Short & Sweet Kenya Safari Holiday Vacation - 4 Days. Spoil yourself with a short holiday gateway break to Africa by visiting the renowned Maasai Mara game reserve home to the greatest show on earth the widebeest migration in July and August of every year. The Mara has also a great concentration of animals

throughout the year and offers great game viewing options all year round.

Spoil yourself with a hot air balloon safari during your stay — the experience of floating almost silently of the Mara should not be missed and add to your Kenyan adventure by hopping across the border to northern Tanzania.

Extend your Kenyan Safari in the Masai Mara by combining it with a stay on the beaches of the East African coast or, if you want to continue with your wilderness adventure then add on a couple of nights in the Meru, Amboseli, Mount Kenya, Laikipia and Lewa, Tsavo or Samburu National Park – our travel experts have many accommodation options available for you to pick and choose from! Chat to our travel experts about the various accommodation and adventure options.

Trip Highlights

• Exploring the world-renowned Masai Mara National Reserve.
• Excellent game viewing all year round in the Masai Mara.
• The wonderful selection of adventures in Maasai Mara at Kichwa Tembo Masai Mara Tented Camp and Bateleur Camp.
• Visit and try your luck in catching the greatest show on earth The Great Wildebeest Migration in the Maasai Mara.
• Visit the local Maasai people with their red dress, proud demeanor and who have maintained their local cultural believes and way of life.
• Sight the big five, the big cats and other wild animals found in the Maasai Mara.
• Conduct a night game drive and see the night animals.
• Learn about the Maasai Mara on a lecture by a Maasai naturalist.

The Detailed Short & Sweet Kenya Safari Holiday Vacation - 4 Days Luxury Safari Adventure Holiday Vacation Itinerary

Day 1 – 3: Masai Mara Game Reserve

This adventure begins and ends at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, in Kenya.

Upon your arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport you will be met by a member from the team who will drive you Wilson Airport for your scheduled flight to Kichwa Airstrip. From the airstrip, embark on your first game drive to your choice of Bateleur Camp or Kichwa Tembo Masai Mara Tented Camp.

The Masai Mara is Kenya’s most renowned game park, situated in the northern extension of the Serengeti. Its legendary Great Migration, of over two million wildebeest and other antelope, has been described as one of nature’s greatest wildlife spectacles – and an experience every safari enthusiast should witness at least once in their lifetime. Game viewing in this celebrated park is wonderful all round the year, with virtually guaranteed sightings of the Big Five. The park takes its name from the Mara River, which flows through the reserve, and the Maasai people, a tribe whose red dress and proud demeanor have ensured they are probably Kenya’s best-known (and most-photographed) people.

Spend three nights at Bateleur Camp. At Bateleur Camp accommodation is in a luxuriously safari tent raised on a wooden platform, with private veranda. Your stay includes three meals daily, soft drinks, house wines, local brand spirits and beers, teas and coffees, emergency medical evacuation insurance, laundry, daily lodge activities.

Adventures include twice-daily game-drives in open 4x4 safari vehicles, spotlight night drives on the camp’s wilderness concession, guided nature walks with a Maasai naturalist and sundowners at a secret location that boasts spectacular views across the Mara. Maasai community visits and hot air balloon trips are also available at an additional cost.

Tips

• Ask your hosts to prepare one of the fantastic dinners and have it served on your private veranda
• Ask your butler to teach you how to make you a dawa cocktail — its heaven in a glass!
• Spoil yourself with a soothing massage on the banks of the Mara River.

Alternatively

Spend three nights at Kichwa Tembo Masai Mara Tented Camp. At Kichwa Tembo Masai Mara Tented Camp accommodation is in a luxury or standard Hemingway-style safari tent with ensuite bathroom. Your stay includes three meals daily, teas and coffees, emergency medical evacuation insurance and daily lodge activities.

Adventures include twice-daily game drives in open 4x4 safari vehicles, excellent bird watching and daily lectures by a Maasai naturalist.

Optional excursions at an additional cost include night game drives on the lodge’s wilderness concession, guided walking trails up and along the Oloololo escarpment, a Maasai community visit, sundowners at a location with spectacular views across the Mara and hot air ballooning.

Tips

• Join a Masai warrior under a tree and be spellbound by his wonderful tales of the Masai culture.
• Be sure to keep your camera on hand to capture the playful antics of the Blue and Copper-tail monkeys that visit the forest around Kichwa Tembo. Nowhere else in the Mara will you see both species co-existing.
• If you’re into all things decadent then you have to try the amazing Kichwa Tembo Hot Chocolate — it will really make your morning!

Day 4: Maasai Mara Game Reserve – Nairobi City Departure

After a wholesome breakfast, we wave a fond farewell as you drive towards the airstrip for your scheduled flight to Wilson Airport. Upon your arrival you will be met by a member of the team who will drive you to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for you onward flight.

Prices

Please treat the prices shown as a price estimate. Your final price might go up or down following seasonal prices in the different lodges, camps and resorts. All prices indicated are per person, based on 2 persons sharing a room, and on estimated high season rates.

Rates Include

• Twin / single accommodation
• Meet and Greet
• Personalized Travel Journal
• Meals as specified in the itinerary
• Soft drinks, house wine, local brand spirits, local beer, teas and coffees at Bateleur Camp
• Laundry at Bateleur Camp
• Scheduled domestic flights as specified in the itinerary
• Scheduled transfers as specified in the itinerary
• Scheduled game activities as specified in the itinerary
• Kenya National Park fees
• Domestic departure tax, from Wilson Airport
• Emergency medical evacuation insurance

Rates Exclude

• Gratuities and all items of a personal nature
• Meals and drinks not specified in the itinerary
• Champagne, cognacs, cellar wines, cigars and cigarettes
• Sightseeing and excursions other than those specified
• International flights to and from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
• Visa fees (if required)