(GSRTrip23)- Masai Mara Wildebeest Migration Safari 5 days Best Offer $ 1335.00
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Best Offer Price USD 1335.00 PP sharing
The price includes 4 (four) nights fullboard accommodation in a 3,4 or 5 star hotel inclusive of all meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner), return airfare NBO-Masai Mara-Nairobi, transportation in an open roof 4x4 safari land cruiser with driver and fuel, services of a qualified driver guide, airport transfers on arrival and departure, game drives and sightseeing. Please see inclusions and exclusions below.
Price: 1335.00 USD Available until: Dec 14, 2026
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Price Range
The price of 5 Days 4 Nights Safari Wildebeest Migration Masai Mara safari range from USD 1335.00 per person sharing at budget Lodges to USD 6666.00 per person per person sharing at Mara Marriot hotel. The price varies from tour operator to tour operator and depends the season of the year, the group size or number of people traveling together, package components, the class of accommodation (Budget, Mid range or luxury) and vehicle used.
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Tour Summary
Tour Code: GSRTrip023
Tour Privacy: Two is Private, three is a crowd.
Group Size: Tour available for 1, 2 to Maximum per vehicle 8 pax.
Duration: 5 days
Departure: Daily departures from Nairobi 365 days.
Destinations:Nairobi and Masai Mara National Park
Best time: Migration time from Jun-Sep in Masai Mara
Best Offer Price On request
Accommodation:Lodge of choice. See prices below and see which lodge best suit your budget
Transportation: 4x4 Safari Land Cruiser Or Toyota Prado on self drive or chauffeur driven.
What to Bring: See Safaris What to bring and other travel tips
Alternative Safaris: 5 days Masai Mara safari Fly-drive, 4 days Masai Mara safari Fly-drive, 4 days Masai Mara safari RoadTrip21
Tour Highlights:
- The Great Migration-the 8th wonder of the modern world.
- The Big Five: Lions, elephants, buffaloes, and leopards.
- Predators in action-big cats-lions, leopards and cheetar; and others like hyena, jackals
- Spectacular Birdlife-More than 550 species recorded
- The Maasai
- Nairobi Metropolitan
- Lake Naivasha
Itinerary in Brief:
- Day 1: Nairobi – Masai Mara
- Day 2: Masai Mara
- Day 3: Masai Mara
- Day 4: Masai Mara – Nairobi
Tour Program
Day1 Arrival Nairobi and overnight
On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport you will be picked, brifed and driven to Masai Mara arriving in time for lunch. Have an afternoon game drive and return to your lodge for dinner. Diner and overnight at Mara Serena Lodge FB
Attraction: Nairobi City
url:Nairobi Tourist AttractionsGeoCoordinates:Latitude: 1°09′S; Longitude: 36°39′E. Nairobi Capital City of Kenya. Often referred to as The Green City In The Sun. Famous attractions within are Nairobi National Park, Giraffe Centre, Karen Blixen, The National Museum, Daphney Sheldrick
Day 02/ Drive Nairobi-Masai Mara
Before breakfast, check out of your hotel and drive to Maasai Mara. Have a game drive en-route to the lodge. Have an evening game drive. Overnight Budget/Midrange/Luxury Lodge/ Tented Camp FB.
Masai Mara National Reserve
url:Masai Mara national Reserve
The Great Wildebeest Migration
Once described as "Kenya's Jewel never to be lost", is a high flier destination. The Masai (Maasai) Mara magic is attributed to its panorama. From the vantage of rounded hills, the large expanses of grassy plains teaming with herds of animals resemble a canvas painting. The overwhelming population and the rich species presentation makes Mara the best destination for any serious wildlife observer. The migration of wildebeest is the number one tourist attraction in Masai Mara. Masai Mara is the home to the 'Big Five' of Africa: Lion, Elephant, Buffalo, Rhino, and Leopard, the beasts of renown, most prestigious, treacherous to hunt. Unique species includes the Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tipelskirch). Mara has a large number of rare or near threatened species of birds Topi (Damaliscus lunatus), the masai Ostrich. Jackson's Windowbird (Euuplectes jacksoni), Grey-crestedd Helmetshrike (Prionops poliolophus), Crowned Eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus)
Day3
Masai Mara Full Day
Full day in the Mara dedicated to either full day game drives. After breakfast collect your lunch boxes and proceed for a full day game drive. This gives you a chance to follow the migrating herds and witness nature at its best. Watch for the predator hunting and the prey as they evade them. Dinner and overnight at the lodge or tented camp of your choice.
Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
url:Masai Mara national Reserve
GeoCoordinates:Latitude: 1°406′S; Longitude: 35°00′E
"Covering an area of 1500 Km2, the Mara ecosystem is an extension Serengeti National Park of Northern Tanzania. It has one of the richest assemblages of wildlife in the world and supports about 237 herbivores per km2 , making it one of the most productive natural terrestrial ecosystems in the world. It maintains the greatest and most spectacular large mammal migration on earth and is the most highly visited tourist area in the East African region. The Masai Mara National Reserve came into being in 1961." All the 'Big Five' of Africa: Lion, Elephant, Buffalo, Rhino, and Leopard are represented in Maasai (Masai) Mara. Bird life is exceptional with over 550 species recorded in Masai (Maasai) Mara with large number of raptors and scavengers. The permanent Mara River with its tributaries, the Sand and Talek Rivers, ensures a continuous supply of water making Masai (Maasai) Mara a permanent sanctuary of many animals throughout the year.
Day4
Masai Mara Full Day
This day is spent in Masai Mara with morning afternoon and evening game drives. After an early morning breakfast collect your picnic boxes and depart from the lodge. fter breakfast collect your lunch boxes and proceed for a full day game drive. This gives you a chance to follow the migrating herds and witness nature at its best. Watch for the predator hunting and the prey as they evade them. Dinner and overnight at the lodge or tented camp of your choice.
Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
url:Masai Mara national Reserve
GeoCoordinates:Latitude: 1°406′S; Longitude: 35°00′E
Day5
Masai Mara-Naivasha-Nairobi
Route:Masai Mara-Narok-Naivasha Distances: Mara-Narok: 100km; Narok to Naivasha: 150 Km
After breakfast drive check out of your lodge and drive to Naivasha. Remember 24 hours Rule. You must be out of the park by 10.00Hrs And no game drives are allowed this day. This 3 to 4 hours drive is a steep drive as you climb from the floor of the great riftvalley to the top of the escarpments. A brief stopover at the observation point offers sweeping, panormic views of the valley and the surrounding volcanoes. As you approach Naivasha the extinct volcano of Mt. Longonot offers spectacular, dramatic views. You too can stop at The little Italian Church at Mahi Mahiu. Naivasha is an inland resort on the shores of Lake Naivasha on the floor of Great RiftValley. Attractions in Naivasha includes cycling, horse riding, boat rides, crescent island. Arrival at Naivaha in time for lunch. After lunch you may go for boat rides. At about 1500hrs we depart Naivasha and drive back to Nairobi in time for dinner and transfer to the airport or hotel. In the evening transfer to airport to catch your home flight.
Destination: Lake Naivasha
The Great Riftvalley
url: The Great RiftvalleyGeoCoordinates:Latitude: -1.4116; Longitude: 35.073925
Lake Naivsha lies in the Great Riftvalley. Its a famous inland resort which served as Kenya's airport in the early days. Lots of leisure activities are on offer including horse riding, boat rides, cycling. It is the base to Explore Olkaria Geothermal station. The nearby Hell's gate national park offers hiking opportunities at fischer tower. The Great Riftvalley over 3,700 miles from the Jordan Valley in the Middle East, through the Red Sea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and ends at Mozambique in East Africa.
End of Safari
Price List of 4 days 3 Nights Fly-drive Masai Mara Safari packagesValidity: 01Jul to 31Oct;;;21DEC2026-01Jan 2027The prices are expressed as price per person sharing. Compare prices in 15 different tented camps and lodges |
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| Cost Per person sharing in usd | |||||||
| Hotel Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naja Mara | 2450.00 | 1920.00 | 1763.33 | 1670.00 | 1626.00 | 1586.67 | 1567.14 |
| Loyk Mara | 3335.00 | 2805.00 | 2639.33 | 2555.00 | 2511.00 | 2471.67 | 2452.14 |
| AA Lodges | 2900.00 | 2265.00 | 2143.33 | 2015.00 | 1992.00 | 1931.67 | 1927.14 |
| Figtree Camp | 3815.00 | 2790.00 | 2798.33 | 2540.00 | 2595.00 | 2456.67 | 2507.85 |
| Mara Sopa | 3149.00 | 2476.50 | 2367.33 | 2226.50 | 2211.00 | 2143.17 | 2144.00 |
| Mara Sarova | 3291.00 | 2150.50 | 2197.33 | 1900.50 | 1978.60 | 1817.17 | 1884.85 |
| Mara Serena | 3913.25 | 2956.50 | 2942.08 | 2706.50 | 2747.85 | 2613.17 | 2664.60 |
| Mara Kaptoto | 3620.00 | 2790.00 | 2733.33 | 2540.00 | 2556.00 | 2456.67 | 2480.00 |
| Entim Camp | 5060.00 | 4020.00 | 4033.33 | 3770.00 | 3828.00 | 3686.67 | 3740.00 |
| Entim Private Camp | 5195.00 | 4005.00 | 4068.33 | 3755.00 | 3843.00 | 3671.67 | 3746.42 |
| Lerai Mara Camp | 4475.00 | 3720.00 | 3638.33 | 3470.00 | 3471.00 | 3386.67 | 3399.28 |
| Ilkerian Mara Camp | 4460.00 | 3840.00 | 3713.67 | 3590.00 | 3564.00 | 3506.67 | 3500.00 |
| Mara Governors | 6104.00 | 4794.00 | 4897.33 | 4544.00 | 4656.00 | 4460.67 | 4552.57 |
| Governors Ilmoran | 8360.00 | 6666.00 | 6897.33 | 6416.00 | 6604.80 | 6332.67 | 6479.42 |
| Marriot Mara | 8055.00 | 7015.00 | 7028.33 | 6765.00 | 6823.00 | 6681.67 | 6735.00 |
Masai Mara National Park Lodges 2022 Best Offers In USD
- Peak season:USD1520 PP
- High season:USD1425 PP
- Mid season:USD
- Low season:USD 945 PP
- Peak season: USD 312 PP
- High season:USD 167 PP
- Mid season: USD 141.00 PP
- Low season:USD 119.00 PP
6 Popular Wildebeest Migration Safaris in Masai Mara National Park
Masai Mara National Park Accommodation/ Lodges/ Tented Camps and Public Campsites:
Masai Mara National Park Accommodation- An Introduction
Game lodges also called safari lodges, tented camps, private houses and campsites are all found in Mara Game Reserve. The tented camps and safari lodges in Masai Mara fall under three categories- luxury, mid range and budget. Out of about 100 properties only 12 properties are inside the Mara reserve others are in the neighboring group ranches. Does it matter where you spend the night while in Mara? Yes. If you are interested night game drives and lots of local culture then you can stay in the group ranches. Group ranches are privately run by the local people. However unplanned development coupled with large number of visitors threatens the very survival of the reserve. Large numbers of visitors are associated with high degree of pollution in terms of noise, dust and changed animal behavior which can lead to extinction of venerable species like the cheetah which hunts only during the day.
Masai Mara National Park Most Popular Lodges
The top 5 Most popular lodges in Masai Mara are:
- Masai Mara Serena Lodge
- Mara Governor's Camp
- Mara Keekorok Lodge
- Mara Sopa Lodge
- Mara Cottars Camp
5 Most Luxurious Lodges in Masai Mara National Park from USD 1500 per Night
The five most luxurious lodges in Masai Mara include:- Mara Cottars
- Mahari Mzuri
- Olarro Plains
23 Popular Lodges in Masai Mara National Park
Below is a list of 23 popular lodges found in Masai Mara
- Mara Olkuruk Lodge
- Mara Sopa Lodge
- Sand River Camp
- Keekorok Lodge
- Mara Simba Lodge
- Base Camp Maasai Mara
- Mpata Safari Club
- Mara Sarova Camp
- Kichwa Tembo Tented
- Mara Explorer
- Fig Tree Camp
- Olonana Tented Camp
- Mara Intrepids
- Mara Safari Club
- Governor's Camps
- Governors Private Camp
- Governors Il Moran
- Rekero Tented Camps
- Mara Explorer Tented Camp
- Mara Intrepid Tented Camp
- Rekero Tented Camps
- Siana Springs
- Oseur Tented Camp.
To book luxury tented camps in Masai Mara Email us: rnxploresafaris@gmail.com/ WhatsApp/Tel: +254723684974
Wildebeest Migration Masai Mara National Park/ Serengeti
Every year, in the months of July August and September, over 1.7 million wildebeests accompanied by about 800,000 gazelles and Zebras migrate from Serengeti into Maasai (Masai) Mara and back. The river crossings are particularly dangerous as large crocodile lie in wait of unsuspecting animals, killing and maiming thousands of them. Besides predation, migrating herds have to contend with flooded rivers and disease outbreaks. The wildebeest mate in Maasai Mara and Calve in Serengeti.
The annual wildebeest migration is not about wildebeests migrating per se but rather its influence on the movement patterns of the other animals including human beings. Picture a never ending milling of over 2.5 million wild animals composed of a about 1.7 million wildebeests, and 800,000 common gazelles and zebras with predators-lions, hyenas, leopards, jackals etc following closely. In this picture add thousands of vultures providing air cover the to migrating animals, the goggling human traffic; the hazardous crossing of crocodile invested Mara and Grumeti rivers and behold your magical wonder of nature.
Where are the Wildebeest? The Migration Cycle:-
The wildbeest migration follows a clockwise direction dictated by the rain patterns in the Mara/Serengeti ecosystem. The Migration has been going on for as long as our ancestors can remember and where it started is debatable.
Best Time to visit
The best times to view migration in Serengeti is December to Jul. While in Maasai Mara, the best time is August to November.
- Between December and March, the herds congregate in Eastern Serengeti Plains where carving takes place. Births accounts for over half a million calves annually.
- April and May still in Serengeti the calves matures and gets ready for migration.
- June is the month of crossing Grumeti River along the Northern Corridor towards Maasai Mara.
- In July/August, the herds cross the Mara River into Maasai (Masai) Mara, where mating takes place.
- By November the succulent grass in Mara is finished and the migrating herds heads for Serengeti where curving will take place and the entire cycle starts all over again.
Wildebeest Migration Masai Mara National Park/ Serengeti
Every year, in the months of July August and September, over 1.7 million wildebeests accompanied by about 800,000 gazelles and Zebras migrate from Serengeti into Maasai (Masai) Mara and back. The river crossings are particularly dangerous as large crocodile lie in wait of unsuspecting animals, killing and maiming thousands of them. Besides predation, migrating herds have to contend with flooded rivers and disease outbreaks. The wildebeest mate in Maasai Mara and Calve in Serengeti.
The annual wildebeest migration is not about wildebeests migrating per se but rather its influence on the movement patterns of the other animals including human beings. Picture a never ending milling of over 2.5 million wild animals composed of a about 1.7 million wildebeests, and 800,000 common gazelles and zebras with predators-lions, hyenas, leopards, jackals etc following closely. In this picture add thousands of vultures providing air cover the to migrating animals, the goggling human traffic; the hazardous crossing of crocodile invested Mara and Grumeti rivers and behold your magical wonder of nature.
Where are the Wildebeest? The Migration Cycle:-
The wildbeest migration follows a clockwise direction dictated by the rain patterns in the Mara/Serengeti ecosystem. The Migration has been going on for as long as our ancestors can remember and where it started is debatable.
Best Time to visit
The best times to view migration in Serengeti is December to Jul. While in Maasai Mara, the best time is August to November.
- Between December and March, the herds congregate in Eastern Serengeti Plains where carving takes place. Births accounts for over half a million calves annually.
- April and May still in Serengeti the calves matures and gets ready for migration.
- June is the month of crossing Grumeti River along the Northern Corridor towards Maasai Mara.
- In July/August, the herds cross the Mara River into Maasai (Masai) Mara, where mating takes place.
- By November the succulent grass in Mara is finished and the migrating herds heads for Serengeti where curving will take place and the entire cycle starts all over again.