3 Days Famous Masai Mara Safari

Name: 3 Days Famous Masai Mara Safari
Brand: Blue Mountain Safaris
SKU: BMT-3DAYSM
Price: 600.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5.0 (87 reviews)

A classic three-day loop into the Masai Mara — Big Five game drives, sundowners over the savannah, and a Maasai village visit.

⏱ 3 days · ⛰ Easy · 💰 $ 600 per person ·# BMT-3DAYSM

WhereMasai Mara National Reserve

Length3 days

PaceEasy

Group sizeUp to 12

Planning3 days ahead

The journey

Made for the way you want to travel.

This is our most popular safari for first-time visitors and short-on-time travellers. We depart Nairobi early, climb down the Rift Valley escarpment, and arrive at the Mara in time for an afternoon game drive. Two full days of wildlife follow, with picnic lunches served in the bush. We close with a sunrise drive before the drive back to Nairobi.

⭐ Highlights

Big Five sightings in 2 days
Sunset game drive along the Mara River
Maasai village cultural visit
Picnic lunch at Hippo Pool
Optional hot-air balloon at sunrise

🛤 Plan by day

Day 1

Nairobi → Masai Mara

Nairobi City to Masai Mara Game Reserve After breakfast, we pick you up and drive to Masai Mara with a stopover at the Great Rift Valley. We continue driving on through Longonot and Suswa and onto the Western walls with another stopover at Narok for re-fuelling. We have lunch before arriving in the Mara in time for an evening game drive popular for the Big Five (Lions, Elephants, Leopards, Buffalo, and Rhinos). The team returns to Camp late in the evening just in time for dinner. A campfire gathering under the clear African sky follows after dinner and overnight at the camp/lodge.

Activities: Game drive, scenic drive

Stay: Mara Springs Safari Camp or similar

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Altitude: 1,500 m

Nairobi → Masai Mara on 3 Days Famous Masai Mara Safari

Day 2

Full Day in the Mara

Full-Day Game Drive in Masai Mara Game Reserve A full day is spent at the Masai Mara game reserve. Driving across the plains in search of the big cats (black manned lions, Cheetahs, and leopards with picnic lunch served at the Mara River site. Vast herds of wildebeest and zebra wander across the Mara grasslands in huge numbers during this period of the annual migrations take place, when millions of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle traverse the Mara plains landscape to feed on the rich new grass from the Serengeti. You also have a chance to see other plain games like Topi, heartbeat, and Eland. Dinner and overnight at camp/lodge.

Activities: Game drives, cultural visit

Stay: Mara Springs Safari Camp

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Altitude: 1,500 m

Full Day in the Mara on 3 Days Famous Masai Mara Safari

Day 3

Sunrise Drive → Nairobi

Depart Masai Mara and head Back to Nairobi City After an early morning breakfast, we will have a game drive en route to Nairobi City. We will have stop-overs in the towns to give you a chance to buy souvenirs. We will arrive late in the afternoon. Afterward, we will take you to the Airport or your preferred hotel.

Activities: Sunrise game drive, return transfer

Stay: — (return to Nairobi)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Altitude: 1,500 m