Nairobi · Lake Nakuru · Maasai Mara
4 Days
3 Nights
Classic Safari
Big Five
From $1,115
per person
Enjoy four days of ultimate adventure and excitement as you discover some of Kenya's most amazing national parks. Explore the vast sea of pink flamingos in Lake Nakuru National Park, then continue to the great Maasai Mara National Reserve — where the sprawling plains teem with wildlife and the sunrise is among the most breathtaking you will ever experience.
Join us on this African safari and discover why Kenya is a renowned safari destination that will capture your heart forever.
Pick up at your hotel or the airport and depart for Lake Nakuru National Park, with a brief stop at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint. We arrive in time for lunch at the camp and check-in.
The afternoon game drive takes you to the lake to view flamingos and pelicans. Also spot white and black rhinos, Rothschild giraffe, waterbucks and other kinds of African wildlife. The lake forest attracts a wide variety of birds.
Today you awake to exotic birdcalls in a magical new world, with the aroma of Kenyan coffee brewing. We meet at breakfast for a safari briefing, then start driving toward the world-famous Maasai Mara National Reserve.
We arrive at camp with enough time to check in to your luxury tent before lunch. The camp is positioned to blend unobtrusively into the surrounding vegetation, with an authentic safari feel of days gone by.
When the heat starts to die down, set off on your first game drive in search of predators and the plethora of photographic opportunities the Mara is famous for. After a productive search, sundowners are enjoyed whenever and wherever the end of the day meets us — a breathtaking way to finish. On return to camp: hot showers, a sumptuous dinner in the candle-lit mess tent, and the starry African night around the campfire. Once safely escorted to your tent by your Maasai warrior, you'll be lulled asleep by grazing hippo and roaring lion.
We spend the day exploring the richest predator areas of the Mara. We focus on the big cats — the Black Rock pride, the Marsh pride made famous by the BBC's Big Cat Diary, the Double Cross pride, and the Rekero pride, quickly becoming as powerful as the Marsh.
These areas are also known for cheetah and leopard, and we'll likely see elephants, hippos, Maasai giraffes, common zebras, gnu, impalas, Thompson's and Grant's gazelles, topi, hartebeest, black-backed jackals and spotted hyenas — the Mara is one of the lushest reserves in Africa. On past safaris we have photographed black rhino in this area.
You'll also be closer to the Mara River. Your experienced driver-guide monitors the migrating herds of wildebeest, and as soon as a crossing looks likely, we drive toward the river in hopes of capturing a large one. The adrenaline starts pumping when you see the herds line up and march toward the river, gathering along the banks in mass. In the late evening, share the day's events around the campfire before a scrumptious dinner and your luxury canvas tent.
Life in the jungle starts early and we'll be up before dawn to listen to the mixed songs of birds and the possible roar of a lion on your final game drive. Return to camp for breakfast and check-out, then set off for your trip back to Nairobi.
Set on a hill with sweeping views across the lake and the Rift Valley — perfectly placed for afternoon flamingo and rhino drives. Full board, or similar.
Visit LodgeFull-board lodge in the heart of the Maasai Mara, with an authentic tented safari feel and easy access to the Mara River and the big cat territories.
Visit LodgePrice per person in US dollars, based on group size. SRS is the single room supplement.
| Season | Each of 2 pax | Each of 4 pax | Each of 6 pax | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan – Mar / Nov – Dec 20 | $1,900 | $1,570 | $1,440 | $215 |
| May | $1,529 | $1,299 | $1,115 | $105 |
| June – October | $2,070 | $1,725 | $1,610 | $226 |
| Dec 21 – Jan 02 | On request | On request | On request | On request |
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