Join us as we witness the greatest event in nature when more than one million wildebeest and zebra arrive into the Masai Mara.

What can you expect to see during your week long stay? We should see lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, zebras, antelope, hippos, and giraffes just to name a few. We will most likely witness a heart stopping river crossing with wildebeests and zebras jumping into the Mara river. But it not just about the wildlife on this trip. Seeing the vast landscapes of the Mara plains are worth the trip alone. And many guests say their experience learning about Maasai culture is a highlight for them.

You will be met by our greeting service when you walk off the plane. They will help you through customs and baggage claim. The representative will contact our drive and make sure you are picked up outside the terminal. The drive to the hotel is about 30 minutes depending on traffic. 

Check in and have a good night's sleep. 

We have a concierge service for you while staying in Nairobi. Our representative can arrange local tours.

• Tour the Karen Blixen Museum (concierge can arrange this)

• Visit the Giraffe Center

• Do some shopping at local craft stores

• Visit Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage.

• Have lunch at the Carnivore Restaurant or Cultiva.

• Recommend you have dinner at one of the Serena Restaurants.

This morning you will have an early breakfast and check out.  Meet in lobby with bags at 8 am. Your larger bags will be loaded in a truck to go over the road to our first camp. Make sure your bag is loaded before you get in the transfer van. Take a back pack or smaller bag with you. You only need items and clothes you will use until your large bag arrives at camp around 6 pm. 

We have a short drive to Wilson Airport. Our local guide will collect passports and check everyone in for the short flight to the Mara. Our flight departs at 10 am. It may be direct or could have a stop at another airstrip in the Mara. Flight time is 35 minutes. Enjoy flying over the Rift Valley and the scenery below. 

Our guides and I will meet you at the airstrip and we will be on a game drive the minute we leave the airstrip. Expect to see lots of amazing animals like giraffe, elephants, topi, zebra, warthogs, impala as we drive to camp. 

First camp is Entim. We will check in to our tents and have a nice lunch. Enjoy a cold beverage this afternoon from the main area or the veranda closer to the Mara River. You will see wildlife like crocodiles and hippos in the water below. You may be ready for a nice hour long massage at camp. Meet at the main area at 4 pm for high tea. Then depart with our guides at 4:30 for the afternoon game drive. We will return to camp after the sun sets and have drinks by the camp fire followed by dinner.

Staff will escort you back to your tent after dinner. 

Delivery of coffee or tea to your tent is your morning wake up call. Most will wake at 5:30 and then meet at the main area at 6:00 am for our morning game drive. Most wildlife activity happens in the first hours of the morning. We don't want to miss the action or seeing the sun rise over the Mara. 

Around 9 am we will find a scenic spot in the reserve for a bush breakfast.  If we find the herds are gathering by the river, we will wait to see if they cross. That could test your patience as wildebeests have no clear leader and change their minds about crossing often. 

If there is no crossing, we will be back to camp around 11 am. We will meet for a nice lunch at camp at 1 pm. After lunch you can take a nap, enjoy a massage or relax in the common area.

We will meet at 4 pm for high tea and then depart at 4:30 for our afternoon game drive. 

We will return after sunset and enjoy appetizers and drinks around the fire. Then sit for dinner. 

Today will have the same schedule as the previous day. But, we will for sure see different wildlife and different areas of the Maasai Mara each day. 

Wake up the same time. Our morning game drive in the National Reserve will be a bit shorter. We will return to Entim Camp at 9 am. The group will sit for a nice breakfast at camp. After breakfast, pack your bags and we will game drive back through the park to our next camp. Lerai is located just outside the Talek Gate. It sits in the Olerai Conservancy. The great thing about Lerai is this is a completely private conservancy. We will not have to share sightings with any other vehicles.  Once we check in and see our new tents, you may want to take a swim in the pool. There is lots of wildlife to see around the camp. We will have lunch at 1 pm.

This afternoon we will explore the Olerai conservancy with our guides. Olerai is known for their large number of giraffes. It also has a resident leopard. As the afternoon game drive winds down, we will stop as the sun begins to lower on the horizon and we will get out to watch the sunset and have a beer or wine. 

Staff will bring coffee to your tent at the time of your choosing.  We will meet at the Land Cruisers at around 6 am. Our morning game drive will be back in the National Reserve.

We will take breakfast with us. Depending on sightings we will return around noon.

Lunch time is 1 pm. We will meet at 5 pm for our afternoon game drive in the conservancy.

This morning many in our group will go for the hot air balloon ride. Depart at 5:30 am so you arrive in time for the orientation at the balloon launch site. You will drift quietly over the herds as the sun rises. After about an hour, you will land in the Mara. Staff will be waiting on you and transport you to the spot for your champagne breakfast. 

Those not doing the balloon ride will take a game drive in the private conservancy. We will meet up the ballooners around 10 am and visit a local Maasai Village. Note that a $40 per person donation is requested to support their school and village. After the village we will stop in and visit the Talek School. This is on the way back to camp. Children take a break in August so we may miss seeing th

Lunch and pool/massage/nap time before our afternoon game drive. 

You need to have your larger bag packed and ready for pick up before the afternoon game drive. The bag will be driven over the road back to Nairobi. 

This is our last night in the Mara and we will have a special sundowner party in the conservancy. Dinner will also be a special event with singing and dancing by our Maasai staff. 

This morning we can take one last game drive to search the conservancy for those elusive leopards. Some may opt to sleep in this morning. 

After a nice brunch, it will be time to say our goodbye's and head to the local airstrip. 

Our flight should arrive back in Nairobi at noon. Our drivers will take you to the airport or to a hotel where you have a day room. Many guests prefer to have a day room at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on airport grounds.

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