3-Day Maasai Mara Luxury & Wildlife Safari
From $850
Big Cats • The Big Five • Maasai Culture • Endless Savannah
Duration: 3 Days / 2 Nights
Destination: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Style: Private safari • Mid-range/luxury options
Starting point: Nairobi
Ending point: Nairobi
Best for: Couples, families, photographers, first-time safari travellers and wildlife
enthusiasts
The Maasai Mara is one of Africa’s most celebrated wildlife destinations, renowned for its
open grasslands, exceptional concentrations of big cats and the annual wildebeest
migration. This three-day itinerary is designed to maximise your time in the reserve while
keeping the journey comfortable.
DAY 1 — NAIROBI → MAASAI MARA
Into Kenya’s Legendary Savannah
6:30 AM — Pick-up from Nairobi
Your Ahakaro Safaris guide collects you from your hotel after breakfast.
Depart Nairobi and head toward the Great Rift Valley.
Great Rift Valley Viewpoint
Make a short stop at a scenic viewpoint overlooking the Rift Valley.
Your guide explains how this enormous geological system has shaped East Africa’s
landscapes, ecosystems and human settlement.
Continue toward the Maasai Mara.
12:30 PM — Lunch
Stop for lunch before entering the reserve or have lunch at your lodge, depending on the
day’s timing.
2:00 PM — CHECK-IN
Arrive at your lodge or tented camp.
Take some time to settle in and refresh.
3:00 PM — AFTERNOON GAME DRIVE
Enter the Maasai Mara for your first proper safari.
The open plains provide excellent opportunities to search for:
Predators, Lions, Cheetahs, Leopards, Spotted hyenas, Jackals Herbivores, Elephants,
Buffaloes, Giraffes, Zebras, Wildebeest, Topi, Eland, Gazelles
You may also encounter hippos around rivers and seasonal wetlands.
5:30 PM — SAVANNAH SUNSET
Find a suitable viewpoint and watch the sun descend over the Mara plains.
Return to camp as daylight fades.
7:30 PM — DINNER
Enjoy dinner at your lodge or tented camp.
Your guide can brief you about the following day’s full-day safari.
Overnight: Maasai Mara
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 2 — FULL-DAY MAASAI MARA SAFARI
A Day Dedicated to Wildlife
6:00 AM — Early Morning Game Drive
Rise early and head into the reserve.
The cool morning hours are among the best times to look for predators.
You may encounter lions returning from a night hunt, cheetahs preparing to hunt or
leopards resting in trees.
BIG-CAT TRACKING
Your guide reads tracks and animal behaviour while searching for predators.
Depending on the day, you could encounter: A lion pride, A solitary leopard, Cheetahs
hunting on the plains, Hyenas around a carcass Jackals moving through the grass
Wildlife sightings are never guaranteed, which makes every encounter genuine and
exciting.
9:00 AM — BREAKFAST
Depending on the location, enjoy breakfast back at camp or a suitable designated area.
10:00 AM — CONTINUE EXPLORING
Continue across different sections of the Mara.
Look for large herbivore herds and birdlife.
The Mara ecosystem supports an impressive variety of species, including: Elephants,
Buffaloes, Zebras, Wildebeest, Giraffes, Elands, Topi, Impalas, Thomson’s gazelles
andHipposs.
12:30 PM — PICNIC LUNCH
Enjoy a picnic lunch at a designated location while surrounded by the spectacular
landscape.
Your guide will select an appropriate safe location.
2:00 PM — AFTERNOON SAFARI
Continue exploring the reserve.
During the migration season, enormous wildebeest and zebra herds may be present,
creating spectacular wildlife scenes.
Important: The Great Migration is seasonal, so large migration herds and river crossings
cannot be guaranteed outside the appropriate period.
4:30 PM — OPTIONAL MAASAI CULTURAL EXPERIENCE
Visit a local Maasai community.
Learn about: Traditional homes, Cattle keeping, Traditional dress, Dance and music,
Beadwork, Community life
The relationship between pastoral communities and wildlife
This experience gives the safari a cultural dimension beyond wildlife viewing.
6:00 PM — RETURN TO CAMP
Return to your accommodation and enjoy dinner.
Relax beneath the African night sky.
Overnight: Maasai Mara
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 3 — SUNRISE SAFARI → NAIROBI
One Last Encounter with the Mara
6:00 AM — Sunrise Game Drive
Begin your final safari before sunrise.
This is your last opportunity to search for wildlife in the golden morning light.
8:30 AM — BREAKFAST & CHECK-OUT
Return to the lodge for breakfast.
Check out and begin the journey back to Nairobi.
12:30 PM — RIFT VALLEY STOP
Stop at a scenic viewpoint or suitable location for lunch.
Continue toward Nairobi.
4:00–5:00 PM — NAIROBI
Arrive in Nairobi and transfer to your hotel or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport,
depending on your onward travel arrangements.
Safari Ends
SUGGESTED MID-RANGE ACCOMMODATION
Area Suggested Properties
Maasai Mara Zebra Plains Mara Camp
Maasai Mara Mara Simba Lodge
Maasai Mara AA Lodge Maasai Mara
Maasai Mara Mara Serena Safari Lodge
Accommodation is subject to availability and can be upgraded to luxury tented camps or
lodges.
INCLUDED
Private 4×4 safari vehicle
Professional English-speaking safari guide
2 nights accommodation
Meals as specified
Maasai Mara park/reserve entry fees
Game drives
Great Rift Valley viewpoint stop
Bottled drinking water
Maasai cultural experience where selected
Hotel pick-up and drop-off in Nairobi
Safari planning and coordination
Applicable taxes
EXCLUDED
International flights
Kenya visa
Travel insurance
Personal expenses
Alcoholic drinks
Laundry
Tips and gratuities
Optional balloon safari
Souvenirs
Medical expenses
Anything not specifically listed under inclusions
OPTIONAL: HOT-AIR BALLOON SAFARI
For an even more memorable Mara experience, add a hot-air balloon safari.
You rise before sunrise and float silently above the grasslands while wildlife moves below.
After landing, enjoy a traditional bush breakfast before returning to your lodge.
This is an optional activity and carries an additional cost.
WHY CHOOSE THIS 3-DAY MARA SAFARI?
This itinerary gives you:
Sunrise game drives
Big-cat tracking
Elephant encounters
Great Migration possibility
Maasai culture
Great Rift Valley scenery
African sunsets
Three days. Two nights. One legendary African wilderness.
AHAKARO SAFARIS
Unmatched African Experience
Wildlife • Nature • People • Culture • Adventure • Conservation
