3 Days Safari to See the Grand Wildebeest Migration in Masai Mara
Highlights
Nairobi, Masai Mara
Jeep Safari, Wildlife
Private Tour
3 Days
Easy
English
Description
Discover why Masai Mara is more than just the most popular wildlife park in Kenya; it is the reason behind that all-important visit- for that spectacle called Migration. Witness as scores of Wildebeests and zebras migrate clockwise around the Serengeti-Masai Mara ecosystem, providing plenty of opportunities for the game.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Nairobi - Masai Mara
Get picked up from your place in Nairobi at 08:00 am (you are briefed on your exact pickup time once you confirm where you are staying in the city) for a briefing and depart for Masai Mara Game Reserve at 8:30 am.
Travel via the viewpoint of the western Great Rift Valley. On your way, you will get a chance to spot Mt. Longonot, which used to be active but now is dormant.
Your lunch is served at Narok town at 12 pm.
Drive deep into the Masai plains, arriving at around 3 pm for check-in at the tented camp/lodge.
Start the first introduction game drive in the afternoon tracking, various animal species and birds which inhabit here. Your guide will spot wildlife and give you a close-up look and details of their behaviour and way of life.
Head back to the camp/lodge at 06:30 pm. Hot shower, dinner and overnight at the tented camp/lodge.
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Day 2: Masai Mara
Start with a breakfast at the camp/lodge and by 8 am you will leave with picnic lunches for an extensive game drive.
See all the Big 5 (lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant). The landscape here is scenic savannah grassland on rolling hills. The reserve is the best park for game in Kenya as it has an extensive road and track network which allows for close range viewing and photography.
Head to the Mara River, the focal point of Migration and the best place to spot the crocodiles and hippopotamus.
Break for your picnic lunch after viewing the hippos and crocodiles, at 1 pm.
Continue the Game drive till 4 pm.
Take optional activities such as a visit to Maasai Village.
Head back for a hot shower, dinner and overnight at the tented camp/lodge.
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Day 3: Masai Mara - Nairobi
Early morning, head for a pre-breakfast game drive to track the wildcats as they hunt and kill very early in the morning. You will have several great chances to view lions, cheetahs and leopards at this time of the morning. If you are lucky you will witness a hunt and a kill.
At 9:00 am, head back to the camp for full breakfast, and later, depart the Mara region for Nairobi, with a short stop at the store, where you can buy some souvenirs.
Arrive at Nairobi around 4 pm where you can be dropped off at your hotel/accommodation in Nairobi.
What's Included
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.