3 Days Masai Mara Safari - 2 Nights African Safari in Kenya Itinerary and Price

The Detailed 3 Days African Safari in Masai Mara Itinerary 

A Masai Mara National Reserve tour introduces you and your loved one to the greatest wonders of the world. You get to experience the best of Africa’s wildlife in one place during your 3-day Masai Mara tour from Nairobi.

Day 1: Welcome to Kenya, Transfer to Masai Mara, & Afternoon Game Drive

On the first day of your 3-day Masai Mara safari package, we will warmly welcome and introduce you to our wonderful country. As is our tradition, we shall have your Masai Mara safari guide waiting for you at the airport. 

You will have coffee/tea if you arrive early in the morning, and then start your 3 days Masai Mara safari. You leave Nairobi aboard our luxurious 4×4 Land Cruiser and ease into the Nairobi- Nakuru highway.

The road trip to Maasai Mara Game Reserve will see you make two stops, one at the Great Rift Valley and the other at Narok Town. You will first encounter Kenya’s scenic beauty at the Great Rift valley while on the way to Maasai Mara National Reserve.

The Great Rift valley is a geological fault, almost 7,000 km long, running from North Syria through Kenya to the central parts of Mozambique. The Ethiopian and Kenyan parts of the Rift Valley are characterized by ancient volcanic activity.

Also, this section harbors a string of beautiful and unique lakes, supporting an abundance and variety of birdlife with more than 400 species of birds. These include flamingos, pelicans, herons, storks, eagles, hawks, secretary birds, starlets, bee-eaters, cormorants, anhinga, woodpeckers, etc.

After the viewpoint, you continue with your Masai Mara safari from Nairobi. The driver will drive past Mt. Longonot and Suswa ranges, heading for the Masai Mara.

The trip to Mara takes 5-6 hours, with a stop at Narok town for fueling and last-minute shopping for any forgotten personal items you may need. Make the best use of this last opportunity with civilization as you know it. From this point on is your interaction with the big 5 and other animals in the park.

The safari guide will then drive you to the game reserve and take you to your chosen accommodation. He will leave you and your traveling partner to have lunch and relax in your room as you rejuvenate for the real adventure, which begins with the afternoon game drive at 3 PM.

What’s so special about this game drive in Masai Mara? Well, it’s a wildlife drama unique to the evening hours and the ideal time for spotting the big five and cats.

It is also when you encounter the most elusive nocturnal predators that live in the park and are hardly seen during the daytime. Watch the leopard’s stealthy moves at dusk as he goes for the kill. Look into his eyes as he ravenously devours his meal.

Astounding does not even begin to describe it. The African owl is another predator you can only see during late afternoon game drives.

Other animals that frolic in the Mara night are bush babies, aardvarks, cape hares, and many more. It’s an indescribable experience that you get on day one of your 3-day Masai Mara safari.

Day 2: Full-Day Game Drive at Masai Mara National Reserve with Packed Lunch 

Ever slept with your shoes on? No? Well then, a full-day game drive in Masai Mara has a way of turning the no’s to that question into yeses. 

You begin with breakfast and then head out to mara reserve with packed lunch. Though this appears early, it is one of the best times to catch a predator hunting for breakfast; a scene well worth losing sleep for while in the mara.

You continue with morning game drives, and they are epic. They allow you an intimate interaction with some of the wild’s most iconic wild animals, including all members of the big 5. Think lions, elephants, buffaloes, rhinoceros, hyenas, giraffes, wildebeests, hippos, antelopes, zebras, and other animals.

You will be with your silver level or a gold level safari guide for this safari, more than skilled for the game drives. Our guides are the local experts on African tours in Kenya Maasai Mara National Reserve. 

You can trust them to guide you to the best location. This will automatically double, if not triple, your photography and wildlife viewing opportunities. You will likely have seen all members of the big five by now, but a safari from Nairobi to mara is one of the best as we will have more to show you.

This Masai Mara safari three days tour isn’t all about the wildlife. You get to delight in the scenic landscapes. And most importantly, you get to see precisely why Kenya goes unrivaled in her beauty and magnificence when you think of a safari in Africa.

As time goes by, it will be noon, time for the picnic lunch inside Masai Mara. The picnic lunch is typically in the form of sandwiches, meat, fruits, and drinks such as juice and water taken right in the jungle with a view of the wildlife.  

Our experienced guide will locate a strategic place, typically under a tree, where you will have a front-row seat to all the action. Trust us, you will be in the jungle for 3 days but you will say that, “it was the best lunch you have ever had”, thanks to this view.

After lunch, you dive deep into the Mara to spot any animal you may have missed. Finally, we will drive back to your camp in time for dinner. There are activities you can engage in at the camp, which we will organize like bonfire adventures.

If you book your safari during the migration season, expect to see the action at River Mara on day 2 of your safari. We will be in the middle of the action as soon as the wildebeest start to cross the river.

Thousands of wildebeest will cross the river into Kenya as crocodiles try to stop them. Hungry predators wait on the other side of the river giving you incredible moments that will seem unbelievable. You will barely want to leave the action as you experience what you will call, “it was both an exciting and a scary experience.”