Maasai Mara Classic
Highlights
- Explore the very best attractions of the Great Rift Valley and Maasai Mara Game Reserve.
- Witness thousands of other mammals and birds
- Visit to Mara River to see hippos and crocodiles
- Quality accommodations and highly knowledgeable guides
Overview
Visit Lake Nakuru National Park on the floor of the Great Rift Valley and Maasai Mara Game Reserve the home to the Great Wildebeest Migration and view all the "Big 5": Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Buffalo and Rhino roaming freely in only a few days. This trip also enables you to witness thousands of other mammals and birds as they emerge at dusk during the morning game drive and includes a visit to Mara River to see hippos and crocodiles along the banks of this mighty river.
This tour explores the very best of attractions and scenery to be found in the Great Rift Valley and Maasai Mara Game Reserve.
- Day 1 - Nairobi/Lake Nakuru
Depart Nairobi and drive into the Great Rift Valley arriving for lunch at Flamingo Hill Camp. Afternoon game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park. Lake Nakuru National Park is world-famous for its enormous flocks of flamingos and over 400 species of birds found there. It's a soda lake on the floor of the Great Rift Valley and at times the flamingos number in the millions, which is quite a spectacular sight. They are so numerous that from a distance the lake appears to be ringed in pink. The lake has also earned a reputation as an important haven for endangered species, particularly the Rothschild giraffe and the Black and White rhino.
- Day 2 - Lake Nakuru/Maasai Mara
Depart Lake Nakuru and head off to Maasai Mara Game Reserve arriving Azure Mara Camp in the afternoon. After delightful lunch it's time for afternoon game drive. The landscape in Maasai Mara comprises of scenic savannah grasslands on rolling hills. Maasai Mara is the most famous game reserve in Kenya with extensive road and track network which allows for close range game viewing and photography. Overnight Azure Mara Haven.
- Day 3 - Maasai Mara Game Reserve
Whole day in Maasai Mara with game drives. You will have the best chances to view lion, cheetah and leopard hunting in the morning or late afternoon. Visit Mara River where thousands of wildebeest and zebra are attacked by crocodiles as they attempt to cross this mighty river during the annual migration between Tanzania and Kenya. Overnight at Azure Mara Haven.
- Day 4 - Maasai Mara/Nairobi/Departure
Enjoy early morning game drive before breakfast. Later drive back to Nairobi arriving late afternoon. You will be dropped at your Nairobi hotel or at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
- Transport in 4x4 safari vehicle
- Drinks