3 Days Masai Mara Budget Camping Safari
This 3-day, 2-night budget camping safari takes you from Nairobi to the Masai Mara for two full days of game drives, staying in a budget camp with full-board meals included. It’s built for travelers who want genuine Big Five wildlife viewing without lodge-level pricing.
A budget camping adventure to Kenya’s most popular safari destination — the Masai Mara National Reserve. Named one of the 8 Wonders of the New World for its annual wildebeest migration, the Mara is home to the African Big Five, a high concentration of big cats, and an extraordinary range of other wildlife, including cheetah, serval, hyena, hippo, and multiple gazelle and antelope species. With magnificent plains scenery and unmatched game viewing, this is Kenya’s best-known park, made accessible here at a genuinely affordable price point.
Tour Highlights
- Unlimited game viewing drives
- Chances to see the Big Five and Kenya’s big cats
- Rolling grassland, acacia trees, and immense herds of zebra and wildebeest
- Exciting, colourful Maasai culture
Optional Activities
- Hot air balloon ride (extra cost)
- Maasai village visit (US$20 per person)
Details
Masai Mara National Park is known as one of the finest wildlife destinations in the World.
Depart Nairobi in the morning and descend into the Great Rift Valley toward Masai Mara Game Reserve, stopping in Narok Town for lunch (approximate transit time: 5½ hours). Head straight into an afternoon game drive on arrival, with a strong chance of seeing elephant, lion, cheetah, giraffe, hippo, buffalo, zebra, and wildebeest. All meals and drinking water included (other drinks not included). Dinner and overnight at camp.
A full day in Kenya's most popular game sanctuary, with your best opportunity to spot the Big Five — lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino, and elephant. Game drives are flexible: take a picnic lunch and spend the full day in the park, or split the day into early morning and late-afternoon drives. An optional Maasai village visit (US$20 per person) can be arranged. All meals and overnight at camp.
One more early morning game drive, then depart after breakfast for the drive back to Nairobi, arriving at approximately 4:00pm. Drop-off at your hotel or transfer to the airport for an onward flight. Meals: Breakfast & Lunch included (dinner and other drinks not included).