Enjoy the Best of Masai Mara, Nakuru and Amboseli Amazing Adventure
fromThis 6 Day Safari of Kenya takes you South through the Great Rift Valley to Masai Mara game reserve where the largest concentration of wildlife in Kenya is found.
Tour Summary: Amazing Wildlife Safari to Masai Mara, Nakuru and Amboseli
Day 1 Travel to Masai Mara from Nairobi
Day 2 Exploring Masai Mara
Day 3 Travel to Nakuru
Day 4 Transfer to Amboseli
Day 5 Explore Amboseli
Day 6 Travel back to Nairobi
Masai Mara game reserve
The Maasai Mara (also known as the Masai Mara, and locally simply as The Mara) is a large game reserve in Narok County, Kenya, contiguous with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. It is named in honor of the Maasai people (the ancestral inhabitants of the area) and their description of the area when looked at from afar: “Mara” means “spotted” in the local Maasai language of Maa, due to the many trees which dot the landscape.
It is world-renowned for its exceptional populations of lions, leopards, cheetahs and elephant, and the annual migration of wildebeest, zebra, Thomson’s gazelle and other antelope, to and from the Serengeti every year known as the Great Migration.
Wildlife in Masai Mara
Wildebeest, topi, zebra, and Thomson’s gazelle migrate into and occupy the Mara reserve, from the Serengeti plains to the south and Loita Plains in the pastoral ranches to the north-east, from July to October or later. Herds of all three species are also resident in the reserve.
All members of the “Big Five” (lion, leopard, elephant, cape buffalo, and rhinoceros) are found here. The population of black rhinos was fairly numerous until 1960, but it was severely depleted by poaching in the 1970s and early 1980s, dropping to a low of 15 individuals. Numbers have been slowly increasing, but the population was still only up to an estimated 23 in 1999.
Hippopotami and crocodiles are found in large groups in the Mara and Talek rivers. Hyenas, cheetahs, jackals, and bat-eared foxes can also be found in the reserve. The plains between the Mara River and the Esoit Siria Escarpment are probably the best area for game viewing, in particular regarding lion and cheetah.
As in the Serengeti, the wildebeest are the dominant inhabitants of the Masai Mara, and their numbers are estimated in the millions. Around July of each year, these animals migrate north from the Serengeti plains in search of fresh pasture, and return to the south around October. The Great Migration is one of the most impressive natural events worldwide, involving some 1,300,000 wildebeest, 500,000 Thomson’s gazelles, 97,000 Topi, 18,000 elands, and 200,000 zebras.
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Vacation Style Holiday TypeFamily, Guided Tours, Jungle, Wildlife
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Activity Level Fairly Easy
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Group Size Medium Group
Our 6 days safari to Masai, Nakuru and Amboseli game reserves in Kenya takes you South through the Great Rift Valley to Maasai Mara game reserve where the largest concentration of wildlife in Kenya is to be found.
Then back North to the remote lakes Nakuru,Bogoria and Baringo a bird watchers and naturalists paradise.
- Transport in a custom made Tour vehicle with a pop up roof – each person is guaranteed a window seat;
- Services of a professional English speaking guides;
- Game drives as per the itinerary;
- Game parks or national parks entry fees;
- Accommodations in self-contained Tents fitted with camp beds/Linen is provided;
- Three meals per day whilst on safari, prepared by our cook;
- 1 litre Mineral water per person per day;
- Drinks;
- Tipping;
- Cultural visits to Maasai villages
- Personal effects;
- Kenya Visas;
- Hotel accommodation in Nairobi before and after the safari;
- Travel insurance and other emergencies
- Visa fees and entry clearing fees
- Photography accessories like cameras etc.