4 Day Masai Mara Safari from Nairobi
“BIG FIVE” MARA SAFARI
Explore Kenya’s Greatest Park
Starting from/returning to Nairobi area hotels, airport, or location of your choice.
We’ll pick you up in style – your own private 4 x 4 Land Cruiser Jeep.
- Nairobi
- Masai Mara
When it comes to Kenya’s most famous and popular park, the Masai Mara National Reserve, there aren’t enough words to describe its grand place in the natural world – home to Africa’s “Big Five”, the greatest density of big cats, the richest eco-system in the region, and so much more.
Where else will you find untold numbers of wildebeests flooding into the park during the Great Migration? And where but the Mara can you imagine the fantastic array of lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, rhinos, and some 90 other mammals, plus over 400 types of birdlife.
This crown jewel of Kenya’s natural reserves is its most visited park boasting dramatic bursts of wildlife on a bright palette of rolling hills, golden savannah, and distinctive acacia trees framing its unforgettable sunsets. No one who visits the Masai Mara is untouched by its shocking beauty.
For 4 days Africa Kenya Safaris will guide you through this magnificent park. This total immersive safari will give you plenty of time to absorb the Mara’s plains, rivers, and habitats, and the deep variety of animals that populate this ancient land.
What’s Cool about Masai Mara?
It’s big, beautiful and busy! During the animal migration season up to 2 million wildebeests, zebras, and gazelle stream into the park on their yearly cycle for ever taller grasses on which to feed. Lying in wait for them at the crossing point on the Mara River are crocodiles and other predators such as lion, leopard, and cheetah in a timeless play for survival.
Here you may witness the beauty and drama of the forces of nature on display.
The Mara is also home to Maasai tribes, the original people of this land. We offer an optional visit to their local villages so that you may meet them and learn about their culture and enjoy their crafts.
If you wish, you’ll also have time over your 4-day adventure for an optional early morning hot air balloon safari above the park. As the morning light illuminates the hills below, you’ll witness the herds of wildlife filling the plains on a flight you will never forget.
Fast & Flexible
At AKS you write the rules. Travel and explore at your own pace in you own way. We’re fast, flexible, and always ready to respond to your requests. Book in advance or even the day before. We’ll get you out on safari – pronto!
The Extras
Depending on your choice of accommodation you can enjoy extras like a bush breakfast/lunch/ dinner, traditional dances around the boma, massage, aromatherapy, Ayurveda, special dietary menus, dinner at a Maasai homestead, game walks, overlook a natural watering hole, and more.
Stay Connected or Not. Your Choice.
We realize you’re on safari to get away from the usual. Still, there are times you may want to go online… perhaps to share your photos and adventures with friends. Our safari vehicles connect with Wi-Fi, about 75% of the time so you can usually connect when you want.
The Details
No one is more important to the success of your safari than your guide. At Africa Kenya Safaris, we have the friendliest, most experienced driver/guides. They will guide, host, inform, and look after you like the special guest you are. That’s our guarantee.
You’ll safari in style out to the parks in your own private 4 x 4 Land Cruiser Jeep – the best way to experience Africa with its higher seating for better views and its rugged all-wheel drive.
We give you more at AKS – customization, flexibility, and lots of choices. Your safari includes park entrance fees, game drives, accommodations, and meals. Plus, we always offer economy, comfort, superior comfort, or luxury safari lodges or tented camps.
Please give us a shout at Africa Kenya Safaris to set up your personalized safari adventure for yourself, your family, and your friends.
Check Out Your Ride
Experience your Africa Kenya Safari in a customized pop-top roof 4x4x Safari Jeep that features: Portable fridge/Cooler Box, 4 Binoculars, long-range high-frequency radio, 4G/LTE broadband WIFI connectivity, AC 230 V Power Outlets, First Aid Kit, Safari Guide Books, Baby Seats (on request), Side steps (on request) and most importantly an expert multi-lingual safari guide who will ensure you have an incredible safari experience.
Day 1
Nairobi - Masai Mara National Park
5-6 Hour Drive
Meals: Lunch & Dinner
7:30 am. Your driver/guide will pick you up at your hotel, the airport, or the location of your choice. Board your private 4 x 4 Safari Jeep and we’ll head off to the Masai Mara Reserve.
Our route will take us through the Great Rift Valley, complete with dramatic views of the escarpment as we pass local farmlands and communities. We’ll make rest stops along the way and as we proceed to the park, we’ll head down to the Rift Valley floor, entering Masai country.
You may see the local herdsmen tending their flocks just as they have done for hundreds of years.
We’ll arrive at the park and take a break to refresh and enjoy lunch before setting off for our first game drive.
Heading over the great savannahs of the park, you’ll witness its vast stretches of grasslands, home to the greatest concentration of wildlife in the region.
Over the course of your 4-day safari, your driver/guide will share his extensive knowledge of the park and its animals. If you have any requests, please let him know and he’ll be happy to oblige.
As evening floats in you’ll head to your safari lodge or tented camp to relax and enjoy dinner.
Day 2
Full Day in Masai Mara National Reserve
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
This will be a day of unlimited game drives, starting early so we can catch the wildlife as it steps into the morning light. This is a quiet, cool, and peaceful time to watch the animals’ first stirrings.
The Masa Mara is famous for its diversity and numbers of big cats, elephants, buffalos, giraffes, and other large game.
During the season of the Great Migration (July – October) prepare to witness the largest display of herding animals on the planet. You’ll see thousands of wildebeests crossing into the park over the Mara River in an endless flow.
The river is also home to hippos and crocodiles, adding to the splendor and variety of wildlife filling the scene here.
We offer an optional visit to the local Maasai village, should you want to enjoy another aspect of this exceptional reserve. You’ll get to meet the people and learn about their culture, firsthand. Your guide will be happy to arrange the visit for a small fee.
We’ll spend our second evening at your accommodation of choice.
Day 3
Full Day in Masai Mara National Reserve
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Perhaps the best aspect of this 4-day safari is time – you will have time to take as many game drives as you desire. You may want to revisit a favorite location in the park, perhaps a lookout point or special spot down at the river.
But you’ll also have time to relax. If you so choose, enjoy the facilities of your safari lodge or tented camp. Or go for a guided walk. It’s your safari so you get to choose how you will spend your day. Just let your driver/guide know your wishes and he’ll be happy to help.
You can also start this day with an extraordinary optional event – an early morning hot air balloon safari over the park. There’s no experience quite like seeing the sunrise over the Mara, its light illuminating the hills and herding wildlife below. Your driver/guide can make all the arrangements.
Day 4
Masai Mara National Park - Nairobi
5-6 Hour Drive
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
It’s our last day on safari so let’s get up for an early game drive and add to our list of sightings.
Besides the big game, don’t forget the park hosts an astonishing array of smaller wildlife like hyena, jackal, fox, topi, eland, and plenty more.
We’ll enjoy breakfast at our accommodation and then jump into the 4 x 4 for a final game drive through the park.
Heading back to Nairobi, there will be time to enjoy the vistas along the route, and we’ll stop for lunch to soak up the scenery.
We should be back in town toward the late afternoon and will bring you to your hotel or the site of your choosing.
We’ve just experienced four days of game drives over the storied savannah of the Masai Mara with its cornucopia of wildlife. We hope we helped create vivid memories for you. For everyone at Africa Kenya Safaris, it has been our honor to make your holiday happen. We thank you for the privilege.
Tour Highlights
- 4 action-filled days of wildlife sighting
- Unlimited game drives in your own comfortable Safari pop-up top vehicle
- The Big 5 – elephant, lion, rhino, buffalo & leopard… plus zebra, cheetah and much more
- Experience the Masai Mara, home to an ancient culture
- Your choice of accommodations – from budget to luxury – stay in lodges or tented camps
- Optional Masai village – Please arrange with your driver/guide – $20 per person
- Optional Hot Air Balloon Ride – please ask us about this unique opportunity – $420 per person
- Private dedicated English or other language speaking driver/guide
Accommodations
Ashnil Mara Camp, Mara Eden Safari Camp, Mara Serena Safari Lodge, Sarova Mara Game Camp, Mara Engai Lodge, Ilkeliani Camp.
Mara River Camp, Tipilikwani Mara Camp, Matira Camp, Wilderness Camp, Keekorok Lodge
Zebra Plains Mara Camp, Osero Camp, Mara Sopa Lodge, Losokwan Luxury Camp, Enkorok Mara Camp, Elangata Olerai Camp
Mara Chui Camp, Jambo Mara Safari Lodge
ALL SAFARI PRICES ARE LISTED BY SEASON, NUMBER OF PERSONS, AND COMFORT TIER
Please check out our prices for these private safaris – you’ll see they are the most reasonable anywhere for each tour. There are no hidden fees, plus you’ll travel in safari-style in a 4 x 4 Land Cruiser Jeep.
Prices are in USD per person for a double/twin en-suite room.
View our tour prices for the 3 Safari Seasons, High, Peak or Low
High Season (3rd Jan-31st Mar) & (16th Oct-22nd Dec)
| No. Of Pax | Economy | Comfort | Superior Comfort | Luxury |
| 2 | USD830 | USD990 | Same as Luxury | USD1150 |
| 4 | USD670 | USD840 | Same as Luxury | USD1010 |
| 6 | USD630 | USD790 | Same as Luxury | USD960 |
| SRS* | USD75 | USD130 | Same as Luxury | USD190 |
Peak Season (1st Jul-15th Oct.) & (23rd Dec-2nd Jan)
Xmas Supplement to apply on selected hotels on 24th -26th Dec & 31st Dec-1st Jan
| No. Of Pax | Economy | Comfort | Superior Comfort | Luxury |
| 2 | USD950 | USD1120 | USD1430 | USD1490 |
| 4 | USD800 | USD970 | USD1280 | USD1340 |
| 6 | USD740 | USD920 | USD1230 | USD1290 |
| SRS* | USD90 | USD135 | USD300 | USD225 |
Low Season (1st Apr – 30th June Excluding Easter Weekend)
| No. Of Pax | Economy | Comfort | Superior Comfort | Luxury |
| 2 | USD810 | USD820 | Same as Luxury | USD870 |
| 4 | USD660 | USD670 | Same as Luxury | USD720 |
| 6 | USD610 | USD610 | Same as Luxury | USD670 |
| SRS* | USD0 | USD0 | Same as Luxury | USD0 |
*Safari price per person for 3 persons shall be 6% less the per person price of 2 persons.
*Safari price per person for 5 persons shall be 3% less the per person price of 4 persons.
*Solo person safari price: add 50% to per person price based on 2 persons.
*Easter Supplement: USD 35 Per Person Per Night.
*Christmas / New Year Supplement on Dec 25th, 26th, 31st and Jan 1st: USD 35 Per Person Per Night.
Your Tour Includes
- Nairobi airport hotel pick up/ drop off transfers
- Transport in a customized 4×4 pop up top Land Cruiser jeep
- Services of a experienced English/other language speaking safari tour guide/driver
- Stay in economy, comfort or luxury lodge/tented camps (your choice)
- Private game viewing drives in a 4×4 pop up top land Cruiser jeep
- Park entrance fees
- All meals on safari
- Bottled drinking water in safari vehicle
- The flying doctors medical, emergency and rescue cover
- Pick up/drop off at Nairobi airport, Nairobi hotel or residence
- Government taxes and local levies
– Items and services of a personal nature
– Tips & Gratuities
Lots of Ways To Stay
Safari Lodge or Tented Camp?
Economy, Comfort, or Luxury?
We offer lots of ways to settle into your safari evening. Some people like the familiar four walls of a traditional lodge. Others go for the outdoors feel of a tented camp.
Either way, both lodge or tented camp come in economy, comfort, and lux editions.
Choose the accommodation style that suits your needs. And then, which level of service works for you.
