Kenya · Classic Safari
3-Day Masai Mara Escape
The great cats of the Mara in a long weekend
Photo: Wladimir Kühne / PexelsDuration3 days
Price (pp)$1,050–2,300
Best timeYear-round; migration Jul–Oct
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Overview
About this safari
Kenya's most famous reserve on a tight schedule — three days of big-cat country, reachable by a short flight from Nairobi.
Highlights
- Big cat densities
- open-plain cheetah
- riverine leopard
- optional balloon flight
- short flight from Nairobi
Day by day
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Day 1
Fly Nairobi to an airstrip in the Masai Mara. Afternoon game drive across open grassland that holds one of the highest lion densities in Africa. Sundowner overlooking the plains. Day 2: Full day in the reserve with a picnic lunch in the bush. Time to track cheetah on the open plains and search the riverine thickets for leopard. Optional early add-on: a hot-air balloon flight at dawn (arranged separately). Day 3: Dawn game drive, breakfast back at camp, then transfer to the airstrip for your flight to Nairobi.
Where you'll go
Masai Mara National Reserve
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