Kenya flying
safari package: Maasai mara flying safari package, MARA
SAFARI CLUB FLYING SAFARI PACKAGE, 3 DAYS MARA SAFARI CLUB
FLYING SAFARI PACKAGE The 3 days flying package from
Nairobi Wilson airport to the Maasai Mara which is known as
Africa’s Greatest Wildlife Reserve, situated in southwest
Kenya. Famous for the abundance of lion, the Great
Wildebeest Migration and the Maasai people, well known for
their distinctive custom and dress, it is without a doubt
Africa’s most famous safari destination.
Maasai Mara National Reserve stretches 1,510 sq km (580 sq
miles) and raises 1,500-2,170 meters above sea level. The
terrain of the reserve is primarily grassland and riverine
forest with clumps of the distinctive acacia trees. It’s
about 270 km from the capital city Nairobi and takes about
5-6 hours by road or 40-45 minutes by flight.
The Maasai Mara Ecosystem holds one of the highest lion
densities in world and this is where over TWO MILLION
Wildebeest, Zebra and Thomsons Gazelle migrate annually. Its
hosts over 95 species of mammals and 570 recorded species of
birds.
Day 01: Nairobi - Masai Mara
The luxurious Mara Safari Club is set in the Ol-Choro Oiroua
Conservation Area, bordering the Masai Mara Game Reserve, at
the foot of the Aitong Hills. Surrounded on three sides by
the Mara River, all tents have their own private river
frontage, with four-poster beds, verandah, electricity,
modern en-suite facilities with hot and cold running water.
The main building, with lounge, bar and dining room is
cantilevered over the river. Game drives, guided by our
experienced "driver-naturalists", are by four-wheel-drive
Land Cruiser. At the club, the pool, al fresco buffet
lunches and nightly activities of Masai dancing, slide shows
and talks on the Mara's ecosystem and Masai culture, all add
up to create a truly unique experience.
The Mara Safari Club is a four-hour drive from Nairobi, or a
forty-five minute flight from Wilson Airport (Nairobi) with
a ten-minute drive from Ngerende Airstrip.
Pick from your Hotel or JKIA and transferred to Wilson
Airport for the scheduled flight to the Masai Mara. The
Masai Mara is the jewel of Kenya's game parks, located in
the northern section of the great Serengeti plains. The
reserve is the home of the "Big Five" … elephant, lion,
leopard, buffallo, rhino as well as cheetah, zebra, giraffe,
wildebeest, hippo, impala, gazalle and numerous other
including hundreds of species of birds.
On arrival you will be met and transferred to Mara Safari
Club for your lunch the base foryour adventure. The camp is
positioned on an ox-bow of the Mara River, so that all
en-suite tents have a view of the hippo-filled river. The
lodge is surrounded by well-cultivated gardens dotted among
indigenous trees. There are a total of 50 tents, of which 42
are twin-bedded and 8 double-bedded. 10 of these double
bedded-tents are Premium tents and have sunken baths in the
bathrooms. There is also a platform between these tents and
the standard tents, allowing for superb game-viewing and
private dining. These tents have been superbly furnished to
the highest possible standards with netted four-poster beds
and permanent bathrooms. All tents have water flasks with
glasses, insecticide and air-freshener, 220v electrical
sockets, "lamps" (electrical), dressing table and hand-woven
rugs and poster-bed drapes. All bathrooms have a shower
stall or bath, flush toilets in bathroom, washbasin, Lonrho
shampoo, hand and body lotion, shower and bath gel, and
freshly laundered towels, solar-heated hot- and cold running
water, windows with mosquito gauze and flaps, a flashlight
and an umbrella. All tents have square-pin electric sockets
for easy charging of video cameras, cameras and other
electric gadgets. Adapters are available from Reception.
The low afternoon light is perfect for photographing the
beautiful rolling plains of the Masai Mara. In the early
evening as you make your way back to the lodge, you may get
lucky and spot a leopard on the prowl. As the sun starts to
set you will return to your camp for dinner and overnight
Mara Safari Club (LD)
Day 02: Masai Mara
On morning game drives you will awake before dawn and set
out at sunrise in search of game. In between your morning
and afternoon game drive you will have ample time to relax
and enjoy the ambiance at your camp.
All meals and overnight Mara Safari Club (BLD)
Day 03: Masai Mara - Nairobi
Arise at dawn for an early morning game drive or perhaps end
your safari with a spectacular hot-air balloon ride over the
Mara. After breakfast you have the a final game drive as you
make your way to the Airstrip for the scheduled flight to
Nairobi. Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to
your Hotel or JKIA Airport (B).