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Overview
This 3-day luxury fly-in safari offers an exclusive and time-efficient way to experience the magnificent Masai Mara National Reserve. It is tailored for discerning travelers who prioritize comfort, premium accommodations like Ashnil Mara Camp, and maximizing their time on safari with seamless air transfers and expert local guiding for an unforgettable wildlife adventure.
Tour Suitability:
- Traveler Profile: Ideal for luxury seekers, honeymooners, or those with limited time who wish to experience the best of the Masai Mara in style and comfort.
- Pace of Travel: Relaxed yet immersive, using fly-in transfers to maximize time for game drives and enjoying lodge amenities.
- Interests: Premier Big Five viewing, witnessing the Great Migration (seasonal), enjoying the luxury and ambiance of a high-end safari camp, and stunning Mara landscapes.
- Comfort Level: Luxury, featuring stays at Ashnil Mara Camp or similar, and light aircraft flights.
- Focus: A high-quality, convenient, and wildlife-rich short safari to the Masai Mara with a focus on luxury.
Key Tour Highlights
- Efficient Fly-In Transfers: Light aircraft flights from Nairobi directly to the Masai Mara save considerable travel time and offer scenic aerial views.
- Luxury Tented Camp Accommodation: Stay at Ashnil Mara Camp or a similar premier luxury tented camp, known for its excellent location, service, and amenities.
- Intensive Masai Mara Game Drives: Enjoy early morning and afternoon game drives in one of Africa's greatest wildlife reserves, seeking out the Big Five and other fascinating species.
- Great Migration Spectacle: If traveling between July and October, you have excellent chances to witness the dramatic wildebeest migration.
- Expert Local Guiding: Benefit from experienced local guides who enhance your safari with their knowledge of wildlife and the Mara ecosystem.
Accommodation Style
Indulge in an exceptional safari experience at a luxury tented camp like Ashnil Mara Camp, strategically located within the Masai Mara National Reserve. These camps offer beautifully appointed en-suite tents, fine dining, attentive service, and often prime locations along the Mara River or overlooking wildlife-rich plains, ensuring a comfortable and memorable stay.
Featured Destinations & Attractions
- Masai Mara National Reserve: The exclusive focus, globally renowned for its extraordinary concentration of wildlife, including lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos, buffalos, cheetahs, and the annual Great Wildebeest Migration.
- Mara River: A key area within the reserve for game viewing, particularly hippos, crocodiles, and as a crossing point for the migration.
Itinerary
At 8:00 AM, your local representative will pick you up from your Nairobi hotel and transfer you to Wilson Airport for your scheduled flight to the Masai Mara. Upon arrival at the Mara Airstrip around 10:15 AM, you will be met by a local guide from your luxury camp. Enjoy a transfer to the camp, possibly with some game viewing en route. After lunch at the camp, relax before embarking on an afternoon game drive from approximately 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in the Masai Mara National Reserve. (Meals: Lunch & Dinner, Drinking water)
Accommodation: Ashnil Mara Camp or similar luxury tented camp.
Enjoy an early morning sunrise game drive from around 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM, returning to the camp for a full breakfast. After breakfast, you can relax at your room or by the pool until lunchtime. In the afternoon, from approximately 3:00 PM to 6:30 PM, head out for another game drive. These drives are designed to find the great predators and plains game. You might focus on the Mara River area, famous for hippos, crocodiles, and as a crucial crossing point for the annual wildebeest migration. (Meals: All meals included, Drinking water)
Accommodation: Ashnil Mara Camp or similar luxury tented camp.
Experience an early morning game drive from 6:00 AM to 8:00 AM, followed by a hearty breakfast at the camp. After breakfast, you will be transferred to the Masai Mara Airstrip for your flight departing around 11:00 AM to Nairobi. Arrive at Wilson Airport at approximately 11:45 AM. Upon arrival, your local driver will meet you and transfer you to your Nairobi hotel or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) for your onward journey. This marks the end of your luxury fly-in safari. (Meals: Breakfast, Drinks not included)
Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour).
Inclusions and Exclusions
Inclusions
- Professional guide
- Activities (as written in the itinerary)
- Entry fee
- Taxes
- A bottle of drinking water
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Exclusions
- Meals and drinks
- Personal expenses
- Tips and gratuities
- Visas