DAY 1: Nairobi – Maasai Mara Game Reserve
Departure from Nairobi will be after breakfast arriving at Maasai Mara in good time for lunch. Take a short rest in the afternoon before having your game drive at 15h30 returning to your camp after sunset. Meals and overnight at Tipilikwani Mara Camp on Full board.
The Maasai Mara Reserve lies in Southwest Kenya, approximately 280 km West of Nairobi and is named after the traditional inhabitants of the area, the Masai. It borders the Serengeti to the South. The terrain is primarily open savannah grassland that is in places broken up by rocky outcrops, small valleys and clumps of acacia trees and some forest around the rivers. There are 3 main rivers; Sand River (seasonal), Talek River and Mara River. Talek River and the Mara River meet in the centre of the park and continue as the Mara River. It is famous for its wild cats and of course, the annual migration. It is also a great place for birding, seeing larger animals and game.
DAY 2&3: Explore the Maasai Mara National Reserve
You will have another day’s taste of life in Mara, a place rich with wildlife. At 07h30, you will depart for full day game drive with packed lunch beginning with early morning views which provide one of the best sightings of wildlife in Maasai Mara. Meals and overnight at Tipilikwani Mara Camp on Full board.
You have an option of doing an early morning game drive before breakfast at 06h30 and an afternoon game drive at 15h30 or depart for a full day game viewing with picnic lunch that will take you to the Mara River to see the hippos and the crocodiles.
DAY 4 :Masai Mara Game Reserve – Lake Nakuru National Park
After breakfast, you will depart Aberdare National Park and head towards Lake Nakuru, arriving in good time for lunch at Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge. Thereafter, you will have an afternoon game drive until sunset. Overnight will be at Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge on Full board basis.
DAY 5: Lake Nakuru National Park – Nairobi
You will have an early breakfast at the camp and thereafter, depart for Nairobi and arrive at JKIA in time for your flight back home.
