4 Days Private Budget Safari to Masai Mara N. Reserve

4 Days
Economy
Private

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Overview

This 4-day private budget safari offers an extended exploration of the Masai Mara National Reserve, providing a more in-depth wildlife experience while maintaining affordability. It's designed for individuals, couples, or small groups who prefer the exclusivity of a private vehicle and guide, combined with basic yet clean budget camping accommodation, ensuring a personalized and adventurous journey.

Tour Suitability:

  • Traveler Profile: Ideal for budget-conscious travelers, solo adventurers, couples, or small private groups who value flexibility and a focused Masai Mara experience.
  • Pace of Travel: Moderate, with three nights in the Mara allowing for extensive game drives and a deeper immersion into the ecosystem.
  • Interests: Maximizing Big Five viewing opportunities, witnessing the Great Migration (seasonal), experiencing authentic African bush camping, and enjoying the personalized attention of a private guide.
  • Comfort Level: Budget Camping, featuring stays at camps like Lenchada Tourist Camp with basic amenities and shared facilities, but with the added benefit of a private safari vehicle.
  • Focus: An immersive, private, and value-driven Masai Mara safari focusing on extensive wildlife encounters and cultural interaction.

Key Tour Highlights

  • Private Safari Vehicle & Guide: Enjoy the flexibility and personalized experience of your own vehicle and dedicated local guide throughout the safari.
  • Extended Masai Mara Exploration: Three full days dedicated to game drives in the world-renowned Masai Mara, increasing chances of diverse wildlife sightings.
  • Affordable Budget Camping: Stay at a basic yet clean budget tented camp, offering an authentic connection with nature without a high price tag.
  • Scenic Rift Valley Journey: Travel through the Great Rift Valley with a stop at a viewpoint for stunning photographs.
  • Maasai Village Visit Included: Opportunity for a cultural visit to a local Maasai village to learn about their traditions.

Accommodation Style

Accommodation is provided in a budget tented camp, such as Lenchada Tourist Camp, located near the Masai Mara National Reserve. These camps offer walk-in tents furnished with beds and typically feature shared bathroom facilities. This option provides an authentic and economical way to experience the safari, with the added advantage of private transport for game drives.

Featured Destinations & Attractions

  • Masai Mara National Reserve: The primary focus, celebrated for its exceptional wildlife density, including a high concentration of predators, abundant plains game, and the spectacular Great Wildebeest Migration (seasonal).
  • Mara River: A key area for game viewing, especially for hippos, crocodiles, and migration crossings.
  • Great Rift Valley Viewpoint: A scenic stop for photography en route to the Masai Mara.
  • Maasai Village: An included cultural visit to interact with the local Maasai people.

Itinerary

Your private local driver-guide will report to your airport or hotel in Nairobi for an 8:00 - 8:30 AM departure. Begin your scenic drive down into the Rift Valley towards the Masai Mara, Kenya's premier game reserve, in your own private safari vehicle. A brief stop will be made en route at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint for stunning views. Arrive at your Masai Mara budget camp in time for lunch. Afterwards, at around 3:30 PM, leave for an afternoon game drive to spot the park's diverse wildlife. Return to your camp by approximately 6:30 PM. (Meals: Lunch & Dinner, Drinking water)

Accommodation: Lenchada Tourist Camp or similar budget tented camp.

Today, you will enjoy two game drives: one in the morning around 6:15 AM before breakfast, and another in the late afternoon after lunch. As this is a private safari, your game drive timings are flexible, which is particularly useful if traveling with children or on a honeymoon. Alternatively, you may opt for a full-day game drive with a packed picnic lunch at no extra cost. You will return to your camp in the evening. (Meals: All meals included, Drinking water)

Accommodation: Lenchada Tourist Camp or similar budget tented camp.

After an early breakfast, and with a picnic lunch packed, you will spend another full day exploring this unique park, which forms the northern extension of the famous Serengeti National Park. You will have the chance to visit the Mara River, located at the border of Masai Mara and the Serengeti. This area often has a high concentration of animals, especially during the migration season. All meals and your overnight stay will be at the camp. (Meals: All meals included, Drinking water)

Accommodation: Lenchada Tourist Camp or similar budget tented camp.

Enjoy breakfast at the camp. Afterwards, you will depart the Masai Mara with a picnic lunch to visit a Maasai village for a cultural experience. Following the village visit, you will depart for Nairobi, arriving in the evening at around 4:00 PM. You will be dropped off at your hotel or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO). (Meals: Breakfast & Lunch, 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

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From $1155.00 (USD) Per Adult

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