3 Days
Wild Whispers Africa sells this as its shortest Kenya trip: a road transfer down from Nairobi through the Rift Valley, two nights at a camp inside the Masai Mara, and game drives across the reserve on each of the three days.
Alongside the driving, the operator builds in time with the Maasai — a roadside market, a village visit, and a guided walk on which the guides talk through tracking and the plants they use. A balloon flight over the plains and a night drive are offered as extras rather than being part of the price. The return leg stops at the Oloololo Escarpment for a last look over the reserve before the drive back to Nairobi.
Overview
A short road trip from Nairobi giving two nights in the Masai Mara, with game drives, a Maasai village visit and a walk led by Maasai guides.
- Where you go: Maasai Mara National Reserve
Highlights & Inclusions
Highlights
Your guides
Guides named by Wild Whispers Africa on its own website. Who accompanies your trip is arranged with the operator.
- Racheal Asiimwe Senior Tour Consultant
- Phennie Namaara
- Howard Besweri Galabuzi
- Moses Bahati
FAQs
How long is this safari?
3 Day Masai Mara Safari runs for 3 Days, set out day by day in the itinerary below.
Who runs this safari?
It is operated by Wild Whispers Africa. Every booking and payment is arranged directly with them; this marketplace passes your enquiry straight through.
Day-by-day itinerary
What the operator has planned, day by day.
-
Day 1
Nairobi to the Masai Mara
Leave Nairobi after breakfast for the roughly five-to-six-hour drive to the reserve, with a stop at a Rift Valley viewpoint and at one of the rotating Maasai markets along the way. Check in, then head out on an afternoon game drive. Maasai warriors perform in the evening and explain the adumu, the jumping dance young men perform as a rite of passage.
-
Day 2
Full day in the Masai Mara
An early start for the morning game drive, when the animals are most active. After lunch there is a visit to a Maasai homestead to see beadwork being made and hear what the colours and patterns stand for, followed by a guided walk with Maasai warriors covering medicinal plants and tracking. Sundowners at a viewpoint, then dinner and an optional night drive.
-
Day 3
Masai Mara back to Nairobi
An optional balloon flight over the plains at first light, at extra cost, then a final game drive after breakfast. Before leaving there is a call at the Mara Predator Conservation Programme to hear how the reserve's big cats are monitored. The drive back takes in the Oloololo Escarpment viewpoint and reaches Nairobi in the evening.
That is the whole itinerary
Ask Wild Whispers Africa about this safari
Wild Whispers Africa publishes this itinerary and is the company you would travel with. Send them your dates, your group size and anything you would want changed. They answer you themselves and quote their own price.
- 3 Days
- Maasai Mara National Reserve
- Priced on request
Operated by
Wild Whispers Africa
No booking fee, no commission, no account. Your enquiry goes straight to the operator.
See all 7 safarisRelated Safaris
6 Days Wildebeest Migration Safari
by Tranquil Safaris Verified operator
Operator quotes on request
View Safari
Masai Mara Safari & Gorilla Trekking
by Ancient Africa Safaris Verified operator
From $10,000 per person
View Safari
7 Day Safari Kenya
by Insight Safari Holidays Verified operator
Operator quotes on request
View Safari