Tour Overview
Dive into a 5-day safari from Nairobi to Masai Mara, featuring city tours, immersive cultural experiences with the Maasai, and thrilling wildlife encounters in Kenya's most famous national park.
Highlights
- Dive into a 5-day safari from Nairobi to Masai Mara, featuring city tours, immersive cultural experiences with the Maasai, and thrilling wildlife encounters in Kenya's most famous national park.
Itinerary
Arriving in Nairobi.
Transfer to The hotel and rest.
O/N 4 Star Hotel
Today, we embark on a comprehensive tour of Nairobi. Ranked as the second most modern city in Africa, Nairobi follows Johannesburg in its urban development. Its skyline adorned with towering skyscrapers, broad thoroughfares, and colonial-era edifices alongside bustling commercial hubs impart a distinctly Western ambiance unparalleled elsewhere in Kenya. Ascending the lofty heights of the Kenya Conference Center's tower, we gain panoramic vistas of the sprawling cityscape, offering an insightful perspective into its layout and character.
Venturing beyond the city limits, we journey to the outskirts where the Giraffe Park awaits. Here, we engage with these majestic creatures, feeding them from designated platforms, gently caressing their heads and necks, and capturing memorable snapshots with them. A stopover at a local shopping center treats us to a satisfying lunch.
In the afternoon, our exploration delves into the rich tapestry of Kenyan culture at the Kenyan Culture House, it is called Bomas Of Kenya. Wander through symbolic villages, immersing ourselves in the diverse lifestyles and intriguing customs of Kenyan tribes. As the day draws to a close, we're treated to a mesmerizing spectacle of music and dance performances by various Kenyan tribes. These captivating displays, orchestrated by professional art troupes in the amphitheater hall, offer a vibrant celebration of Kenya's cultural heritage.
O/N 4 Star Hotel
Included: Breakfast
In the early hours of the morning, we embark on our safari adventure, boarding the specialized safari land cruisers bound for Masai Mara National Park, renowned as one of the world's foremost wildlife reserves.
By midday, we reach our lodge, where we indulge in a delectable lunch before setting out on our safari expedition. Masai Mara's expansive plains form an integral part of the migratory route for millions of African zebras and antelopes, a spectacle of nature's grandeur. This vast ecosystem also serves as prime territory for African carnivores such as lions, cheetahs, and hyenas, providing a riveting display of wildlife interactions up close.
Our visit to Masai Mara promises to bring to life the wildlife encounters previously witnessed only through the lens of television documentaries by renowned filmmakers like National Geographic, and the BBC. As evening descends, we retreat to our luxurious lodge nestled within the heart of Masai Mara Park, ensuring a harmonious blend of nature and modern comforts.
O/N 4 Star Loadge
Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Early this morning, we are presented with a unique opportunity to partake in the Masai Mara hot air balloon experience. While the balloon ride over Masai Mara is optional, it offers an unparalleled perspective of the expansive landscape below.
Today's adventure leads us to the renowned river, where the banks teem with colossal African crocodiles, lying in wait to prey upon unsuspecting animals approaching to quench their thirst. This presents us with an exceptional chance to observe herds of elephants, baboons, giraffes, hyenas, vultures, buffaloes, Thomson's gazelles, impalas, warthogs, as well as an array of bird species, both grazers and carnivores alike, inhabiting this vibrant and bustling ecosystem.
O/N 4 Star Loadge
Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
In the early morning, we depart Masai Mara for a unique visit to a Maasai village before continuing our journey to Nairobi. The Maasai, known for their warrior-like culture and cattle-herding lifestyle, sustain themselves with a diet rich in cow's milk and blood. Guided by Maasai men, adorned with spears and daggers, we navigate through forests where even lions and hyenas keep their distance, deterred by the Maasai's vibrant red robes.
At the village, we delve deep into Maasai culture, witnessing traditional dances, participating in rituals, and exploring their unique homes made of mud, dung, and ash, lined with woven mats. These homes shelter both Maasai families and their livestock, including newborn calves. Our immersive experience includes dancing and engaging in conversations with the Maasai, providing a profound understanding of their enduring traditions.
After our enriching village visit, we travel 260 kilometers to Nairobi, a journey of approximately 5 hours. Once in Nairobi, we head straight to the airport for departures to home or onward destinations.
Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Trip includes
Included
- Based on 4 stars hotels & lodges TWIN/DBL/TRPL/Quad rooms (Bed and Breakfast)
- Professional English-speaking guide during sightseeing
Guiding Method
Fully guided
- A total of 8 meals including 4 breakfasts, 2 lunches (including 2 lunch boxes), and 2 dinners
- Pick up & Drop off from Nairobi Airport
- All entrance fees according to the itinerary
- Comfortable and private 4x4 Toyota Land Cruiser safari vehicles (only guide driver)
- Daily small Backpack suitable for the length of your trip
- Before and after insects bite ointment
- Cap
- Sunglasses
- Comfortable shoes
- Swimming clothes
Optional:
- Sun Cream
- Poncho
Excluded
- Visa
- Insurance
- International flights and airport taxes
- Extra itinerary accommodations more than the program
- Hot air balloon ride in Masaimara
- Personal expenses or beverages
- Individual transfer
- Drinks and beverages
- Tips for guides and drivers
- All expenses not explicitly mentioned in the program
- Extra guide in Safari days
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