Ultimate Mara Safari
Masai Mara, Home of wildlife!
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What's included
- A professional driver guide
- All park fees
- Drinking water during safari
- Full board Accommodation
- Game drives in a 4X4 safari land cruiser
- Start and finish Nairobi
- Unlimited bottled water
- Any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary
- Balloon safari
- Items of personal nature
- Masai village entrance fee
- Medical insurance and emergency insurance
- Other International flights
- Personal expenses
- Tips to guide and driver
The Animals of Masai Mara
Hardly anywhere else in the world will you be exposed to a diverse concentration of animals like in this 4-Days Masai Mara Safari. In this valley surrounded by majestic escarpments, open savannah, and acacia woodlands, animals are free to thrive. This reserve is globally known as the best wildlife destination in Africa.
What is most thrilling about the Masai Mara is the permanent tension in the air. Every day, the animals are in a vicious circle of life and death. The Mara predators have the freedom to choose from a well-stocked table. More often, dinner is selected from an assorted menu that includes wildebeest, impala, antelope, zebra, Thomson’s, Grant’s gazelle, topi, and eland.
Life in the reserve is much reliant on the Mara River, which permanently flows through the savannah to Serengeti National Reserve. Every day, there are hundreds of animals including hippos, giraffes, antelopes, and even lions that entirely rely on the river for their survival.
Mara Migration
From July every year, thousands of wildebeest, zebra, and antelopes escaping the dry season in Serengeti travel north to Masai Mara. For them to reach the fertile plains in Kenya, they must cross the crocodile-infested Mara River. In the river, the exhausted animals face a death trap from the slippery rocks, ranging water, and monstrous crocodiles. Those who survive the river face an onslaught from the opportunistic Mara lions waiting at the river banks. Experiencing this spectacle leaves your heart “kabooming” with excitement.
Yet, their strength is in their numbers. Those that survive must repeat the trek back to Serengeti in December in preparation for the calving season. This wheel of life goes on forever.
Tour Itinerary
Nairobi – Masai Mara
After pick-up, our driver/guide follows a scenic route through the Great Rift Valley to Masai Mara in a 4×4 safari land cruiser. En route, stop at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint for panoramic views of the world’s largest valley. Arrive at the Mara Lodge in time for lunch. The afternoon game drive will begin at 3:30 p.m. for an introduction to the park.
- Full board accommodation at either: Tipilikwani Mara Camp, Basecamp Masai Mara, Mara Serena Safari Lodge, or Ashnil Mara Camp.
Full day Masai Mara
You will have one full-day game drive on each of these two days, with picnic lunch boxes packed for a mid-day meal. You will go on a morning and evening game drive the other day.
A balloon safari and a visit to a Masai village are both amazing options.
Masai Mara- Nairobi
After breakfast on the final day, you will check out of Masai Mara and depart for Nairobi, arriving late in the afternoon.
Drop off at the hotel or airport in time for your departure flight.
That concludes your four-day adventure with Shanjoy Tours and Safari.
- Day 1
- Day 2 and 3
- Day 4
Nairobi - Masai Mara
At 8 a.m., our driver-guide pick you from Nairobi and begin a scenic drive down into the Rift Valley to Masai Mara. You'll have your very own safari land cruiser. En route, stop at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint for panoramic views of the world's largest valley. In Masai Mara, lunch will be served.
The afternoon game drive will begin at 3.30 p.m. for an introduction to the park.
- Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge /camp.
Full day Masai Mara
You will have one full-day game drive on each of these two days, with picnic lunch boxes packed for a mid-day meal. You will go on a morning and evening game drive the other day.
A balloon safari and a visit to a Masai village are both options.
- Dinner and overnight stay will be at the mentioned camp.
Masai Mara- Nairobi
After breakfast on the final day, you will check out of Masai Mara and depart for Nairobi, arriving late in the afternoon.
You will be dropped off at your hotel or at the airport in time for your departure flight.
That concludes your four-day adventure with Shanjoy Tours and Safari.
More about this tour
Surprisingly, the lives of Masai Mara are a true reflection of the circle of life. Most other species in the Masai Mara National Reserve are influenced by the antics of the wildebeest.
The arrival of the reserve predators heralds a time of feasting and prosperity during this time, you are most likely to witness coordinated onslaughts of Big Cats hunts. This is the best time to visit the park because of the dramatic contrast between life and death, sacrifice and survival witnessed during the migration.
