This 3 Days Masai Mara Safari is a short Kenya safari tour that takes you to one of Kenya’s most sought-after national parks for the ultimate wildlife experience. 3 Days Masai Mara Safari is a popular Kenya safari package that takes travelers to Masai Mara National Reserve, located in Narok County. The Masai Mara National Reserve has all the big five animals most sought after, as well as a diversity of other mammals and birds. Masai Mara National Reserve is also famous for the Great Wildebeest Migration, a natural phenomenon that sees millions of wildebeests and other grazers cross the iconic Mara River from Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
This trip starts and ends in Nairobi Kenya, but can be customized to include other Kenya national parks like Lake Nakuru National Park, Amboseli National Park, and beyond. Should you book this Masai Mara safari tour for travel in the months of July-September, be sure to be able to witness the great wildebeest migration, including the very iconic Mara River crossing.
Detailed Itinerary for 3 Days Masai Mara Safari
Day 1: Pick up from Nairobi and drive to Masai Mara National Reserve
Your Kenya safari guide will pick you up from Nairobi and welcome you for your Kenya safari tour in Masai Mara National Reserve. After a short briefing, you will start the journey to Masai Mara National Reserve to engage in game viewing experiences.
After having lunch, you will engage in a late afternoon game drive around Masai Mara and search for various wildlife species such as elephants, lions, leopards, buffalos, rhinos, wildebeests, zebras, gazelles, topi, elands, impalas among others. Chase the sunset as ypu drive to your accommodation in Masai Mara National Reserve. Check in, relax as you wait for dinner and overnight stay at Sentrim Mara Camp for Budget, Mara Sopa Lodge for Mid-range, Neptune Mara Rianta Luxury Camps for Luxury.
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Full Day Game Drive in Masai Mara
You will wake up early at your accommodation in Masai Mara National Reserve as you prepare for a full day game drive in Masai Mara National Reserve. While on your game drive, look out for wildlife species such as elephants, lions, leopards, buffalos, rhinos, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, hippos, gazelles, waterbucks, impalas among others. Enjoy your lunch over a picnic in the wilderness. Chance to witness the great wildebeest migration if in season.
Later in the evening, drive back to your choice accommodation in Masai Mara, for dinner and overnight as above.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Maasai Cultural Experience, and Departure
After breakfast and checking out of the lodge/camp in Masai Mara National Reserve to be out by 10am, you will enjoy game viewing as you leave the park. Enjoy a Masai cultural experience for a chance to learn and interact with the locals who formerly inhabited the plains of Masai Mara National Reserve. After, you will be driven to your hotel of stay in Nairobi, arriving by approximately 5 pm, or at the airport in time for your flight check-in. This ends your 3-Day Safari.
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
Price Includes:
- Transportation during the safari in a 4×4 safari land cruiser with a pop-up roof
- Accommodation as per itinerary or the equivalent options
- Meals as per itinerary B=Breakfast, L=Lunch and D=Dinner
- National park entrance fees as per itinerary
- Drinking water in the safari vehicle
- Tourism VAT
Price Excludes:
- Flights
- Visas and related costs
- Personal expenses like beverages, laundry, telephone calls, etc.
- Optional excursions and activities not listed in the itinerary
- Tips and gratuities
