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3 Days Maasai Mara Safari — Mid-range

3 days across Maasai Mara, with proper beds, good food and lodges that sit where the wildlife is. 2 nights on safari, priced on request.

Maasai Mara

About this safari

The route opens in Maasai Mara — big cats, open plains and the northern stage of the Great Migration — and works through 0 further destinations over 3 days. It stays within Kenya; the final proposal will confirm transfer times and the balance between travel and game viewing. Accommodation is at the mid-range standard: comfortable tented camps and established safari lodges. The balance most travellers settle on — proper beds, en-suite bathrooms and well-run lodges in good positions, without the premium that the top end of the market commands. Like every safari in this catalogue, it is priced on request rather than sold at a published rate, because park fees, permits, group size and contracted accommodation all change the figure.

Highlights

  • Maasai Mara: exceptional predator density, with large lion prides, resident leopard along the river courses and cheetah on the open grassland.

Day by day

Your 3-day itinerary

Written out in full before you book, so you can see exactly how the days are paced and where each night is spent.

  1. Day 1

    Nairobi to Maasai Mara

    The route is drafted from Nairobi. Citrus will set out the actual meeting arrangements and first transfer in writing. The road west out of Nairobi climbs the shoulder of the Rift Valley before dropping through Narok and onto the open country beyond, where cultivation gives way to grassland and the horizon widens. The last stretch is rougher going, but it is also where the safari properly begins — giraffe browsing beside the track, zebra scattering ahead of the vehicle, and the first raptors riding the thermals above the escarpment. The rhythm of a Mara day follows the animals rather than the clock. Dawn is the most productive window, when cats are still active and the light is low enough for photography. Later the plains settle into the heat and the emphasis shifts to elephant, buffalo and the birdlife along the water. By late afternoon the predators stir again, and the last hour before the gate closes is often the best of the day. A mid-range camp or lodge is proposed for this night, subject to availability and written confirmation.

    Overnight: Maasai Mara

    Vast herds of wildebeest and zebra spread across open grassland

  2. Day 2

    A full day in Maasai Mara

    The Mara's density is what makes it remarkable — sightings come quickly, and the day tends to build rather than drag. Expect long stretches of plains game: zebra, topi, Thomson's gazelle, eland and Maasai giraffe, with buffalo herds grazing in the bottomlands. Overhead, vultures circling low is always worth following, and the sudden stillness of a grazing herd usually means a predator is somewhere in the grass. The rhythm of a Mara day follows the animals rather than the clock. Dawn is the most productive window, when cats are still active and the light is low enough for photography. Later the plains settle into the heat and the emphasis shifts to elephant, buffalo and the birdlife along the water. By late afternoon the predators stir again, and the last hour before the gate closes is often the best of the day. This outline assumes a comfortable safari stay near the route. The named property remains a suggestion until quoted.

    Overnight: Maasai Mara

    Vast herds of wildebeest and zebra spread across open grassland

  3. Day 3

    Maasai Mara to Nairobi

    The final day's exact pace depends on the confirmed transfer and onward travel arrangements. A final crossing of the plains takes you out past the herds one more time before the ground begins to rise. The grassland thins into grazing land, the Maasai cattle reappear along the verges, and the Mara ecosystem is gradually left behind as the road climbs back towards the Rift Valley escarpment. The final road section is planned towards Nairobi. Citrus will confirm the exact end point and time.

    Safari ends

    Vast herds of wildebeest and zebra spread across open grassland

Where you stay

Suggested accommodation

Accommodation below is the suggested standard for this package, taken from the Citrus catalogue. Where an entry describes a standard rather than a named property, we confirm the exact camp or lodge with your quotation. Named properties are suggestions and are substituted with comparable alternatives if they are unavailable for your dates.

Source catalogue listing

Masai Mara Sopa Lodge

This is reproduced exactly from the catalogue. The written quotation will allocate nights and confirm each available property before booking.

Typical safari arrangements may include

These are planning examples, not confirmed inclusions for this package. Your written quotation will confirm exactly what is included.

  • A private or shared safari vehicle may be proposed, depending on the route and quotation
  • Guiding, transfers and game drives may be included where they are itemised in the written quotation
  • Park, reserve and permit costs may be included or quoted separately; the quotation will say which
  • Accommodation may be quoted at the suggested standard or at an agreed alternative
  • Meals, drinking water and taxes vary by supplier and will be itemised or described in the quotation

Costs that may be separate

The quotation will identify every separate cost before you confirm.

  • International or domestic flights and airport charges may be separate
  • Visas, travel insurance and health requirements are normally the traveller's responsibility
  • Gorilla and chimpanzee permits may be included or billed separately
  • Optional activities, drinks, tips, laundry and personal purchases may be separate
  • Any cost not addressed by the draft itinerary should be checked before the booking is confirmed
  • Optional extras on this route: balloon safari and Maasai community visits

Important notes

  • Accommodation shown is suggested rather than contracted. The exact property is confirmed in your written quotation and may change with availability.
  • Wildlife sightings, migration movements, river crossings and clear mountain views depend on season, weather and chance and cannot be guaranteed.
  • Activities described as optional are excluded unless the written quotation expressly includes them.
  • The day-by-day text is a planning outline derived from the catalogue route. Your quotation will confirm exact transfers, activities, meals, permits and accommodation.

Where this safari goes

Destinations on this route

Kenya

Maasai Mara

Big cats, open plains and the northern stage of the Great Migration

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Before you ask

Planning questions for this route

What does price on request mean for this safari?

The catalogue sets the route and travel standard, but it does not publish a fixed price or a contracted inclusion list. Citrus will prepare a written quotation for your dates, party and rooming, showing the exact transfers, activities, accommodation, meals, fees and permits before you confirm.

Is the listed accommodation guaranteed?

No. It is suggested accommodation from the source catalogue. Availability and any proposed alternative are confirmed in the written quotation before a booking is made.

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