4 consecutive blanks pages. Any applicable visa and/or relevant documentation are the responsibility of the traveller. For further information on Visa requirements visitors are advised to contact their nearest Kenya Embassy or Consulate.

LANGUAGE:

English and Swahili.

TIME:

GMT +3

VOLTAGE:

220 Volts/AC50Hz. Sockets are UK style, 3 pin square plugs. Power is from the government in the city/major towns and generator with inverter back up in the Safari Lodges and Camps.

CURRENCY:

Foreign currency must be changed at the Bank, Bureau de Change, and Hotel/Safari lodge/Camp/Resort. Major Credit Cards, Master card, Visa, American Express, are usually accepted throughout the country. Where credit cards are accepted, the payment will normally be recorded in US$ regardless of the card’s default currency.

CLOTHING:

Dress is mainly informal and should be comfortable as well as practical. Something warm should be brought along for early morning and evenings. Safari clothes are available from hotels/lodges/camps.

BAGGAGE:

Where possible, travel light. Baggage space on safari is limited to medium suitcase or soft bag per person plus reasonable amount of hand luggage. There is 15 Kilogram per person limit on all flights to the wildlife sanctuaries. Excess luggage must be stored in your arrival hotel.

WATER:

You will find many different of opinion of what is safe and what is not. We recommend for peace of mind, to drink local Bottled Mineral water. It is important to drink plenty of water especially during the hotter months. We would recommend that guests drink at least 2 to 3 liters of water per day to limit the effects of dehydration.

HEALTH;

East Africa is a safe and secure destination; however, it is a good idea to take a few precautions. Kindly consult your GP or local doctor at least 6 weeks before you travel, with regards:

Malaria prophylactics. East Africa is a known malaria area and preventive measures are essential. You are advised to take one of the recommended anti-malarial drugs. Be sure to wear long sleeved shorts and trousers after sunset and spray the exposed parts of your body with a mosquito repellent spray

Remember to protect yourself from direct sun rays with sunscreen cream or safari hat.

DIETARY REQUIREMENTS:

For those guests with specific dietary requirement, please ensure we are notified prior to travel

GRATUITIES:

As a guideline and dependent on how happy you are, we would suggest the following:

The General Hotel/Lodge/Camp Staff – Approximately U$ 10.00 per person per day

Driver Guides – Approximately US$ 15.00 to US$ 20.00 per person per day

PHOTOGRAPHY:

Please be careful when photographing public buildings, airports, bridges, the national flag and people in uniform. Ensure that you have sought permission before photographing local people and their villages. If in doubt, please check with your guide.

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