Enjoy a one-week trip to the famous Masai Mara National Reserve, home to untold numbers of wildlife. This suggested itinerary offers the ultimate short, sharp intake of wildlife!
Spending a few days in perhaps the world's finest wildlfe sanctuary, you will head out each day and evening on game drives to see the areas's prolific wildlife, which includes huge elephant herds, Grant's and Thomson's gazelle, topi and eland, along with their accompanying predators - lion, leopard and cheetah.
We work with a variety of safari camps in the Masai Mara, all of which are hand picked and have superb guides, great food and wonderful views,
Suggested Itinerary
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Day 1:
Depart UK
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Day 2:
Arrive Nairobi & fly to the Masai Mara
On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be met and transferred by road to Wilson Domestic Airport and assisted to check in for the domestic flight to the Masai Mara.
Once you have settled in at your chosen camp, the remainder of the day is free to relax and recover after your journey until a late afternoon game drive.
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Days 3-4
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Safaris by vehicle and on foot
Over the next two days the daily rhythm is the same: you rise just after dawn to head out into the Masai Mara on an early morning game drive in a custom-built four-wheel-drive vehicle - this is a good time to see both animals and birds before the heat becomes too intense. Like most of the wildlife, you too will avoid the heat of the day, returning to camp when it gets hot for an ample brunch. You then have some down time, before getting ready to head out again.
Afternoon tea is the prelude to setting off for a late afternoon game drive - animals and birds become more active once the bush cools down, and the warm, soft light of the setting sun brings out all the colour and contrast, so it's an ideal time for photography. By the time you get back after sundowners it will be dark, so you may have a chance to see some nocturnal species as they emerge for a night of activity. Back in camp there's time to relax for a while before dinner.
Depending on the location of wildlife at any particular time, you may stay out all day on your game drive - in which case you'll take a picnic lunch and drinks in a coolbox.
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Day 5:
Early morning game drive, fly to Nairobi
This morning you have a final early morning game drive before lunch back in camp. After some time to relax, you will be driven to Musiara Airstrip in time for the afternoon flight back to Nairobi.
Accommodation: Hotel or tented camp in Nairobi, 1-night
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Day 6:
Fly back to the UK
This morning transfer to Nairobi International Airport to check in for a daytime flight back to London.
