Masai Mara Cheetah Safari takes you to one of the largest Game Reserves and the most iconic and wildlife rich-destinations. Renowned for its abundant wildlife, including the Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino) and the Great Wildebeest Migration hailed as the ‘Seven New Wonders of the world’, where millions of wildebeest and zebras cross the Mara River from Serengeti in July to October, searching for greener pastures. The reserve’s expansive grasslands and acacia-dotted plains offer prime opportunities for safari drives, hot air balloon safaris, and guided nature walks. Together, the Masai Mara and Serengeti create a transboundary ecosystem unmatched in the world.
Visitors can also experience Maasai culture through village visits and interact with local communities.
If there’s one safari experience to have in your lifetime- this, is it.
Pick up from Nairobi Hotel.
This morning we drive through the dramatic Great Rift Valley.
Stop at the Great Rift Valley View Point. The Great Rift Valley is a geographical and geological feature running north to south for around 6,400 kilometers, from northern Syria to central Mozambique. Astronauts say it is the most significant physical detail on the planet that is visible from space.
Arrive for lunch Osero Enarau Camp/Masai Mara Sopa Lodge/Zebra Plains Camp.
1500 hrs, depart for an afternoon game drive.
Explore Masai Mara, Kenya’s finest and most outstanding wildlife sanctuary where gentle rolling grassland ensures animals are never out of sight.
The first sight of this Game Park is breathtaking. There is nowhere else on earth to compare with this wildlife marvel. The combination of a gentle climate, scenic splendor and untold numbers of wildlife makes the Masai Mara National Reserve Kenya’s most popular inland destination.
Centuries of close association with the wildlife has resulted in an almost symbiotic relationship where wildlife and Masai people live in peace with one another. You can pay a visit to a Masai Village. (Entrance fee payable direct)
1800 hrs, return to the Camp for dinner and overnight.
Dinner & Overnight at Masai Mara Sopa Lodge or similar. (Full Board)
Depart for a full day game drive at 0830 hrs.
Enjoy about 6 hours of extensive game drives in the Mara.
This full day safari game drive will enable you to discover other areas of the Masai Mara game reserve
at 1300 hrs, you enjoy a picnic in the vastness of the Mara.
Your will also make a few stops along the banks of the scenic Mara River to look out for hippos and crocodiles.
The reserve is famous for its exceptional population of game and the migration of the wildebeest, which occurs here every year in July and August.
Animals have no respect for boundaries, and hundreds of buffalo and wildebeest can be seen at certain times of the year, as part of the Mara lies across their migration route from the Serengeti in Tanzania. In the Masai Mara you really feel you are in the heart of Africa. It is fine country for lion, and you can hardly fail to see them. All the Big Five can be found – lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino, as well as nearly every other kind of animal found in all the other parks in Kenya such as plains zebra, giraffe, Coke’s hartebeest, topi, impala, Thomson’s and Grant’s gazelle, Defassa waterbuck, buffalo and cheetah.
1500 hrs, return to the Camp for dinner and overnight.
Dinner & Overnight at Masai Mara Sopa Lodge or similar. (Full Board)
After Breakfast client check out of the Hotel
Drive back to Nairobi and drop off at pick up point.
End of the tour with great memories!
