VSMM 132 - Maasai Mara Wilderness Safari ( Migration) Safari - (3 Days / 2 Nights)

Day 1: Arrival - Nairobi
On arrival at the Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be met by our tour manager who will brief you on your safari as you embark on your transfer from the Airport to your hotel in Nairobi.
Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Nairobi.

Day 2: Nairobi - Maasai Mara
After breakfast, we will receive you from your Nairobi hotel. Thereafter, depart for the Maasai Mara National Game Reserve, stopping at the viewpoint of the Great Rift Valley. Arriving in time for lunch, thereafter proceed for a late afternoon game viewing drive till dusk in the park, which is essentially the northern extension of Tanzania's Serengeti National Reserve as an artificial border only separates the two.

The Maasai Mara, The New 7th wonder of the world and 4th preferred tourist destination in the world is a home to wildlife in such abundance and variety that it is difficult to imagine. The most spectacular event of the natural world takes place here; The annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture while being followed on their heels by the predators of the savanna; lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena and vultures. It hosts over 450 species of animals which include lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, buffalo, leopard, many kinds of antelopes and elephants.

Lunch, Dinner and Overnight at Flamingo Safari Tented Camp / Sunshade Tented Safari Camp or Mara Springs Tented Camp or similar.

Day 3: Maasai Mara( Full Day)
Early morning, pre breakfast game viewing drive. Return to the lodge for breakfast. Proceed for a full day of game viewing drives within the reserve with packed lunch.

OR

Balloon Safari
Take the opportunity to fly over the Mara in a Hot air Balloon provided at extra cost. The balloon package includes a champagne breakfast in the wild! If you can spare the money, viewing abundant game afloat a balloon is an unforgettable experience.

Dinner and overnight at Flamingo Safari Tented Camp / Sunshade Tented Safari Camp or Mara Springs Tented Camp or similar.

Day 4: Maasai Mara - Nairobi
After breakfast and your last game drive, depart the Maasai Mara for Nairobi with lunch being served enroute, arriving in the late afternoon or early evening. You will be dropped at the Jomo Kenyatta international; airport for your scheduled departure flight.

Cost: US$ 850 per person sharing - Minimum 4 persons.

Package Includes:

- Transport based on a safari minibus with pop up roof for game viewing
- Park entry fee
- Accommodation in tented camp and all meals an Maasai Mara
- Service of an English-speaking driver guide
- Game drives as per the Itinerary
- Driver allowances and park fees for vehicle and driver
- Government taxes

Package Excludes:

- Hot air Balloon flight in Maasai Mara - US$ 425 per person extra
(Price is subject to confirmation at the time of booking.)
- Tips to driver guides and porter.
- Extras at the lodges - tips, drinks, telephone

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VSMM 133 - Maasai Mara Wonderland Camping Safari - 4 Days / 3 Nights
Areas of interest: Maasai Mara, Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Great Wildebeest Migration (Seasonal)

Activities: Scenery, Camping, Game and Bird Watching, Culture, Traditional Dances (Optional), Photography, Relaxation, Visit the Local Manyatta (village) (optional at extra cost), Early morning Balloon Safari with Champagne Breakfast in the Park (optional at extra cost).

Safari features:
This is a safari to the world famous Maasai Mara. Kenya’s rift valley escarpments offer some of the most breath taking views. The Rift Valley is part of the East African rift system; a massive geological fault line stretching almost 6500km across the African continent, from the Dead Sea in the north to Beira, Mozambique in the south. Land mass collision and movements resulted in the escarpments, ravines, flatlands and lakes that mark much of East Africa’s topography today. The rift valley lakes are often very deep, with floors below sea level even though their surfaces may be several hundred metres above sea level.

Itinerary

Day 1: Maasai Mara
We head south to Narok, camping in our permanent Talek riverside campsite situated at the edge of the park. Here we have stand-up tents with beds for use as well as small wood cabins for those after a touch more comfort. Hot showers are available in the camp and meals are served in the dinning mess or in the open. In the night you can hear a chorus of different animal sounds as they communicate with each other in the darkness – more than a reason to visit.

Day 2 and 3: Maasai Mara
The next two days shall be spent game viewing, either in the early morning hours or in the evening as this is when we have the best chances of seeing animals. On clear days, the Mara offers fantastic orange tinted sunsets and you will definitely want to capture this moment while sipping on a sun downer back at our campsite.

The Mara reserve is 1510 sq km of incredible wide-open landscapes and fertile riverine woodland following the looping meanders of the Mara and Talek rivers. Wherever you go in the Mara you will see a frequent amount of wildlife such as Maasai giraffe, baboons, warthogs, bat eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyena, topis, impala, hartebeests, wildebeest. Elephants, buffaloes, zebras and hippos also exist in great numbers. It is also common to see lions either basking after a heavy meal, or surveying the plains for their next meal. Cheetahs and leopards are harder to spot but are still reasonably common.
The ultimate action here is without doubt the annual wildebeest exodus in July and August when millions of these grass eaters move north from the Serengeti in search of lusher grass before turning south again in October. Balloon trips are an entirely outstanding way of seeing the savannah plains and the wildlife after which you come back down for a beautiful champagne breakfast. These trips can be arranged at our office upon booking.

Day 4: Nairobi
We break camp and drive to Narok where Maasai souvenirs can be bought, then back to Nairobi by late afternoon for departure.

Costs: US$ 1,260 per person. ( Minimum 2 persons).

Inclusions:

- Transport by special safari vehicle
- Services of an English speaking driver/tour guide and cook
- All campsite fees
- All camping equipment including use of our three-person tents (each tent shared by 2 people), stools, foam mattresses except sleeping bags
- Three meals a day while o¬n safari whether vegetarian or non-vegetarian prepared by our safari cook

Exclusions:

- Game park entrance fees - 'local payment'
- Personal travel insurance
- Flying Doctors Service for emergency evacuation cover valid for 2 months [available in our office at US$25pp within 500km radius or US$50 within 1000kms from Nairobi ].
- Sleeping bags [available for hire in the office at US$15 per bag per safari with US$ 40 refundable deposit]
- Hotel accommodation in Nairobi.
- All airport/hotel/airport transfers [but can be arranged at extra cost]
- All airport taxes and visas
- All personal expenses and toiletries; e.g. mineral water, toilet tissue, laundry, telephones, beverages, tips, portage, etc.
- Any other extras not stated as included above

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