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3 Days Masai Mara
Cultural Safari Tour

Big Five Game Drives

Search the Mara’s plains for lions, leopards, elephants and buffalo.

Maasai Village Visit

Meet a Maasai community and learn about their traditions first-hand.

Great Rift Valley

Take in sweeping escarpment views on the drive in and out.

Itinerary

Your 3-Day Masai Mara Itinerary

Day 01 :
Nairobi to the Masai Mara National Reserve

Your driver-guide collects you from your Nairobi hotel between 6:00 and 7:30 AM, or from the airport if you arrive on an early flight. Drive west through Maasai country, where herders in bright red shukas graze their cattle beside the road.

Stop at the Great Rift Valley escarpment for sweeping views of the valley floor, then continue to the Mara, arriving in time for lunch. In the afternoon, set out on your first game drive across grasslands dotted with acacia trees.

Midrange: Comfortable tented camp close to the reserve gate.

Luxury: Premium tented camp with private verandas overlooking the plains.

Day 02 :
Masai Mara Game Drives and Maasai Village Visit

Spend the morning on a long game drive in search of the Big Five and the Mara’s big cats. From July to October, your guide will head towards the Mara River in the hope of catching a wildebeest crossing.

In the afternoon, visit a Maasai village near the reserve. Village elders welcome you with traditional songs and dances, show you inside their homes and explain their customs, from cattle herding to beadwork. Return to camp for dinner under the stars.

Midrange: Comfortable tented camp close to the reserve gate.

Luxury: Premium tented camp with private verandas overlooking the plains.

Day 03 :
Masai Mara to Nairobi

After breakfast, check out and begin the drive back to Nairobi. Along the way, you pass Mount Longonot, a dormant volcano in the Rift Valley that last erupted in the 1860s. Its name comes from the Maasai word Oloonong’ot, often translated as β€œmountain of many spurs”.

You can add a lunch stop at Lake Naivasha or a tour of the Kiambethu Tea Farm on the way, at an extra cost. Otherwise, you arrive in Nairobi around 4:30 PM for a drop-off at your hotel or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    You are welcomed with traditional songs and dances, then shown around the homestead by community members. They share how they build their houses, how cattle shape daily life, and how they make beadwork. Photos are usually welcome, but always ask first.

    Yes, if you travel between July and October, when the herds are in the Masai Mara. River crossings depend on the herds’ movements, so we can’t guarantee them on any particular day.

    Three days gives you a full morning and two afternoon game drives, plus the cultural visit. If you would like more time with the wildlife, we can easily add an extra night.

    Balloon flights take off at sunrise and last about an hour, followed by a bush breakfast. Let us know when you book, and we will reserve your seats and adjust your morning game drive.

    The safari starts and ends in Nairobi. We collect you from your hotel or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and drop you back at either on Day 3.

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