Trip Summary:
This safari takes you
to visit Masai Mara Game Reserve for 2 nights with game drives and Lake
Nakuru National Park for a night with game drive. Your accommodation can
be in luxury or standard lodge or camping as per your budget. You will
enjoy and experience nature, wildlife, habit and habitat of fauna and
flora in the natural area.
You will enjoy and experience nature, wildlife, habit and habitat of the
fauna and flora in the natural areas, also peoples and culture.
Availability 90%
Minimum Rate Per Adult: US$
Departing From: Nairobi
Duration: 5 Days / 4 Nights Masai Mara - Lake Nakuru group joining camping Safari
Departure Time: 0800 Hrs (possible to leave earlier than)
Departures: Daily
Minimum Persons Required: 2
Accommodations: Budget CampBest Time: All round the year
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5 Days 4 Nights Maasai Mara Wildebeest
migration Safari
Day 1: Nairobi-Masai Mara
8.30 a.m. Depart Nairobi for the Masai Mara Game Reserve via the
viewpoint of the Great Rift Valley and Narok town for lunch. Arrive in
time for lunch and a late afternoon/early evening game drive in the
reserve which is famous for its high animal concentration, abundance and
variety. Dinner and overnight at the mara sidai Camp.
Day 2: Masai Mara
A full day viewing across the rich, tree studded grasslands and rolling
hills. Virtually every type of wildlife is found in the Mara which has
an extensive road and track network which allow excellent photography
and viewing opportunities, making it the best and most visited park in
Kenya. Lunch at the Camp. Dinner and overnight at the Camp.
Day 3: Masai Mara
Early breakfast. Morning game drive lunch at the Camp. Afternoon option
game drive or nature walk with the Masai guides. At extra cost, you may
visit a local Masai village to see their nomadic lifestyle. All
activities will end in the evening. Dinner and overnight at the Camp
Day 4: Masai Mara-Nakuru
Early morning pre-breakfast game drive. After breakfast, depart the Mara
region for Nakuru, lunch enroute, with scenic views of Mt. Longonot and
Lake Naivasha from afar on the main highway. Dinner and overnight at
Camp
Day 5: Lake Nakuru-Nairobi
After breakfast proceed on a game drive in the park to view the birdlife
and plains game, as well as species like Rothschild’s giraffe, Cape
buffalo and waterbuck. Lunch in Nakuru then depart for Nairobi, arriving
in the evening. Drop off at place of choice
Price Per Person joining this tour US$
Package Includes:
-Transport in a 9 seater custom made Tour van with a pop up roof
- Services of a professional English peaking 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
Price excludes:
- Drinks
- Tipping
- Cultural visits to Maasai villages – costs US$ 25
- Personal effects
- Kenya Visas
- Hotel accommodation in Nairobi before and after the safari
Wildebeest Migration - The Migration in Africa
Wildebeest location updates (see below) and a month by month guide to
lodges and camps giving you the best opportunity to witness the east
Africa’s wildebeest migration.
The endless plains of east Africa are the setting for the world’s
greatest wildlife spectacle - the 1.5 million animal ungulate
(wildebeest) migration. From the vast Serengeti plains to the champagne
colored hills of Kenya’s Masai Mara over 1.4 million wildebeest and
200,000 zebra and gazelle, relentlessly tracked by Africa’s great
predators, migrate in a clockwise fashion over 1,800 miles each year in
search of rain ripened grass.
There is no real beginning or end to a wildebeest's journey. Its life is
an endless pilgrimage, a constant search for food and water. The only
beginning is at the moment of birth. An estimated 400,000 wildebeest
calves are born during a six week period early each year - usually
between late January and mid-March.
December, January, Feburary, March: The Serengeti National Park /
Ngorongoro Conservation Area is arguably the most impressive wildlife
sanctuary in the world. During the months December through March the
seemingly unending plains of the southern Serengeti and the Conservation
Area are inhabited by enormous herds of wildebeest and zebra. The great
herds graze on rain ripened grass. We feel this is the best time to
visit the Serengeti.
In the calving season (late January through mid March when over 80% of
the wildebeest give birth over a period of a few weeks) the herds
concentrate at the Ndutu and Salei plains (Southern Serengeti /
Ngorongoro Conservation Area) attracting the attention of predators like
lion, cheetah and hyena.
During this period the migration is best observed from a luxury mobile
camp in the Ndutu / Naabi area or from Ndutu Safari Lodge.
April, May: During the months April and May the depleted plains are
unable to sustain the endless herds. The migration, sweeping west and
north, moves from the short grass plains of the southern Serengeti /
Ngorongoro Conservation Area to the long grass plains and woodland of
the Serengeti’s western Corridor, almost to Lake Victoria.
This period is during the long rains and is considered off season for
wildlife viewing in east Africa as roads are often impassable. Ndutu
Safari Lodge, Kusini Camp and the Serengeti Serena Lodge are fine for
wildlife viewing during this time. So are campsites in the Ndutu/Naabi
area.
June: By the end of May the wildebeest have exhausted the Western
Corridor’s best pastures and the herds must move further north. Entering
the Lamai Wedge and the Mara Triangle breeding occurs May through June.
This is a transitional period between the rains and the dry season. Faru
Faru River Lodge, Sasakwa Hill Lodge, Sabora Plains Tented Camp, Grumeti
River Camp, Migration Camp, and Kirawira Camp are good options for
viewing the migration at this time. Seronera and Moru area campsites are
best.
July, August, September, October: By July the countless herds have
amassed along the swollen Mara River - a final barrier from the short
sweet grasses of the Masai Mara. Sometimes the crossing place they have
chosen is shallow allowing the majority of animals to pass safely. In
other areas the waters boil with drowning wildebeest and slashing
crocodiles. Please note that the vast majority of travelers do not
witness the wildebeest crossing of the Mara as the timing and duration
varies widely each year - in years of little rain very few wildebeest
cross the Mara River into Kenya.
Between July and October the wildebeest reside in the northern Serengeti
and Masai Mara. As the Mara is terribly crowded we recommend northern
Serengeti properties such as Sayari, Bushtops, Migration Camp, or a
mobile camp in the Kogatende area. These properties offer the chance to
see the wildebeest crossing the Mara River in a pristine environment.
November: The arrival of the short rains call the migration
southward. During the short rains of November the wildebeest migration
is best viewed from Klein’s Camp. Campsites in the Lobo area are best.
As November ends the migration is making its way back to the southern
Serengeti and early in the year they once again give birth. The circle
of life is complete.
*Note - the migration is a natural event and the timing varies month by
month; year by year.
Wildebeest migration in the Maasai Mara (Masai Mara) is world famous. From the Serengeti to Maasai Mara the annual migration
