Experience the high energy annual wildebeest migration in Masai Mara Game Reserve. This private budget or luxury tour package, on 4×4 Landcruiser jeep, is planned to happen June and October. Watch as over a million of wildebeest and thousand of gazelle and zebra thunder across the undulating plains of Mara. Track predators, especially the big cats, follow their prey and hunt them down. The massive wildlife movement is from Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, to Kenya’s Masai Mara, in search of rich grazing areas and water
Day 1: Nairobi to Maasai mara
At 8 o'clock you will be picked up from your Nairobi Hotel and commence the drive to Maasai Mara. You will pass via the great rift valley view point where you will have a stop over of 10 -15 minutes to view the rift valley. Lunch will be at the camp in Maasai Mara. In the afternoon after you check in depart for a sunset evening game viewing drive in the Mara Reserve (4.00 to 6.00 p.m). Return back to the camp for buffet dinner ending with good time for resting at the camp lodge. (The tents/lodges have toilets, showers, bed linens and mosquito nets. Electricity is provided from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm in the evening. Also from 6:00 am to 8:00 am in the morning).
Masai Mara Reserve is the most popular tourism destination in Kenya. Located in the Great Rift Valley in primarily open grassland. Wildlife is most concentrated on the reserve’s western escarpment. Its regarded as the jewel of Kenya’s wildlife Viewing areas. Hardly can a visitor miss to spot the big five
Day 2: Full Day Game Drive in Masai Mara Reserve
At around 7:00 am after breakfast, you will leave for a full day exploring Masai Mara in search of the Big Five. At midday, You will have picnic lunch in the park which is provided by us. You will visit the site of the yearly wildebeest migration and see the resident crocodiles and hippos sited at the banks of Mara river.
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. It involves over 1.5 million animals arriving in July and departing in November. The phenomenal wildebeest migration which is a spectacular event only seen in Maasai mara is the seventh wonder of the world .Following on their heels are the predators of the savanna – lions, cheetahs, jackals, hyenas and vultures.
Day 3: Depart Maasai Mara to Nairobi
Early morning breakfast then check out for your drive back to Nairobi. Enjoy a brief stop at the Maasai Village for cultural encounter on your way- Learn about the Masai community and interact with the local Masai people as you en route out of Maasai Mara. Thereafter commence your drive to Nairobi. A simple complimentary lunch will be provided on the way in a traveller’s motel. On arrival you will be dropped at your Nairobi Hotel.
This marks the end of the tour.
THE COST IS IN USD PER PERSON
- BUDGET ACCOMMODATION: Enkajiang Camp/ Rhino Tourist camp or similar
1 person USD 890
2-3 people is USD 495 per person
4-5 people is USD 305 per person
6-8 people is USD 225 per person
- COMFORT ACCOMMODATION: Jambo Mara Lodge or similar
1 person is USD 1290
2-3 people is USD 780 per person
4-5 people is USD 585 per person
6-8 people is USD 520 per person
- LUXURY ACCOMMODATION: Sopa Lodge Masai Mara OR Keekorok Lodge Masai Mara depending on which you choose and it’s availability.
1 person is USD 1350
2-3 people is USD 805 per person
4-5 people is 605 per person
6-8 people is USD 525 per person
Inclusions
- 2 Nights accommodation in Masai Mara
- All meals as per itinerary (Breakfast, lunch and dinner)
- All Transport in a 4×4 Land Cruiser JEEP.
- Our assistance at any point.
- Bottled water
- Pickup and drop off to your hotel
Exclusions
- Maasai Mara Park fees ($100 per adult per day, $50 per child per day from January to 30th June, and $200 per adult per day, $50 per child per day from July to 31st December)
- Gratuities ( Optional)
- Drinks e.g. Alcohol