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Maasai Mara wildlife And Culture

Highlights

  • Your chance to see the famed Big 5 animals (elephant, leopard, Cape buffalo, lion, and rhino).
  • Your chance to witness the wildebeest migration – the largest mass movement of land mammals on the planet. (Around late July through to October.)
  • Meet the ugly five animals. ( hyena, wildebeest, vulture, warthog, and the marabou stork )
  • Take a nature walk through the bush with the Maasai warriors (Morans).
  • visit a sanctuary and meet orphaned baby elephants.
  • Hand feeds the world’s tallest animal.
  • Get insight into the daily life of the Maasai people; visit a Maasai village, and learn about their lifestyle and ancient customs.
  • Stay at luxury eco camps.
  • Expert local safari guides
  • Dine under the African stars in the wilderness (parties of four or more).
male lion
Photo by CEO Karoline Hood of King Salama Safaris

Tour Information

The tour is designed so you spend less time packing up your belongings and transferring between locations and maximum time immersed in the culture and beautiful wilderness, that way you don’t miss any exciting wildlife encounters and giving you more time to relax.

Day

Activities

Hotels & Meals

Day 1
Arrival in Nairobi (NBO Airport)

 

Jambo and welcome to Kenya! Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by King Salama Safaris representative who will transfer you by private vehicle to your overnight hotel in Nairobi for a good night’s rest. 

 

Day 2
Nairobi Day Trip.

A day of sightseeing of the most important things to see in Nairobi. After breakfast, After early morning breakfast, you will be picked up from the hotel at 6.30 am and your.adventure will begin with a visit to Nairobi National Park. This park is the first national park established in Kenya in 1946. It is the only wildlife park in the world where free-ranging lions and rhinos share a city with humans and the only protected wildlife area in the world bordering a capital city.

The next stop is the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust where you will have the chance to meet orphaned baby elephants as they take a mud bath and feed. The Trust operates the most successful orphan elephant rescue and rehabilitation program in the world.

Lunch at the Talisman Restaurant, which has grown into a household name with one of the best cuisines in the country. The restaurant is a plastic-free zone, with an organic garden that supplies some of the fresh produce and they only use bamboo straws. 

After Lunch we will visit the Giraffe Center to see the endangered Rothschilds giraffes and learn about the world’s tallest animal up close.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 3
Nairobi to Maasai Mara

Up Early for breakfast and we will leave for the Maasai Mara.

 You will be staying at Wageni camp in Nashulai Conservancy in the Maasai Mara. (about 5 hour )A Maasai founded, directed, and run private conservancy protecting a critical migratory corridor.

Local elders selected the name “Nashulai” to denote the holistic, traditional place where people and wildlife share the land harmoniously.

Wageni is an eco-camp, the tents all have ensuite bathrooms and a private deck overlooking the vast landscape of the Mara.

We will  visit a Maasai village, one of the world’s most recognizable indigenous tribes, and learn about their culture and way of life. A Maasai will explain how they coexist with the natural environment, enter their homes and they will perform a traditional dance.

Followed by an afternoon game drive in Nashulai Conservancy or a visit to a Rhino sanctuary.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4 Full Day Game Drive in the Maasai Mara

After breakfast, we will take you to the the world-famous Maasai Mara National  Reserve, which is a must-see for anyone visiting Kenya. It was established in 1961 to protect wildlife, the Serengeti – Mara Ecosystem is one of the last major wildlife refuges on earth and covers 583 square miles (1510 square kilometers) of outstanding wilderness in southwest Kenya.

The wildebeest Migration happens around late July through to October. This spectacular event is the largest mass movement of land mammals on the planet – with more than a million wildebeest joined by zebra and other species of antelope following the rains.

For lunch, we will enjoy a picnic lunch set up under a tree in the reserve. and then continue with our epic game drive.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5 Full Day Game Drive in the Maasai Mara

After breakfast, we will leave for another full day in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, this time exploring other areas of the reserve. The reserve is well known for its lion and cheetah population it is one of the few places where it’s possible to see the Big Five during a morning’s game drive. For bird lovers, almost 500 species have been recorded.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6
Cultural Tour and Transfer to Naboisho Conservancy

Option to volunteer on a project called The River Restoration. As beautiful as the Mara is, it is not an infinite resource, a couple of hours of light volunteering will help give back.

you will be transferred to Eagle View in Naboisho Conservancy..

Eagle View is an eco-camp with only nine tents. Each tent offers an ensuite bathroom with two showers, one inside and one open-air safari shower, a private elevated viewing deck with endless views of the conservancy.

 Naboisho Conservancy, a private conservancy, which has no fences, so wildlife is free-roaming giving you the real raw African bush experience. The wildlife is abundant and diverse, both predators and prey, such as large residential prides of lions, who use Naboisho as their home territory. One thing that is missing is the crowds of noisy tourists, as only a very limited amount of guests are allowed in. Guests often find themselves the only vehicle around giving spectacular, unspoiled views of exciting wildlife.

Naboisho, which means “coming together” in the Maasai’s Maa language. Five hundred Maasai landowners came together and leased their land out for wildlife. The conservancy fees provide the local community with a sustainable livelihood whilst ensuring the conservation of the wildlife.

In the afternoon we will embark  on a shared game drive with help from your expert Maasia guide, looking for elusive leopards, elephants, our resident lion

 

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 7 
Naboisho Conservancy

Photo by CEO Karoline Hood of King Salama Safaris

Start your day with a cup of tea or coffee and leave for an early morning game drive, when the wildlife is more active, there are always new and exciting wildlife sightings.

You also have the option for a walking safari with our expert Maasai guides through the African bush.

Back for a  breakfast and spend the rest of the day relaxing.  Eagle View boosts the best view of any camp in Naboisho

Afternoon game exploring other areas of Naboisho..Back for a  dinner. and relax around the camp fire.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 8
Naboisho Conservancy

Start your day with a cup of tea or coffee and leave for an early morning game drive.

Option to visit and make friends with the students from the Koiyaki Guiding School (suspended until further notice). Its primary purpose is to provide education for the local Maasai community, leading to professional safari guides.

After a relaxing day we will leave for a afternoon/evening  game drive. In search for nocturnal wildlife. Evening game drives are not allowed in the Reserves, but in Naboisho you can, so you dont have to cut that amazing sighting short and you can also enjoy amazing sundowners.

Back for a Delicious 3-course dinner and relax around the campfire.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 9
Return to Nairobi

We will go on a early morning game drive.

Breakfast, before we bid farewell and you leave for Nairobi.

Let us give you the trip of a lifetime

To book this trip or to to get more information about this itinerary, please contact us.

We look forward to helping you plan an amazing trip that you will remember for years to come. 

Depart for Airport
Breakfast

A Trip To Diani Beach Can Easily Be Added

On one of the most beautiful beaches in the world,  Diani is the perfect way to end a safari.

Included

  • Road transfers as detailed in the itinerary
  • All scheduled activities
  • National park and conservancy fees
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • All accommodation as mentioned in the tour  Itinerary
  • English-speaking driver/guide
  • AMREF Emergency Evacuation Cover
  • All taxes
  • Meals detailed in the itinerary
  • Bottled water
  • All Government taxes.

Excluded

  • Visas and visa fees where relevant
  • International flights
  • Personal travel insurance
  • Any other extras not detailed in the itinerary
  • All meals and drinks not
  • specified
  • Tips ($10 per day is recommended)
  • Alcohol and beverages
  • Laundry

We are happy to assist guests help to obtain  their visas, documents and covid tests.