No visit to the Maasai Mara or Serengeti can be complete without a trip in a hot-air balloon, which operates from the leading camps in the Reserve. Taking off in the beautiful early morning light and drift above the browsing game and have tremendous opportunities for unusual photograph. On clear days, the Mara offers fantastic orange tinged sunset’s well-worth capturing on camera. Wherever you go in the vast Masai Mara you will see a frequent amount of wildlife such as Masai giraffe, baboons, warthogs, bat eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyena, topis, impala, hartebeests, wildebeest. Elephants, buffaloes, zebras and hippos are also found in great numbers
Trip Highlights
- view the great rift valley.
- view the great rift valley.
- balloon safari.
- wildlife such as Masai giraffe, baboons, warthogs, bat eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyena, topis, impala, hartebeests, wildebeest. Elephants, buffaloes, zebras and hippos
Main Destination:Masai Mara National Reserve.
Depart Nairobi early in the morning and drive to Masai Mara
Depart Nairobi early in the morning and drive to Masai Mara with a brief stop at Mai Mahiu view point and view the great rift valley. Arrive in time for lunch. Upon arrival you will check in the lodge have lunch and relax and thereafter you will take your first thrilling evening game drive in the Masai Mara game reserve, one of East Africa’s top safari destinations. The Mara reserve incorporates 1510 km² of incredible, wide-open landscapes and fertile reverie woodland following the looping meanders of the Mara and Talek rivers in Kenya. One glimpse is enough to explain its appeal; it is typical open savannah, with a mass of amazing wildlife. Returning from your foray into Masai Mara you will have dinner and relax under the stars, falling asleep to the sounds of the bush.
Balloon safari
On this day you will wake up early for your balloon safari. After the balloon safari have a champagne breakfast in the bush and afterwards proceed for a full day tour game viewing in Kenya’s finest wildlife park, the Masai Mara National Reserve. Our morning and afternoon game drives take us in search of Africa’s Big Five and the plethora of other wildlife inhabiting this vast Kenyan game reserve. On clear days, the Mara offers fantastic orange tinged sunset’s well-worth capturing on camera. Wherever you go in the vast Masai Mara you will see a frequent amount of wildlife such as Masai giraffe, baboons, warthogs, bat eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyena, topis, impala, hartebeests, wildebeest. Elephants, buffaloes, zebras and hippos are also found in great numbers. It is also common to see lions either basking after a heavy meal, or surveying the plains for their next meal. You will also be taken for a cultural visit to a masai village.
Departure
You depart from your safari camp on day 3 and return to bustling Nairobi, arriving in the afternoon. You will be hosted for lunch at the famous carnivore restaurant and the dropped of at your hotel or the airport. This unforgettable 3-Day Masai Mara Safari ends upon arrival back in Nairobi.
Rates Include :
– Balloon Flight (approx one hour)
– Transfers from nearby camps and lodges.
– Champagne style bush breakfast .
– Transfer back to camp after breakfast
– Conservancy Landing Fees
Rates Exclude:
– Accommodation at the camp/lodge
– Transportation to and from the Masai Mara or Serengeti
