Day 1
Nairobi to the Mara
Depart Nairobi after breakfast and drop through the Rift Valley. Lunch at camp, then an afternoon drive for lion, elephant and plains game. Dinner under canvas or in the lodge.
Wildlife · 3 days / 2 nights
3-Day Maasai Mara Safari
The classic Mara road or fly-in safari — game drives, migration-season drama, and lodge nights under a huge sky.
Duration
3 days / 2 nights
Price guide
From USD 850 · about KES 109,650 per person
Private guide
From USD 950 · about KES 122,550 per person
Style
Wildlife
The journey
What these days are for
The Maasai Mara is Kenya’s most reliable first safari: high predator density, open country, and a camp that puts you back in the reserve while the light is still kind. This is the long-weekend shape we book most often for guests flying into Nairobi.
Prices are per person sharing, in low-to-shoulder lodge categories, before international flights. Park fees move; we reconfirm them on the invoice, not in a footnote after you have paid.
In the field
What you will remember
— Morning and evening game drives
— Optional sunrise balloon
— Big Five in open country
— Maasai cultural visit on request
Countries of the trip, in practice: Maasai Mara. Read the place notes if you want the road times and the sort of camp we book.
Day by day
The shape of the trip
This is the spine. Lodges change with season and availability; the rhythm does not.
Day 2
Full day in the reserve
Out at first light with a packed breakfast. In season we position for river crossings; out of season we work the marshes and the Musiara area for cats. A long lunch back at camp, then a second drive into the sunset.
Day 3
Dawn and the road home
Optional balloon at first light, or a short sunrise drive. Breakfast, checkout, and Nairobi by late afternoon. Airport drops can be arranged if your flight is the same evening.
Included
· Private or shared 4×4 Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof
· 2 nights lodge or tented camp
· Park or conservancy fees
· Meals as per the camp plan
· Bottled water in the vehicle
· English-speaking guide
Not included
· Hot-air balloon
· Village visit fee
· Travel insurance
· Tips
· Premium drinks
A sense of the place
Light, canvas, country
Places on this route
Read the country before you book the days
Southwestern Kenya
Maasai Mara
Kenya’s most iconic reserve. Endless gold plains, the Big Five, and the July–October wildebeest river crossings.
Destination notesNext
Tell us your dates. We will tell you if this trip fits them.
Share how many of you are travelling, the ages of any children, and whether you prefer to drive or fly. We reply with a named camp, not a brochure PDF.