4 Days Masai Mara & Lake Nakuru Lodge Safari 4 days

Day 1 Nairobi - Maasai Mara Game Reserve

Pick up from your hotel, residence or at the airport by our safari guide in a company of our office representative for a safari briefing session then drive to the Maasai Mara Game Reserve as you enjoy the scenic views of the Great Rift Valley - Masai Mara game reserve is the northern part of the Serengeti, one of Kenya’s most favored game-viewing areas. The reserve covers 700 square miles of magnificent wilderness. It is the Africa of the imagination; endless reaches of acacia-dotted grasslands studded with hazy hills.

Afternoon game drive to see the sun-downer as you trail the Big 5, lions in large prides, elephants, buffalo, zebras and numerous plain game. Arrive in time for lunch at the lodge. The meals are buffet, enjoyed either in the dining or under the shade of indigenous trees. The culinary affair is indeed one to delight the senses, have a few minutes relaxing and enjoying the surrounding before you depart for an afternoon game drive returning back to the camp or Lodge for dinner and overnight.

During your stay in Mara you will be driven by the river which is a great place to spot wildlife. This area is a photographer delight where with any luck you will be able to take amazing pictures of the hippos and crocodiles in the water. The small size funnels animals into a tight space; park rules allows for off road driving which means that guests can venture into plains with hundreds and thousands of animals. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation: Mara Sopa Lodge Basic Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara Game Reserve
Meals & Drinks: Lunch & Dinner (Breakfast, Drinks not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2 Maasai Mara Game Reserve

Full day spent exploring the park in search of the big 5 trailing the wildebeest migration. Morning and afternoon game drives are offered. The abundance of water and excellent availability of food are the reasons Maasai Mara has greatest population of wild animals in the whole of Africa. There is a particularly dramatic spectacle from July to October, the annual migration of huge herds of Gnus and Zebras, predators such as Hyenas, Jackals, Leopards and Lions closely follow these herds. The plain is literally covered with these animals. Grunts and other animal sounds are heard, and territorial fights are common place. The migration, now declared the Seventh Wonder of the World takes place from end July to September.

The Mara offers wildlife in such variety and abundance that it is difficult to believe: over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. You will easily see lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, buffalo, leopard, many kinds of antelopes and elephant. It is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place. This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are the predators of the savanna: lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena and vultures, return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Masai Village: Afternoon optional tour to the famous Masai Village our driver will organize for you but with an extra cost of $20 per person - You will be entertained with Masai Moran dance as well as the visit of the Manyatta. Inside the Manyatta take as many photos as you can as a memory of Africa Cultural visit. A Maasai guide at the village will escort and explain to you in English about their lives. A Maasai lady will give you a lecture on how to make a beaded bracelet at their library.

Hot air balloon safari: USD 420 per person

Early morning Optional balloon safari you drift above the browsing game and have tremendous opportunities for unusual photographs. What could be more uplifting than an early morning safari in a hot air balloon flying over vast plains of Africa? Witness an African Sunrise a plethora of wildlife roams the land beneath you. At the end of the flight you land on the plains in the midst of this enchanting Savannah champagne, breakfast is laid out with the aroma of sausages, eggs and bacon sizzling over charcoal fire. Drive leisurely Fashion with game viewing on your way back to your camp or Lodge.

Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation: Mara Sopa Lodge Basic Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara Game Reserve
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner (Drinks not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3 Maasai Mara Game Reserve - Lake Nakuru

Wake up call at 6:00am, for breakfast, check out for the early morning brief Game safari which offers you golden opportunity for early morning big 5 kills, African Jungle Male Lions are spotted along the trails as well as other Kenya big 5 including the documented the Big Cat Documentary, Lion, Leopard & Black Rhinos if lucky. Check out and drive to Lake Nakuru National Park to arrive for lunch and afternoon game drive.

This park was famous only as a bird sanctuary especially the lesser and greater flamingos. However, now it is home to the white rhino and Rothschild giraffe, besides the herbivores like buck and antelope. Leopard can also be seen in this park. The vegetation is of the drier type. The flat-topped acacia and the candelabra cactus are a feature of the landscape. Lake Nakuru National Park is renowned as a bird sanctuary with over 400 bird species, including huge flocks of flamingoes and many other water birds. It is an excellent park for wildlife spotting and is home to many water-loving animals such as hippos and waterbucks. Return to the lodge for Dinner and Overnight.

Main Destination:Lake Nakuru National Park
Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Lodge Basic Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara Game Reserve
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner (Drinks not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4 Lake Nakuru - Lake Naivasha - Nairobi

Breakfast then proceed to Lake Nakuru National Park to arrive in good time for lunch and afternoon game drives at the scenic park famed for numerous species of bird life especially the pink flamingos. Lake Nakuru, a shallow alkaline lake in the Rift Valley, renowned for its spectacular flamingo population as one of the world’s greatest ornithological spectacles. Although Lake Nakuru is primarily a bird sanctuary, there are a considerable number of animals to be encountered, many large game animals such as zebras, elephants and gazelles, this is one of our best chances of seeing rhinos. Lake Nakuru National Park was the first place in Kenya selected as a rhino reserve. Here is one of the few places where we can see Rothschild’s giraffes. Return to Nairobi with a stop over in Lake Naivasha for an optional 1 hour boat ride before you proceed to Nairobi arriving late in the afternoon. Driver to drop you at the place of your choice or transfer to the airport for your onward flight.

Main Destination: Nairobi
Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, (Lunch & dinner not included)
Drinking water Included (Other drinks not included