5 Day Maasai Mara Big Cat Safari
Masai Mara
Porini & Beach 11 Night Special
This 12 day tour includes some of Kenya’s very best game-viewing areas plus the beautiful beaches of the Indian Ocean. The safari stays in the award-winning Porini tented camps, each set in a private wildlife area, a true “back to nature” experience, away from the crowds. Guided walks, sundowners, bush breakfasts and game drives are all included. Game drives are in off-road 4×4 vehicles – not minivans – ensuring superior game-viewing.
Spend the first night deep in Nairobi National Park then fly to Selenkay / Amboseli in the shadow of Mt Kilimanjaro for 2 nights, then continue with a flight to the world-famous Masai Mara region for 4 nights staying at the multi award-winning Porini Mara Camp and Porini Lion Camp. After the safari you fly to the Kenya coast to relax in an Indian Ocean paradise.
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Itinerary in Detail
DAY BY DAY
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Tour Experiences
Day 1
Pick up from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and transfer to Nairobi Tented Camp for 1 night (Half Board basis plus game activities).
Day 2
Early breakfast then transfer to Nairobi’s Wilson (domestic) airport for the morning flight to Selenkay / Amboseli. Met at the airstrip and transfer to Porini Amboseli Camp for 2 nights. Take a game drive or walk, returning to camp for lunch. Later go out on an afternoon game drive to further explore the Selenkay Conservancy. All the big cats have been seen in the Conservancy as well as elephants and a wide range of species including large numbers of giraffes, zebra, and antelopes. There are also less common animals to be seen such as the long-necked gerenuk gazelle, lesser kudu and African wildcat. Enjoy a sundowner at a scenic spot overlooking Kilimanjaro then continue with a night game drive and return to camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 3
After an early breakfast, drive to Amboseli National Park for a morning game drive within the Park, followed by a picnic lunch. Return to camp for dinner, after which there will be a night game drive using a spotlight to seek out some of the nocturnal animals such as aardvarks, serval cats, bat-eared foxes among others. Overnight Porini Amboseli Camp.
Day 4
Awake to the natural sounds and calls of the local birdlife. After breakfast transfer to the airstrip for the flight departing at 09h05 to arrive Wilson Airport at 09h50. Depart Nairobi’s Wilson airport at 10am for the one hour flight to the Mara. Met on arrival by your Driver & Guide (in a 4×4 safari vehicle) who will transfer you to Ol Kinyei Conservancy and Porini Mara Camp arriving in time for lunch. Later in the afternoon you will go on a game drive to explore Ol Kinyei Conservancy which has a wide variety of the wildlife species for which the Mara is famous, including elephant, lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, jackal, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, impala, eland, topi, hartebeest, gazelle, waterbuck, Cape buffalo and warthog. Stop for sundowners at a scenic view point. Return to camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 5
Spend the day experiencing the best that the Masai Mara has to offer. Early morning and Late afternoon / evening game activities on Ol Kinyei Conservancy and the adjoining Naboisho Conservancy which between them are over 70,000 acres of wilderness and wildlife habitat. Perhaps have a Bush Breakfast or Lunch or take a guided walk with Maasai warriors. Dinner and overnight at Porini Mara Camp.
Day 6
After breakfast leave camp and drive through Ol Kinyei and Naboisho Conservancies, game-viewing as you go, and on to Olare Motorogi Conservancy arriving at Porini Lion Camp for lunch. Afternoon game drive in the exclusive Olare Motorogi Conservancy, away from the minibuses and tourist vehicles seen in the reserve, and with an excellent chance of sighting lions, cheetahs and leopards all of which are found in the conservancy. Sundowner and night game drive. Overnight Porini Lion Camp.
Day 7
Enjoy a full day to explore the Conservancy at your leisure, or opt for an exhilarating game drive in the renowned Masai Mara Reserve. Should you choose the latter, a picnic lunch will be provided in the park before returning to camp in the late afternoon.
In the evening, unwind with a sundowner in the Conservancy, followed by a night game drive to discover the nocturnal wildlife. Conclude your day with dinner and an overnight stay at Porini Lion Camp.
Note: From July 1 to September 30, a one-day fee to view the Migration in the Reserve is already included in your package.
Day 8
*Optional Balloon Safari and Champagne Breakfast, at a supplement.
Morning game drive in Olare Motorogi Conservancy before breakfast. Transfer to the airstrip for the 11am flight to Wilson (arrives 12.15h) and connect to the afternoon flight to Ukunda / Diani. (A direct flight from Mara to Ukunda is possible subject to availability – supplements apply). Met on arrival and transferred the short distance to your choice of hotel for 4 nights.
Day 9-11
At leisure on the beach
Day 12
Breakfast at hotel. (Lunch payable locally if required). Transfer from hotel to Ukunda / Diani airstrip for the flight to Nairobi Wilson Airport. Met and transferred to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to check-in for your onward flight.
Tour Experiences
Day 1
Pick up from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and transfer to Nairobi Tented Camp for 1 night (Half Board basis plus game activities).
Day 2
Early breakfast then transfer to Nairobi’s Wilson (domestic) airport for the morning flight to Selenkay / Amboseli. Met at the airstrip and transfer to Porini Amboseli Camp for 2 nights. Take a game drive or walk, returning to camp for lunch. Later go out on an afternoon game drive to further explore the Selenkay Conservancy. All the big cats have been seen in the Conservancy as well as elephants and a wide range of species including large numbers of giraffes, zebra, and antelopes. There are also less common animals to be seen such as the long-necked gerenuk gazelle, lesser kudu and African wildcat. Enjoy a sundowner at a scenic spot overlooking Kilimanjaro then continue with a night game drive and return to camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 3
After an early breakfast, drive to Amboseli National Park for a morning game drive within the Park, followed by a picnic lunch. Return to camp for dinner, after which there will be a night game drive using a spotlight to seek out some of the nocturnal animals such as aardvarks, serval cats, bat-eared foxes among others. Overnight Porini Amboseli Camp.
Day 4
Awake to the natural sounds and calls of the local birdlife. After breakfast transfer to the airstrip for the flight departing at 09h05 to arrive Wilson Airport at 09h50. Depart Nairobi’s Wilson airport at 10am for the one hour flight to the Mara. Met on arrival by your Driver & Guide (in a 4×4 safari vehicle) who will transfer you to Ol Kinyei Conservancy and Porini Mara Camp arriving in time for lunch. Later in the afternoon you will go on a game drive to explore Ol Kinyei Conservancy which has a wide variety of the wildlife species for which the Mara is famous, including elephant, lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, jackal, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, impala, eland, topi, hartebeest, gazelle, waterbuck, Cape buffalo and warthog. Stop for sundowners at a scenic view point. Return to camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 5
Spend the day experiencing the best that the Masai Mara has to offer. Early morning and Late afternoon / evening game activities on Ol Kinyei Conservancy and the adjoining Naboisho Conservancy which between them are over 70,000 acres of wilderness and wildlife habitat. Perhaps have a Bush Breakfast or Lunch or take a guided walk with Maasai warriors. Dinner and overnight at Porini Mara Camp.
Day 6
After breakfast leave camp and drive through Ol Kinyei and Naboisho Conservancies, game-viewing as you go, and on to Olare Motorogi Conservancy arriving at Porini Lion Camp for lunch. Afternoon game drive in the exclusive Olare Motorogi Conservancy, away from the minibuses and tourist vehicles seen in the reserve, and with an excellent chance of sighting lions, cheetahs and leopards all of which are found in the conservancy. Sundowner and night game drive. Overnight Porini Lion Camp.
Day 7
Enjoy a full day to explore the Conservancy at your leisure, or opt for an exhilarating game drive in the renowned Masai Mara Reserve. Should you choose the latter, a picnic lunch will be provided in the park before returning to camp in the late afternoon.
In the evening, unwind with a sundowner in the Conservancy, followed by a night game drive to discover the nocturnal wildlife. Conclude your day with dinner and an overnight stay at Porini Lion Camp.
Note: From July 1 to September 30, a one-day fee to view the Migration in the Reserve is already included in your package.
Day 8
*Optional Balloon Safari and Champagne Breakfast, at a supplement.
Morning game drive in Olare Motorogi Conservancy before breakfast. Transfer to the airstrip for the 11am flight to Wilson (arrives 12.15h) and connect to the afternoon flight to Ukunda / Diani. (A direct flight from Mara to Ukunda is possible subject to availability – supplements apply). Met on arrival and transferred the short distance to your choice of hotel for 4 nights.
Day 9-11
At leisure on the beach
Day 12
Breakfast at hotel. (Lunch payable locally if required). Transfer from hotel to Ukunda / Diani airstrip for the flight to Nairobi Wilson Airport. Met and transferred to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to check-in for your onward flight.
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