4 Day Masai Mara Safari from Nairobi

“BIG FIVE” MARA SAFARI

Explore Kenya’s Greatest Park

Starting from/returning to Nairobi area hotels, airport, or location of your choice.

We’ll pick you up in style – your own private 4 x 4 Land Cruiser Jeep.

Join our legendary 4 day Masai Mara safari from Nairobi – the Big Five Mara Safari – for a truly unforgettable experience!

When it comes to Kenya’s most famous and popular park, the Masai Mara National Reserve, there aren’t enough words to describe its grand place in the natural world – home to Africa’s “Big Five”, the greatest density of big cats, the richest eco-system in the region, and so much more.

Where else will you find untold numbers of wildebeests flooding into the park during the Great Migration? And where but the Mara can you imagine the fantastic array of lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, rhinos, and some 90 other mammals, plus over 400 types of birdlife.

This crown jewel of Kenya’s natural reserves is its most visited park boasting dramatic bursts of wildlife on a bright palette of rolling hills, golden savannah, and distinctive acacia trees framing its unforgettable sunsets. No one who visits the Masai Mara is untouched by its shocking beauty.

For 4 days Africa Kenya Safaris will guide you through this magnificent park. This total immersive safari will give you plenty of time to absorb the Mara’s plains, rivers, and habitats, and the deep variety of animals that populate this ancient land.

What’s Cool about Masai Mara?

It’s big, beautiful and busy! During the animal migration season up to 2 million wildebeests, zebras, and gazelle stream into the park on their yearly cycle for ever taller grasses on which to feed. Lying in wait for them at the crossing point on the Mara River are crocodiles and other predators such as lion, leopard, and cheetah in a timeless play for survival.

Here you may witness the beauty and drama of the forces of nature on display.

The Mara is also home to Maasai tribes, the original people of this land. We offer an optional visit to their local villages so that you may meet them and learn about their culture and enjoy their crafts.

If you wish, you’ll also have time over your 4-day adventure for an optional early morning hot air balloon safari above the park. As the morning light illuminates the hills below, you’ll witness the herds of wildlife filling the plains on a flight you will never forget.

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Fast & Flexible

At AKS you write the rules. Travel and explore at your own pace in you own way. We’re fast, flexible, and always ready to respond to your requests. Book any of our stunning Masa Mara safaris in advance or even the day before. We’ll get you out on safari – pronto!

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The Extras for Your 4 Day Masai Mara Safari from Nairobi

Depending on your choice of accommodation you can enjoy extras like a bush breakfast/lunch/ dinner, traditional dances around the boma, massage, aromatherapy, Ayurveda, special dietary menus, dinner at a Maasai homestead, game walks, overlook a natural watering hole, and more.

Stay Connected or Not. Your Choice.

We realize you’re on safari to get away from the usual. Still, there are times you may want to go online… perhaps to share your photos and adventures with friends. Our safari vehicles connect with Wi-Fi, about 75% of the time so you can usually connect when you want.

4 Day Masai Mara Safari from Nairobi Itinerary

No one is more important to the success of your safari than your guide. At Africa Kenya Safaris, we have the friendliest, most experienced driver/guides. They will guide, host, inform, and look after you like the special guest you are. That’s our guarantee.

You’ll safari in style out to the parks in your own private 4 x 4 Land Cruiser Jeep – the best way to experience Africa with its higher seating for better views and its rugged all-wheel drive.

We give you more at AKS – customization, flexibility, and lots of choices. Your safari includes park entrance fees, game drives, accommodations, and meals. Plus, we always offer economy, comfort, superior comfort, or luxury safari lodges or tented camps.

Please give us a shout at Africa Kenya Safaris to set up your personalized safari adventure for yourself, your family, and your friends.

Evanson Kamau Safari guide at Africa Kenya Safaris

Check Out Your Ride

Experience your Africa Kenya Safari in a customized pop-top roof 4x4x Safari Jeep that features: Portable fridge/Cooler Box, 4 Binoculars, long-range high-frequency radio, 4G/LTE broadband WIFI connectivity, AC 230 V Power Outlets, First Aid Kit, Safari Guide Books, Baby Seats (on request), Side steps (on request) and most importantly an expert multi-lingual safari guide who will ensure you have an incredible safari experience.

Day 1

Nairobi - Masai Mara National Park

250 to 300 km (depending on the lodge / camp in the Mara you are going to) & takes about 5-6 hours

Meals: Lunch & Dinner

7:30 am.  Your driver/guide will pick you up at your hotel, the airport, or the location of your choice. Board your private 4 x 4 Safari Jeep and we’ll head off to the Masai Mara Reserve.

Our route will take us through the Great Rift Valley, complete with dramatic views of the escarpment as we pass local farmlands and communities. We’ll make rest stops along the way and as we proceed to the park, we’ll head down to the Rift Valley floor, entering Masai country.

You may see the local herdsmen tending their flocks just as they have done for hundreds of years.

We’ll arrive at the park and take a break to refresh and enjoy lunch before setting off for our first game drive.

Heading over the great savannahs of the park, you’ll witness its vast stretches of grasslands, home to the greatest concentration of wildlife in the region.

Over the course of your 4-day safari, your driver/guide will share his extensive knowledge of the park and its animals. If you have any requests, please let him know and he’ll be happy to oblige.

As evening floats in you’ll head to your safari lodge or tented camp to relax and enjoy dinner.

Day 2

Full Day in Masai Mara National Reserve

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

This will be a day of unlimited game drives, starting early so we can catch the wildlife as it steps into the morning light. This is a quiet, cool, and peaceful time to watch the animals’ first stirrings.

The Masa Mara is famous for its diversity and numbers of big cats, elephants, buffalos, giraffes, and other large game.

During the season of the Great Migration (July – October) prepare to witness the largest display of herding animals on the planet. You’ll see thousands of wildebeests crossing into the park over the Mara River in an endless flow.

The river is also home to hippos and crocodiles, adding to the splendor and variety of wildlife filling the scene here.

We offer an optional visit to the local Maasai village, should you want to enjoy another aspect of this exceptional reserve. You’ll get to meet the people and learn about their culture, firsthand. Your guide will be happy to arrange the visit for a small fee.

We’ll spend our second evening at your accommodation of choice.

Day 3

Full Day in Masai Mara National Reserve

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Perhaps the best aspect of this 4-day safari is time – you will have time to take as many game drives as you desire. You may want to revisit a favorite location in the park, perhaps a lookout point or special spot down at the river.

But you’ll also have time to relax. If you so choose, enjoy the facilities of your safari lodge or tented camp. Or go for a guided walk. It’s your safari so you get to choose how you will spend your day. Just let your driver/guide know your wishes and he’ll be happy to help.

You can also start this day with an extraordinary optional event – an early morning hot air balloon safari over the park. There’s no experience quite like seeing the sunrise over the Mara, its light illuminating the hills and herding wildlife below. Your driver/guide can make all the arrangements.

Day 4

Masai Mara National Park - Nairobi

5-6 Hour Drive

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

We’ll enjoy breakfast at our accommodation and then jump into the 4 x 4  as we drive out of the park. 

Heading back to Nairobi, there will be time to enjoy the vistas along the route, and we’ll stop for lunch to soak up the scenery.

We should be back in town toward the late afternoon and will bring you to your hotel or the site of your choosing.

We’ve just experienced four days of game drives over the storied savannah of the Masai Mara with its cornucopia of wildlife. We hope we helped create vivid memories for you. For everyone at Africa Kenya Safaris, it has been our honor to make your holiday happen. We thank you for the privilege.

4 Day Masai Mara Safari from Nairobi Tour Highlights

  • 4 action-filled days of wildlife sighting
  • Unlimited game drives in your own comfortable Safari pop-up top vehicle
  • The Big 5 – elephant, lion, rhino, buffalo & leopard… plus zebra, cheetah and much more
  • Experience the Masai Mara, home to an ancient culture
  • Your choice of accommodations – from budget to luxury – stay in lodges or tented camps
  • Optional Masai village – Please arrange with your driver/guide – $25 per person
  • Optional Hot Air Balloon Ride – please ask us about this unique opportunity – $460 per person
  • Private dedicated English or other language speaking driver/guide

Accommodations

Best hotels, safari lodges & tented camps at Masai Mara National Reserve & its adjacent private wildlife sanctuaries. Choose from Economy, Comfort, Luxury or Superior Luxury.

Economy level lodge/tented camp
  • Mara Chui Camp
  • Elangata Olerai Camp
  • Jambo Mara Safari Lodge
  • Olorien Mara Camp
  • Mara Duma Camp
Comfort level lodge/ tented camp
  • Mara Simba – Lodge Rooms
  • Mara Sopa Lodge
  • Mara Leisure Camp
  • Sentrim Mara Camp
  • Prideinn Mara Camp
  • Osero Camp
  • Enkorok Mara Camp
  • AA Mara Lodge
  • La Maison Royale Mara Camp
  • Mara River Lodge
  • Basecamp Masai Mara
  • Sekenani Camp
  • Olengoti Eco Safari Camp
  • Julia’s River Camp
  • Mara Big Five Camp
  • Mara Sweet Acacia Lodge
  • Ol Kinyei Mara Tented Camp
  • Mara Kimana Camp
Luxury level lodge / tented camp
  • Mara Serena Safari Lodge
  • Sarova Mara Camp – Deluxe tents
  • Zebra Plains Mara Camp Camp
  • Kandili Camp
  • Naserian Mara Camp
  • Emayian Camp
  • Mara Simba – Tent Rooms
  • Mara River Camp
  • Mara Siria Camp
  • Mara Maisha Camp (Main Camp)
  • Keekorok Lodge
  • Matira Bush Camp
  • Loyk Mara camp
  • Fig Tree Camp-Ngamboli Tents
  • Enchipai Mara Camp
  • Kilima Camp Mara
Superior Luxury level lodge/ tented camp 
  • Karen Blixen Camp
  • Sarova Mara Camp – Club tents
  • Mara Intrepids Camp
  • Neptune Mara Rianta Luxury Camp
  • Mara Eden Safari Camp
  • Ashnil Mara Camp
  • Mara Crossings Camp
  • Saruni Mara Camp
  • Olare Mara Kempinski Camp
  • Porini Mara Camp
  • Entumoto Safari Camp
  • Kicheche Mara Camp
  • Mara Bushtop Luxury Camp
  • &Beyond Kichwa Tembo Camp
  • Entim Mara Camp
  • Mara Explorer Camp
  • Mara Eden Safari Camp
  • Sroi Mara Bush Camp
  • Fairmont Mara Safari Club
  • Basecamp Eagle View Camp
  • Saruni Leopard Hill Camp
  • Governors Camp Mara
Accommodations with a * attract a supplement. Your tour consultant shall advice on the supplement value.

ALL SAFARI PRICES ARE LISTED BY SEASON, NUMBER OF PERSONS, AND COMFORT TIER

Please check out our prices for these private safaris – you’ll see they are the most reasonable anywhere for each tour. You’ll travel in safari-style in a 4 x 4 Land Cruiser Jeep.

 PLEASE NOTE: Advertised safari prices may not be exact and can vary depending on accommodation category and availability at time of booking. Exact Safari prices shall be provided at booking. Expect marginal +/- Price Variations based on specific accommodation choices / Safari seasons.

Prices are in USD Per  Person Sharing in a double/twin en-suite room.

Shoulder A Season: 3rd Jan – 31st Mar) & (1st June – 15th June)

No. of Pax

Economy

Comfort

Luxury

1

1910

2085

2330

2

1265

1405

1525

3

1095

1235

1355

4

1010

1150

1270

5

960

1100

1220

6-7

930

1065

1185

SRS

140

175

300

Shoulder B Season: 1st Nov – 22nd Dec)

No. of Pax

Economy

Comfort

Luxury

1

2190

2380

5055

2

1550

1730

1870

3

1380

1560

1700

4

1295

1480

1615

5

1245

1430

1565

6-7

1210

1395

1530

SRS

140

175

300

Peak Season: (16th June – 31st Oct and 23rd Dec – 02 Jan). Christmas and Festive supplements to apply on selected hotels.

No. of Pax

Economy

Comfort

Luxury

1

2600

2965

3655

2

1835

2145

2500

3

1645

1955

2310

4

1550

1860

2215

5

1490

1800

2155

6-7

1450

1760

2120

SRS

190

240

580

Low Season: (1st Apr – 31st May). Easter Supplements to apply on selected hotels over the Easter weekend.

No. of Pax

Economy

Comfort

Luxury

1

1750

1960

2055

2

1150

1365

1455

3

995

1210

1300

4

920

1135

1225

5

875

1090

1180

6-7

840

1055

1150

SRS

120

130

140

*Easter Supplement: USD 35, 45 & 80 for Economy, Comfort & Luxury respectively (Rate is Per Person Per Night).
*Christmas / New Year Supplement on Dec 25th, 26th, 31st and Jan 1st: USD 35, 45 & 80 for Economy, Comfort & Luxury respectively (Rate is Per Person Per Night).

Child Rates:
*Children below 3 years: Free
*Children 3-11 years: 75% of Adult rate.
*Children 12 years and above are treated as adults

Your Tour Includes

  • Pick up/drop off at Nairobi airport, Nairobi hotel or residence
  • Transport in a customized 4×4 pop up top Land Cruiser jeep
  • Services of a experienced English/other language speaking safari tour guide/driver
  • Stay in economy, comfort or luxury lodge/tented camps (your choice)
  • Private game viewing drives in a 4×4 pop up top land Cruiser jeep
  • Park entrance fees
  • All meals on safari
  • Bottled drinking water in safari vehicle
  • The flying doctors medical, emergency and rescue cover
  • Government taxes and local levies
Not Included In the Tour Price:
– Bottled & Soft Drinks
– Items and services of a personal nature
– Tips & Gratuities

Lots of Ways To Stay

Safari Lodge or Tented Camp?
Economy, Comfort, or Luxury?

We offer lots of ways to settle into your safari evening. Some people like the familiar four walls of a traditional lodge. Others go for the outdoors feel of a tented camp.

Either way, both lodge or tented camp come in economy, comfort, and lux editions.

Choose the accommodation style that suits your needs. And then, which level of service works for you.

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Help us create your perfect Safari! Tell us about your travel choices, any unique experiences you desire, and upcoming special occasions.