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3 Days Masai Mara Joining Cheap Safari | Camping Package in Kenya

3 Days Masai Mara Joining Cheap Safari | Camping Package in Kenya

A fun 3 days cheap adventure safari to Kenya’s Masai Mara, among worlds top game viewing reserve.

This 3-days budget safari includes park fees, guide services, accommodation in shared tented camps, game drives and hot showers and private flush toilets.

Book Masai Mara 3 days safari budget packages joining camping. This 3-days Mara safari package is a cheap way to enjoy watching big five wildlife.

Booking this three-day Masai Mara budget game drive camping safari is easy from Nairobi city tour operators.

The Mara 3 days Safari to Maasai game reserve is a Three-day game drive safari to see big five animals.

The Masai Mara 3 days budget trip includes a full day game drive on day 2, 2 nights’ accommodation, park entry fees, transport in shared van, services of a driver guide, optional Masai village visit and all meals as per itinerary.

The Masai Mara 3 day’s budget safari includes some 3 main attractions among others. Below are things to do in your three day safari to Masai Mara game reserve.

  • Big five Game Drives in Masai Mara Game Reserve on day 1, 2 and 3
  • Stay in a tented camp on a Masai mara 3 days safari
  • Visit a Maasai village next to the Masai Mara Game Reserve on day 2
  • See the wildebeest Migration in a Masai mara 3 days safari
  • Fly over the Maasai Mara reserve in a hot air balloon safari on day 2 morning
  • Enjoy a 1-day Walking safari in private conservancies around the Mara
  • Go on bird watching game drives in Masai Mara plains
  • Witness the Mara River crossing by the wildebeest in a maasai mara 3 days safari

1.  Big Five Game Drives in Masai Mara 3 Days Safari Kenya

3 -4 Day Tour

8 – 10 Hour Game Drives in 3 Days Stay

Driving to the Masai Mara Kenya is exciting as you get to drive through the Great Rift Valley floor. The Mara is like no other place in the world with its flat plains stretching for miles on either side.

In some areas, there is only a solitary tree in a sea of grasslands that are teaming with plains game. The Sekenani gate ushers you into unending expanses of green or gold grass fields depending on the seasons.

Right at the gate, you will start to see tens of herbivores including zebras, gazelles, topis, hartebeests, wildebeests, impalas and many others. A little further on, the predators begin to reveal themselves hidden under shrubs or just frolicking under the tall grass.

A bold cheetah mother and her adolescent cubs will climb on your vehicles bonnet or roof to get a better view of the prey further afield. To them, you are just a convenience and nothing more.

Its safe to say that the numbers of wildlife you will see in your Masai Mara 3 days safari will be overwhelming.

Mara is known for its abundance of the big five animals including lions, buffalos, rhinos, leopards and elephants. These are the big five animals that the Mara guarantees you will see before your 3 days are over.

Watch the lion pride of 25 members sprawled on a rocky patch or on the grass in between prey kills. Occasionally, one or two of them will stand up and try to launch a hunt but give it up as soon as they start.

In between the false starts is a real lion hunt. Lions are very organized hunters and they do this by encircling their prey from all fronts.

A lone lioness then proceeds to openly chase the prey towards the waiting ambush until they get a kill.

Leopards in the Masai Mara 3 days safari are relatively easier to see as compared to other places. This is not to mean you won’t put in much effort to find it.

As the driver navigates closer to the riverine bushes, a monkey cries out or the go-away bird chatters incessantly. That is your cue that a leopard might be on the move close by.

A few meters further on will expose a leopard on the prowl along the river bank or just lazily snuggled on an acacia tree branch after a busy night hunting.

Elephants are everywhere and make their presence known with large herds moving across the plains of Mara.

Masai Mara game drives are much fun since it’s easy to see most animals from far distances and drive up to them.

The Mara game reserve is a 1500 sqkm area of unending plains, teaming with millions of wildlife.

The flat plains for miles and the fact that there are fewer trees to obstruct your view makes the Maasai Mara national park an amazing natural theatre for wildlife viewing.

You move to the next ridge and meet with a thousand eyeballs from a herd of buffalos grazing 5 feet from the game drive track.

They all stop their feeding and raise their heads to stare at you for a full 5 minutes, unsure if you are friend or foe.

It’s unnerving to have all those eyes on you, even from the safety of your game drive vehicle. That’s a group stare from 50 to 100 individuals made of a tonne of brawn and horns each.

You decide it’s safer to move on to the next less intimidating animals down the plains.

You are lucky if you see the flirting image of a black rhino. These creatures are so shy that you play a game of hide and seek with them all day in the Masai Mara.

It doesn’t help that they also love to stay in the more wooded edges of the park. The white rhino however is more comfortable around vehicles and you can see a family grazing 3 feet from the road without a care in the world.

At this point make sure your driver guide tells you the difference between a white and black rhino. It’s not their colours as it suggests!

It is only in the Masai Mara 3 days safari that you are guaranteed to see all the big five animals in a single day. Three days is actually an overkill and just to be sure you don’t miss out on any of the animals.

Day 2 is actually your full-day game drive in Mara game reserve. But if you think the Masai Mara attractions are done with you, you got another thing coming!

2.  Stay in A Budget Tented Camp for 3 Days in Mara Trip

3 Day , 2 Night Safari

If you are like most people that want to enjoy the Masai Mara three days joining safari without breaking the bank, then you need to stay in budget or mid-range tented camp. The Mara has tens of budget tented camps mostly located just next to the park boundary.

There is no fence around the Mara and the animals are able to move in and out of the park. Don’t be surprised to see an elephant herd strolling inside your camp in broad day light or hear a hippo mowing the lawn at night.

Budget tours usually use the budget tented camps for accommodation. These, no frills basic but comfortable tents come with a comfy bed, a private bathroom, a hot water shower and some safari furniture.

They are very clean and well-kept with mosquito nets around your bed. You can occupy the tent as a single, double or twin room depending on how many are in your group.

The experience in a budget tented camp is sublime with evening bonfire stories and buffet meals.

You are able to relax by the tent verandah in between your game drives and engage with the local Masai people employed at the camp.

Since most Mara budget tours are shared, you will have a chance to meet people from all over the world here and share stories and exploits.

3.  Visit a Maasai village next to the Masai Mara Game Reserve on day 2

Day 2

1 – 2 Hour Visit

The Masai people are located right next to the Masai Mara game reserve. These people have learned to live with the wildlife in their small mud walled homesteads.

The Masai people still practice their age old traditions and are known as the warrior tribe of east Africa. Masai culture is very rich and guests are awed at their way of life.

Masai people are happy to share with you their lifestyle including a visit to their homes. You will also be invited to participate in their dances like the levitation Ajuma dance where men jump to unimaginable heights.

Learn how to make fire from 2 sticks without matches and how to throw a spear or shoot an arrow.

Visiting a Masai village is a great value ad on to the wildlife viewing package in Mara. The Masai people are very welcoming and you will learn a lot on how indigenous African cultures operate.

Most importantly is their love for colours ranging from their red ochre hair, to the red sheets on their bodies and the varied beadwork jewelry that they adorn.

Your driver guide will be happy to arrange a visit to the nearest Masai village on your day 2 in a 3-day Mara shared safari.

4.   See the Masai Mara Wildebeest Migration in a 3-Day Tracking Safari

Day 2

4-5 Hour Tracking

July to October of every year brings along the largest animal migration into the Mara. The great wildebeest migration is an exodus of 1.5 million wildebeests in a 3,000km journey in search of pasture.

The wildebeest move in a cyclic clockwise pattern crossing 2 countries of Tanzania and Kenya as they follow the fresh grass from recent rains.

This phenomenon is so great it can be seen from space as a dark moving mass across the Mara plains.

You will drive among the thousands of wildebeest strewn across the plains with their young calves.

Your driver will drive you to the migration hotspots where you will be immersed into the huge herds of the animals in the Mara plains.

The predators including lions, cheetahs and leopards see this season as a time of plenty. They will gorge themselves to sleep with heaps of carcass.

So much so that the predators usually escort the herds for miles away from their territories.

On your day 2 of the 3 days Masai Mara budget tour, you will go for the Mara river crossing.

5.     Fly Over the Maasai Mara Reserve in A Hot Air Balloon Safari on Day 2 Morning

Day 2 Activity

1 Hour Flight, 1 Hour Champagne Breakfast, 1 Hour Game Drive

If you fancy an air game ride, then the balloon safaris of the Mara are up your alley. Some of the best panoramic scenes of the great wildebeest migration are captured from a hot air balloon.

The fact that these Masai Mara hot air balloon safaris are done at dawn ads a magic of calmness to the ride. The drifting shadow of the balloon startles the wildebeests below into a run as the giraffes bend their necks to see what’s aloft.

A hot air balloon ride allows you to see the real extent of the wildebeest migration as you can see the herds stretching for miles on either side. Flying in a balloon shows you another angle of game viewing in your Masai Mara 3 days safari.

You will be picked at 5:00am from your lodge by the balloon company 4×4 Landcruiser to assemble at runway.

It’s still dark and most of the operations of setting up the balloon are done under vehicle headlights.

It’s still dark and things move fast to be able to catch the sunrise from the air. The chilliness of the morning air still infiltrating your nostrils as you struggle with the last remnants of your sleep.

Soon you are bundled into the balloon basket which can take 12 pax per flight. The pilot increases the throttle, the burner roars into life and soon your balloon starts to gain height.

A full hour of exceptional views gets you to appreciate the actual size of the Masai Mara and the hundreds of wildlife in the park. Its mind boggling.

On landing, which is not always a gracious affair, you will be welcomed to a bush breakfast with a glass of champagne.

Your table is set on the grass and the servers will make sure you are served with fresh food.

After this, you will go on a 1hr game drive in the 4×4 as you return back to your lodge.

Usually taken on day-2 of your three days tour, the balloon ride in the Mara is the icing of the cake in a Masai Mara 3-days luxury safari.

Hot air Balloon ride is the most popular activity in a three-days Masai Mara wildebeest migration safari.

6.  Enjoy a 1-Day Walking Safari in Private Conservancies around the Mara

1 – 2 Hour Walk

Nothing compares to the experience of walking on the savannah as you watch the hundreds of plains game and the predators as a distance. The thrill of being on the ground with the animals is so exciting.

To get this experience once needs to visit the conservancies outside of the Masai Mara Park itself. They will offer you an armed guide or local Masai guides who are adept at seeing wildlife from miles away.

The guides will be able to point out the trees with medicinal value. They will show you how to track animals and how to tell which foot print is from which animal.

You will even learn to tell how long an animal passed a certain place from the nature of the footprint or the warmth and state of their dung.

You will be able to approach elephant herds safely by telling the wind direction using your own spit or a piece of grass. You then move downwind and approach to a safe distance where you can see them close by and yet they can’t notice you.

A visit to the maasai village is always worth your time in your masai mara 3 days safari.

Going on a Masai Mara walking safari is usually done on day-2 in your 3 days budget safari from Nairobi. You will also learn a lot about the different animal behaviors and how the Masai have managed to live with them peacefully.

It’s always an exciting experience to be out there in the savannah with the local guides watching wildlife in the sun.

7.  Go On Bird Watching Game Drives in Masai Mara Plains

Day 1, 2, 3

8 – 10 Hour Birding

Ardent birders will be spoilt for choice in the Masai Mara game reserve. You can go on a 3-day Masai Mara bird watching safari from Nairobi and identify over 200 birds.

The Mara has more than 400 species of birds to see.

Your birding game drive will take you to see birds in the riverine forests and the savannah grasslands.

The birds to see in Masai Mara include the egrets, African fish eagle, African jacana (Jesus bird), martial eagle, go away bird, hammerkorps, pelicans, hadada ibis, sacred ibis, kingfishers, black smith plovers, wagtails, marabou storks, wood peckers, ostriches, kori bustards, secretary birds among others.

The best way for a birder to experience and identify most of these birds is to get a specialized bird guide.

Although this may come at an extra cost than a normal Masai Mara 3 days safari, the experience for the birder is priceless.

You will get to learn a lot, even how to identify some of these birds by their calls. 

8.     Witness the Mara River Crossing By the Wildebeest in a Masai Mara 3 Days Safari

Day 2

3 – 4  Hour Drive

From July to October every year, the Masai Mara teams with millions of wildebeest herds streaming from Tanzania’s Serengeti national park.

These wildebeests have to cross the Mara river at multiple locations in pursuit of the greener pastures on opposite banks of the river.

Mara river wildebeest crossing is singularly the most captivating event to watch of the migration. Here, thousands of the animals congregate along the Mara river bank.

For hours, none is brave enough to enter the flooded river which is also full of 18 feet long Nile crocodiles. So the animals bleat in trepidation for hours.

In the meantime the rear flanks are filling up with new arrivals at the river bank. The pressure on the front runners keeps building up until the tipping point when one brave wildebeest makes the jumps.

As if on cue, the rest of the animals stampede and jump into the water in fits of madness. The higher they jump, the bigger the splash, and in their minds, the scarier they look to the crocodiles below.

Sure enough the crocodiles are wise to keep to the flanks of the animals.

One by one, the crocodiles start to grab the wildebeests on the sides of the file. At the opposite bank, there is a welcoming committee of leopards and lions, who, so far have not had a taste of the wildebeest fiesta.

As soon as the first wildebeests make it across and up the river bank, the lions and leopards will grab them.

The scene is chaotic as they run in the midst of safari vehicles trying to escape the predators.

Many wildebeests lose their lives here as they stampede on to each other braking bones while others drown from raging floods, the crocodiles will eat their fill.

At times, the opposite bank gets so trampled that a thick layer of mud traps the weaker individuals to their death.

It’s a carnage.

But it’s important to keep their population in check. Its advisable to know that the river crossing is never a guarantee and you could spend your entire masai mara 3 days safari without seeing a real crossing.

So cross your fingers.

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3 Days Masai Mara, Amboseli, Samburu, Tsavo & Mt Kenya Joining Budget Safari | Camping Package

Fun-filled 3 days budget camping safari to Kenya’s Mara, amboseli, Samburu, tsavo and mt kenya parks. This 3-days safari includes hiking, game viewing, birdwatching, sightseeing, nature walks, camping and walking safaris…

Explore 3-Day Safari in Kenyan Parks. Kenya offers you exciting 3-day safaris in big five wildlife national parks and game reserves around the country. Some three-day joining safari in Kenya packages that you can  including Masai Mara 3 day group joining safari, 3 days Amboseli lodge and camping safari, Samburu 3 days camping safari, Tsavo national park 3 day tour and Aberdare and Mt Kenya three day hiking safaris.

Going for a 3-day safari in Kenya, you need to consider these budget safari options:

  1. 3 Day Masai mara game reserve safari
  2. 3-Days Amboseli national park safari
  3. 3 Days Samburu Game reserve safari
  4. 3 Days Tsavo East and west national park safari
  5. 3 Days Mt Kenya hiking safari

Here are the most popular 3-day joining budget safaris you can take in Kenya at a budget or in luxury game lodges in some of the most visited national parks for big five wildlife viewing.

1.   Visit 3 Days Masai Mara Safari for the Big Five and Migration

If you are looking for the most popular wildlife park in Kenya, then Masai mara is at the very top of game areas. The best time or duration to go to Masai mara is 3 days, you will have at least 1 full day game drive on the second day there. The Masai Mara is the top 3 day safari in Kenya. A short 3-day Masai mara itinerary for you to consider is as below:

Day 1: Nairobi – Masai Mara

Your driver will pick you up from your Nairobi hotel for the 3-day safari to mara. We will drive north westwards through kikuyu highlands, drop into the great rift valley with a 30 minute stop over for the views into the valley.

We arrive in Masai mara in time for check in at our lodge or camp and lunch. After some relaxation in the lodge, we will go on a 2hr game drive in the park at 1600hrs until dusk. This is the best time to see the big five as they step out in the cooler evening weather.

Your driver will drive you back to your lodge or camp for dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Masai Mara Full Day

This is our day to explore all of Masai mara game reserve to see all the animals here. Your second day is a full day game drive with packed lunch. We will drive around the park after a buffet breakfast. We have a target of tracking the great wildebeest migration across the plains and at least see a mara river crossing stampede.

After that we will cross the plains looking for the big five animals including lions, elephants, rhinos, leopards and buffalos. After a picnic lunch, we have an option of going to visit a Masai village outside the park or to continue with our game drive inside Masai mara game reserve.

In the evening, our game drive driver will driver us back to our lodge or camp for dinner and overnight. You can always spend some time at the campfire sharing stories with new friends.

Day 3: Masai Mara – Nairobi

This is our last day in the Masai mara and we will start early with some bitings and a hot cup of coffee at 0600hrs. We will drive out into the park for a last minute game drive in this morning. We will be looking out for the rare animals we may not have seen earlier. Look out for the leopards, rhinos and wild dogs.

We will drive back to lodge at 0800hrs for a full breakfast and later check out of the lodge or camp by 1000hrs. Our driver will drive us back to Nairobi with an en route lunch at Mai Mahiu or Narok town.

Our 3-day Masai mara safari ends with a drop off in Nairobi at 1600hrs or earlier if you have early flights out of Nairobi.

End of 3 Day Masai mara game reserve safari. You can combine this 3 day camping safari in Kenya with other destinations if you have more days in the country.

2.   Explore Amboseli National Park 3 Days Safari in Kenya South

2. 3- Days Amboseli National Park Safari

Your second most popular national park for a 3- day safari in Kenya is the Amboseli 2 – night safari. Amboseli is the 3rd most popular national park in Kenya in terms of visitation numbers per year. The biggest attractions that will see you going to Amboseli include the Mt Kilimanjaro and the over 1500 wild African elephants found here. 3 Days amboseli national park safari is a great way to also see the masai tribe.

Day 1: Nairobi – Amboseli

Your driver will pick you up from your hotel in Nairobi at 0800hrs for the drive south westwards to Amboseli national park. We will drive along the Mombasa highway A109 up to Emali with some nice views of wildlife along the way. We turn right at Emali town into oloitoktok road and drive to Erimito gate arriving at your Amboseli lodge by 1200hrs.

After some buffet lunch in our lodge or camp, we will have a siesta until 1600hrs. This is when we will go for our first game drive to see the Mt Kilimanjaro and the hundreds of elephants. There are hundreds of other animals that we will see in our game drive including buffalos, lions, hippos, giraffes, hyenas, baboons, zebras, cheetahs, leopards, gazelles, wildebeests, impalas among others.

We will drive back to our Amboseli lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Amboseli

This is our full day game drive in Amboseli national park. We will start at 0800hrs after a full buffet breakfast at our lodge. Drive into the park for your full day game drive seeing the elephants, lions, and buffalos in the park. Make sure to take a lot of pictures of animals with the Mt Kilimanjaro as your background.

We will go for a picnic lunch at the observation hill and have an elevated view of the whole park from this small hill. You still have an option of going back to your lodge for a buffet lunch which splits your game drive into two instead of the full day option.

You will drive back to your lodge for dinner and overnight with some of the best vies of the Kilimanjaro right in the evening from 5.00pm to dusk.

Day 3: Amboseli – Nairobi

The third day is our last day in Amboseli national park safari. We will go for an early game drive in the park on this day before breakfast to try and see the rare animals including leopards and wild dogs. You will be sure to take some of the best pictures this morning.

After the morning game drive, we will drive back to the Amboseli lodge for full breakfast and depart at 1000hrs for Nairobi.

Exit the park with an en route game drive and drive to Nairobi arriving at 1330hrs.

Go for a lunch at the carnivore restaurant before you are dropped off at your Nairobi hotel.

The Amboseli three day tour is probably the second most popular 3 day safari in kenya.

End of 3-day Amboseli national park safari.

3.   Discover 3 Days Samburu National Reserve Safari in Northern Kenya

3. 3-Day Samburu National Reserve Safari

Discover the drier wilderness of the Samburu in this 3-day Samburu national reserve safari in some of the most picturesque rangelands in Kenya. Samburu is known as the land of contrasts from the blue mountain ranges to the semiarid grassland and from the yellow dry grass to the ever green riverine forest along river Ewaso Ngiro.

See the wildlife in Samburu which is different from their cousins in the south of the equator. Watch the elephants come to drink water besides your vehicle as you park along the beaches of river Ewaso Ngiro. Don’t forget to take in the picture perfect natural rock sculpturing on the banks of this river as you sip in some wine on one of the river beach sundowner dinners.

Day 1: Nairobi – Samburu

Our drive starts from Nairobi at 0800hrs driving northwards through central Kenya highlands and past Karatina town. You will see Mt Kenya on the right side as you drive towards to Nanyuki. We will have a short stop over at the equator to experience the collioris force demonstration on either side of the northern and southern hemisphere.

We will drop down into the semi-arid northern Kenya arriving at Samburu, Ashnil, Sopa or Serena lodge. Check into your lodge, shower and enjoy a sumptuous buffet lunch with majestic views from the restaurant. The sun is hot but an afternoon breeze sooths your senses as you watch the vast landscape from your restaurant wide open windows.

A 1600hrs game drive around the now cooler park will reveal hundreds of animals including lions, elephants, giraffes, leopards, hyenas, gerenuks, Oryx, gravy zebra and the blue necked Somali ostrich. Most of the animals here will amaze you with their different morphologies to their cousins in the south of the equator.

Our driver will drive us back to our lodge for a hot dinner and overnight accommodation at any of the Samburu lodges.

Day 2: Samburu

We will spend the whole day exploring the Samburu game reserve and have some interesting game viewing at the Ewaso Ngiro River. There are hundreds of interesting places and animals to see in Samburu and the river is one of the greatest attractions here. Buffalo springs game reserve next door is full of natural springs that emanate from the white limestone ground.

You can have the option for a picnic lunch or return to the lodge for lunch and siesta depending on how zealous you are to watch the game. We return back to the lodge for our dinner and overnight accommodation after a rewarding game drive in Samburu game reserve.

Day 3: Samburu – Nairobi

We start with an early wake up at 0600hrs followed by some hot coffee and biscuits. Thereafter our driver will drive us to an early game drive to try and catch the elusive animals that we may have missed. Look out for the hyenas, the crocodiles and the wild dogs. A sighting of a leopard in the early morning sun is always a welcome surprise.

You will return to the lodge at 0800hrs for a proper breakfast and thereafter departure at 1000hrs for Nairobi.

We will arrive in Nairobi at 1300hrs for a lunch at the Blue Springs hotel in Thika. Our drop off in Nairobi hotel after the Samburu national reserve 3-day safari is at 1500hrs.

3 day Samburu private safari is the most unique short 2 night safari from Nairobi.

End of 3 days Samburu game reserve safari.

4.   Travel to a 3 Day Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Park Safari

4. 3- Days Tsavo East West National Park Safari

Tsavo east and west national park are the largest wildlife areas in Kenya. The parks are located mid-way between Nairobi and Mombasa and you can therefore start this 3-day safari from either of these towns. Known for their notoriously aggressive and testosterone pumped lions, Tsavo is also a gem in contrasting landscape and mighty rivers. The Tsavo as they are endearingly referred to, are rich in wildlife and different landscapes to view including mountain ranges, natural springs, volcanic lava flows, plateaus, huge rivers and dams. This is the most popular 3 day safari from Mombasa to Tsavo East and West national park.

Day 1: Mombasa/ Nairobi – Tsavo East

Your driver will pick you from your Nairobi or Mombasa hotel for the drive to the Tsavo east national park. Arrive in time for a sumptuous buffet lunch and great views of the wildlife at the Voi safari lodge. There are hundreds of elephants to see at the watering hole right outside your lodge. The park has red soil and the elephants have a red tinge as well.

Relax for the afternoon with a siesta until 1600 hours in time for an evening game drive. Drive to Aruba dam to see the hundreds of animals here. There are lots of animals you will see here like the lions, elephants, hyenas, leopards, cheetahs, buffalos, giraffes, zebras and many others to see here. Your driver will drive you back to the lodge for dinner and overnight after the tour.

Day 2: Tsavo East – Tsavo West National Park

Wake up to the singing of birds and watch have some bitings and hot coffee. We will drive for our last game drive here to try and look out for the animals we may have missed so far. Look out for the elusive leopards, wild dogs and the rhinos.

You will drive back to your lodge for a proper breakfast and check out at 10:00am. Drive out of the park and into Tsavo west national park. Check into Ngulia lodge or Serena Kilaguni lodge for lunch. You are free to take a swim in the pool or have a siesta in the afternoon.

We will go for an evening game drive in Tsavo west national park to see the rhino sanctuary, shetani lava flows and the mzima springs. This park is full of exciting landscape views including mountains and rivers.

Return to the lodge by disk for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 3: Tsavo West Nairobi / Mombasa

On this day we will wake up to a sumptuous breakfast followed by a game drive in the park enroute to the gate for exit. You will see the mane less lions of Tsavo and the large herds of red coloured elephants.

Arrive in Mombasa or Nairobi in time for lunch at 1300hrs.

End of 3 days Tsavo east Tsavo west national parks safaris.

5.    Go Hiking on a 3 Days Mt Kenya National Park Climbing Safari

5. 3 Days Mt Kenya National Park Hiking Safari

If you are a lover of active tours, then a hiking 3 day safari climbing Mt Kenya, the second highest mountain in Africa is up your alley. Mt Kenya peaks are a beautiful scene with the ice capped Batian, Nelion and Lenana tops. Your 3-day Mt Kenya climbing safari can follow the Naro Moru route which has banker beds and camps all along or the scenic route of Chogoria.

Day 1: Nairobi – Mt Kenya

Our driver will pick us up at our hotel at 0800hrs and drive north through the central Kenya highlands. Arrive in Nanyuki town for some food shopping and lunch in a local hotel. You will pick your cook and mountain guide and porters in Nanyuki.

Drive out to Sirimon or Naro Moru route to access the park gates. After the gate formalities, you will drive to the first camp of either Old Moses or met station depending on the route you are using to climb. Check into your camp and set up your lodgings with dinner in the evening. This is a climatisation day at 3300m above sea level.

Day 2: Old Moses to Mckinders camp

On day 2, depart after breakfast for a 9 hour hike to the Mackinders camp, closer to the peaks. You will be able to summit to point Nelion on the morning of the 3rd day.

Day 3: Summit – Nairobi

At midnight depart for a 5 hour hike to point Lenana summit arriving at dawn to take the awesome pictures with the sunrise.

Later you will descend to the Mackinders camp for lunch and hike further down to old Moses base camp. Your driver will pick you from here for the drive back to Nairobi.  Drop off in your Nairobi after end of the Mt Kenya 3-day hiking safari.

End of your 3 days Mt Kenya climbing safari from Nairobi.

There are many other 3 days Kenyan safaris but the above 5 tours are the most popular among three day trips from Nairobi and Mombasa.

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Bird Watching Day Tour from Nairobi Airport

Bird Watching Day Tour from Nairobi Airport

Go on a Bird watching day tour from NBO Nairobi airport and watch hundreds of birds in several places near Nairobi. You can go for bird watching tours to Nairobi national park, Karura forest, Lake Naivasha, Nairobi arboretum, Nakuru national park.

5 Bird Watching Day Tours from Nairobi NBO Airport

Explore bird watching in Nairobi parks and forests to view Kenyan and east African birds in our savannahs, forests and riverine areas. You can invite a friend to go on a birding trip to all these parks below. Here are 5 bird watching day tours from Nairobi airport:-

  • Nairobi national park bird watching trip from Airport
  • Karura forest bird watching tour from Airport
  • Lake Naivasha bird watching tour from Nairobi airport
  • Nairobi arboretum birding from NBO Nairobi airport
  • Nakuru national park bird watching tour from Nairobi airport

There are many other places to do a bird watching 4 or 5hr tour from Nairobi airport. You will have a professional bird guide to introduce you to all the birds in these parks based on their sighting and sounds they make.

  1. Nairobi National Park Bird Watching Trip from Nairobi Airport. You can enjoy a birding day tour for several hours in Nairobi national park on a layover from the NBO international. Nairobi Park has over 400 species of resident birds and over 22 migratory birds. Birds here include birds of prey like martial eagle, fish eagle, kites; savannah birds like Kori bustard, secretary birds among others like plovers, herons, storks, egrets, among others. There are professional bird guides who will help you see more than 200 species of birds in Nairobi national park.
  • Karura Forest Bird Watching Tour from Airport. Karura forest is an indigenous rain forest located north of Nairobi city along Kiambu road. The forest straddles across the Kiambu road and stretches all the way to the United Nations office and near the American embassy. This forest is home to over 200 species of birds and it makes a great walk around the forest identifying birds in a full day birding trip from NBO Nairobi airport.
  • Lake Naivasha Bird Watching Tour from Nairobi. Naivasha one of the lakes located on the floor of the rift valley some 100km from Nairobi. Lake Naivasha is a beautiful lake that offers great bird watching opportunity both on land and on the boat. There are fish eagles, martial eagle, cormorants, herons, stork among many other birds on Lake Naivasha. You can take a half day or full day bird watching day trip from Nairobi airport.
  • Nairobi Arboretum Birding From Nairobi Airport. The Nairobi arboretum is located only 30 minutes from the airport and close to state house. The Nairobi arboretum is a n urban forest which is host to 200 species of birds that you can identify in a single day with a good guide. Nairobi arboretum bird watching day trip is a fun even as you watch the birds with binoculars with the help of a local bird guide for identification. This tour can take 2-3 hours and is therefore more suitable for people who have less than 5 hrs of layover in Nairobi airport.

  • Nakuru National Park Birdwatching Tour from NBO Nairobi Airport. This lake has more than 400 species of birds and in its highest peak it has more than 2 million flamingos on its shores. Lake Nakuru was actually brought to its current fame due to the millions of flamingos. Nakuru is famous for its huge diverse water birds and savannah and forest birds. You can go to Lake Nakuru if you have a full day lay over to see the more than 200 species in a single day. Lake Nakuru is actually an Important Bird Area.

There are tens of other important bird areas that you can do a full day or multi day birding safari from Nairobi including a 3 day birding safari, 7 days birding safari, 9 days bird watching tour, 10 days up to 14 days bird watching safaris in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. You can request from Robert to book a bird watching day trip from Nairobi airport; Send us a whatsapp message at +254722661827 or email us at info@sojournsafaris.co.ke

Things to do Near Nairobi Airport

Nairobi Airport things to do in a day include visit to Nairobi national park, elephant orphanage, giraffe Centre, Nairobi museum, lake Naivasha and hells gate national park among other places to visit in 1 day trip.

5 Day Tours near Nairobi Airport on a Layover

Take any of these 5 things to do near Nairobi airport on a layover to several spots near Nairobi. You can go for a game drive, hike, climbing, bird watching, sightseeing and boating and hiking day tours near Nairobi airport. Here are 5 things to do near Nairobi airport on a layover wait below:-

  • Nairobi national park game drive from Nairobi
  • Hells gate and Lake Naivasha 1 day trip from Nairobi
  • David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage and Giraffe Centre
  • Nairobi city walking tour from NBO airport
  • Nairobi Museum, Karen Blixen and Railway Museum day tours from Nairobi airport

These are the closest day tours from Nairobi airport that you can go for game drives, climbing, walking safari, bird watching, sightseeing among others.

  • Nairobi national park game drive. You can take a Nairobi park day trip and enjoy a game drive in the park from the NBO airport. The park is located some 10 minutes from the NBO departure terminal and you can do a game drive here if you have 5 hours or more of a layover at Nairobi international airport. Animals here include lions, buffalos, rhinos, leopards, hippos, crocodiles, elands, wildebeests, zebra, impala, cheetahs, gazelles and many more. You can also visit the dams and river in the park to see some of the most beautiful sites. A sunrise inside Nairobi national park is a to-die-for experience.
  • Hells gate national park, lake Naivasha, MT Longonot. Hells gate allows walking safaris among wildlife including giraffes, buffalo, zebra and more. Hells gate is a volcanic park with lots of geysers, hot springs and hot streams. Lake Naivasha is a beautiful lake that offers boat fishing for common carps, tilapia, crayfish and others. You will also see the hippos at the hippo pool including hundreds of birds and wildlife around the lake. Mt Longonot is a dormant strato-volcanic mountain which is medium difficulty but with the best views into the crater below. A Hike on Longonot takes 5hrs and its 13km from gate to around the crater rim and back to gate.
  • David Sheldrick elephant orphanage and Giraffe centre. David Sheldrick elephant orphanage is located in the Nairobi national park western edge. The Sheldrick elephant rescue centre takes in orphaned baby elephants that have been abandoned by their mothers due to human wildlife conflict and poaching. The David Sheldrick baby elephant sanctuary has a public viewing and lecture every day from 1100hrs to 1200hrs. The giraffe centre is a sanctuary for the endangered Rothschild giraffes which also includes the giraffe manor. The African fund for endangered wildlife runs this Centre for the benefit of conservation education. You can visit both of these places if you have layover starting from 0400hrs to 1000hrs up to 1400hrs.
  • Nairobi city walking tour from NBO airport. The Nairobi city walking tour can start from the airport and includes a walk past the railway yard, the American embassy memorial park, the KICC convention centre helipad, the city hall, catholic cathedral, parliament buildings, president’s office, and the first president’s mausoleum. Your walking Nairobi city tour will also take you through the streets of Nairobi to see the Victorian age colonial buildings done by the British and the Nairobi University.
  • Nairobi Museum, Karen Blixen, Railway Museum. This is a tour of famous Nairobi museums. The tour starts with the Karen Blixen museum where the life of a colonial aristocrat was lived. It’s a story of fame and love for Africa and romance. Next is the railway museum where you will observe the building of the railway from Mombasa to Kampala by the British colonialists. The railway was instrumental to the beginning of Nairobi city. Finally, you will visit the Nairobi museum to watch the history, people, culture, animals and birds of Kenya. The museum is a rich place to learn everything about Kenya. This tour may require at least 6hours to cover all the 3 museums.

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Places to Go Near Nairobi Airport on Layover

Places to go near Nairobi airport on layover transit

Which layover places to go near Nairobi airport lay-over through the JKIA airport. Book places-to-go and hike, day hikes, birdwatching, game drive from Nairobi airport. Best places to go are less than 3 hours from Nairobi city.

Find out places to go near Nairobi airport on transit layover that you can join and enjoy your stopover at NBO international. You can join a group and go on a biking, game drive, climbing, bird watching, sightseeing among other things. Here is a list of things to do near Nairobi international airport.

5 Places to go Near Nairobi Airport on Layover during Transit through Nairobi NBO

You can enjoy these 5 places to go near Nairobi airport if you have a layover of at least 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 hours or more. You can invite friends to go on a hiking, game drive, climbing, fishing, biking, sightseeing, nature walks, walking safari, bird watching among more things. Here are 5 places to go near Nairobi airport on layover during transit through Nairobi.

  • Nairobi national park day tour on layover from Nairobi airport
  • Nairobi city walking and driving day tour
  • Nairobi Elephant orphanage and Giraffe Centre day trip
  • Nairobi museum from Nairobi Airport day tour
  • Lake Naivasha, Hellsgate Hiking and Boating day trip

You can do any of these tours from Nairobi airport and spend your layover time having fun and adventure in the city or around the city. You can invite your friends to enjoy a full day trip from Nairobi airport layover.

Nairobi National Park on Layover Day Tour on Layover from Nairobi Airport. You can take a few hours day trip from NBO Nairobi airport layover and do a full game drive in the park. Nairobi national park is only 3km from the airport terminal and you can be watching lots of animals in a few minutes from arrival at the jkia NBO airport. This park is known for easy sightings of lions, buffalos, rhinos and giraffes among many other animals like leopards, cheetahs, gazelles, impalas, hippos and crocodiles. A game drive in Nairobi national park takes about 4 hrs since the park itself is small by Kenyan standards. Nairobi national park is only 117 square kilometers in size. You can do this game drive at any time from the Nairobi airport.

Nairobi City Walking and Driving Tour. Nairobi cbd is only 15 minutes away from the airport. You  will have a Nairobi walking and driving day tour to see the landmarks and monuments of Nairobi city. Your driver will pick you up from the airport and drive to the city center to see the railway yards, the American embassy memorial, the KICC helipad viewpoint, the city hall, parliament buildings, the first president mausoleum, the catholic church cathedral and the general post office. There are also tens of Victorian colonial buildings dotting the city which have a rich history. Some parts of this tour are on foot while the rest is on a car.

Nairobi Elephant Orphanage and Giraffe Center. The Nairobi elephant orphanage is a baby elephant sanctuary which takes care of abandoned baby elephants and hand rears them until they are 7 years old when they are returned to the wilderness. The Nairobi elephant rescue center has a daily public viewing and lecture at 1100hrs to 1200hrs. Here you can watch the baby elephants being fed milk by hand and you can also hear about each of their life history. You can also adopt a baby elephant and you will be getting monthly newsletter with their progress. The giraffe centre is also a sanctuary for the endangered Rothschild giraffe. The giraffe centre is also part of the giraffe manor. The giraffe Centre is managed by the AFEW or the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife. This organization is a conservation body that funds conservation efforts and offers education to schools. You can visit the giraffe centre at any time between 0800hrs to 0500hrs every day.

Nairobi Museum and Snake Park From Nairobi Airport. Go to Nairobi museum from NBO airport and enjoy a full 3hrs of discovery of Kenya’s culture, history, animals, birds, and archeological finds. The Nairobi museum is some 30 minutes from the airport and you will be able to see all the birds of Kenya, animals found in Kenya and also a snake park in the grounds. The Nairobi museum is also home to one of the oldest evidence that Africa was cradle for mankind. The Turkana boy fossil remains are dated 1.5million years back and were recovered by Dr. Richard Leakey. The museum is a great place to go and have a guided tour among the exhibits in the halls.

Lake Naivasha, Hells Gate Boating and Hiking Day Trip. Lake Naivasha is some 90km north west of Nairobi and located right inside the Great Rift Valley floor. The lake Naivasha is known for the great boating tours to the hippo pool and the walking safaris on Crescent Island. You can drive from the airport to Crescent Island and spend a day watching the hippos or even doing fishing on the lake. Lake Naivasha fishing day trips from Nairobi are fun and you can catch the common carp, cat fish or tilapia which are in abundance. Hells gate national park is famous for the walking safaris to see wildlife on foot. There are many animals that you can see as you walk here including buffalos, giraffes, zebras, leopards, hyenas, impalas, gazelles and many more. The gorge walk is one of the most exciting walks in Hells gate. You will be able to walk through some of the scenes featured in Angelina Jolie’s movie, tomb raiders- cradle of humankind. This park also influenced the landscapes of the movie lion king. Hells gate is a highly volcanic area with lots of geysers and hotsprings. Walls are streaming with hot vapours and steam from everywhere. The rivers inside the gorge are actually steaming hot. The park also hosts the largest geothermal power station in Kenya with more than 7 wells.

You can book a trip to any of these places to go to from the Nairobi airport from Robert. Send us a whatsapp message on +254722661827 or email us on info@sojournsafaris.co.ke

Group Joining Safari from Nairobi NBO Airport

Flamingos, Lake Bogoria, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Go on a Group joining safari from NBO airport in Kenya. You can go on a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 day shared group tour to Nairobi national park, Masai Mara, Amboseli, Nakuru, Mt Kenya, Aberdare and many other parks in Kenya. Invite a friend to go on a group joining tour from NBO Nairobi airport or the Wilson airport.

5 Parks to go on Group Joining Safari from Nairobi NBO Airport in Kenya

Group joining safari tour from Nairobi NBO airport. Most of the group joining tours goes to Masai Mara game reserve since it’s the most popular. It is therefore easier to get a safari going to Masai Mara more than the other parks. You can however book a private safari from the NBO airport to any of the other national parks. You can invite friends to go on a group joining safari from Nairobi NBO airport for hiking, game drive, fishing, camping, bird watching and walking safaris.

  • Explore Nairobi National park from Nairobi NBO airport.
  • Discover Masai Mara group joining Safari from Nairobi airport.
  • Find Nairobi to Amboseli 2, 3 day group joining safari in Kenya
  • Go for Nairobi to Nakuru Nakuru 2 Day group joining tour from NBO Airport
  • Climb Mt Kenya 2, 3, 4 day group joining safari from Nairobi NBO airport

There are many other national parks that you can go to from the NBO airport and see the big five animals, wildebeest migration, view Mt Kilimanjaro and Mt Kenya, hike in the Aberdare, trout fishing on Aberdare, deep sea fishing in Malindi, game fishing on Mombasa and much more.

Explore Nairobi National Park from Nairobi NBO Airport

Go and explore the Nairobi national park from Nairobi NBO airport. Nairobi national park is only 3km from the NBO airport terminal. The east gate is easily accessible and is located off the same Mombasa highway that also goes to the Nairobi NBO international airport. The Nairobi Park is famous for easy sightings of lions, rhinos and buffalos.

There are also leopards in the park which makes 4 of the big five animals found in the park. Nairobi national park does not have elephants although one can visit the Sheldrick elephant orphanage to see the baby orphaned elephants in this Nairobi elephant rescue Centre.

Nairobi national park is 117sq km and is a great quiet park to go for a game drive or bird watching from the NBO international airport. Other animals you can watch here include giraffes, hyenas, zebras, warthogs, gazelles, impalas, elands, hartebeests, hippos, crocodiles and many other animals.

Discover Masai Mara Group Joining Safari from NBO International Airport

Nairobi airport safari tours include Masai Mara group joining safaris from NBO International. Masai Mara is popular national park for 1, 2, 3, 4, -day safaris for game drive. Mara is world renowned for its amazing game drives and large populations of all kinds of African wild animals. The Masai Mara is extensive flat grassland which has few trees, thus making for a natural game drive theatre.

It is in Masai Mara that you can see millions of wildlife roaming the plains and also the highest concentration of big cat predators. If you want a guarantee to see the big five animals in a single day, go to the Masai Mara game reserve for a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 day safari.

Your Nairobi tour operator can pick you from the NBO airport and drive directly to the Masai Mara game reserve for your safari.

Find Amboseli National Park Joining Safari

You can join a group to Amboseli national park from Nairobi airport. Amboseli is 232km south west of Nairobi on the border with Tanzania. The Park is right below Mt Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in all of Africa.

The park is known for its large herds of elephants that roam the swamp areas of the park. There are more than 1500 elephants in Amboseli which are accustomed to vehicles and will always come close enough to your vehicle. The views of Kilimanjaro from Amboseli are also very clear. You can see the ice capped peak kibo very clearly in the morning and late in the evening.

You will take the best pictures of wildlife against the back drop of Kilimanjaro in this park. There are also 4 of the big 5 animals in Amboseli including the leopards, lions, buffalos, and elephants. Other animals include the giraffes, gerenuks, hippos, baboons, elands, hyenas, wildebeests, zebras, jackals among others. Flamingos have also recently started migrating to Amboseli national park.

Go For Nakuru 2-Day Joining Safari Tour from Nairobi Airport

Nakuru national park is some 160km north west of Nairobi. The park is a great place for you to visit in a day trip from Nairobi airport. You will be picked from the NBO airport and drive through central highlands and into the Great Rift Valley. Along the way you will see the Great Rift Valley below and make a stop to watch this breathtaking view.

Lake Nakuru national park is known for its millions of flamingos along its shores. The flamingoes are 2 million at their peak. Nakuru is also home to more than 400 species of birds as well. The park is also known as a rhino sanctuary and a Rothschild giraffe sanctuary.

There are beautiful sites to see in this park including the Makalia water falls, the baboon cliff view point among others.

Climb Mt Kenya 1,2,3,4 Days Group Joining Safari from Nairobi Airport

Mt Kenya is located some 175 km from Nairobi NBO airport. This is the second highest mountain in Africa standing at 5199m above sea level. The mountain can be climbing in 1 day bit up to a certain point. Mt Kenya national park is also home to many animals including elephants, buffalos, leopards, hyenas, waterbucks, bush bucks, duikers, giant forest hogs, bongo antelopes.

You can take a joining group Mt Kenya 1, 2,3,4,5 days climbing tour from Nairobi airport with friends or other people. A hike on Mt Kenya takes you to see the peaks lenana, Nelion and Batian. It is one of the most exciting hiking and climbing tours from Nairobi airport.

There are many other things to do around Nairobi airport that you can do.

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Masai Mara 2-Day Group Joining Camping Safari

Masai Mara 2 day group joining camping safari from Nairobi

Explore Masai Mara game reserve on a Maasai Mara 2-day group joining camping safari from the JKIA NBO airport. This is a great tour for visitors on a work travel and would like to sample the Masai Mara in an overnight tour. You will get to see the big five animals among many other attractions.

5 Tips on Masai Mara 2-Day Group Joining Camping Safari

Masai Mara-2 day group joining camping safari is a popular tour from Nairobi for people who have limited time. You can go on a join in 2 day Masai Mara safari joining camping safari from NBO Nairobi airport or hire a private vehicle for the trip from Nairobi.

Masai Mara 1 night overnight safari in a group is one of the cheapest ways to experience the Mara. This tour has 2 game drives only but with Masai Mara even 2 game drives are more than enough to see lots of wildlife. Invite a few friends to go to Mara and enjoy the 2 days group joining camping safari and do game driving, hiking, walking, balloon ride and bird watching.

1.      Stop At Great Rift Valley View Point

Enroute to the Masai Mara, you will stop at the view point to have a look into the Great Rift Valley and marvel at this scar of nature. The view from the eastern escarpment is just amazing as you watch the floor of the valley below with its brown landscape.

The rift valley is so great that it has lakes and mountains on its floor. You will be looking at Mt Longonot below and Mt Suswa. Further ahead are the vapor plumes of the hells gate geothermal wells also on the rift valley floor.

2.      Watch Evening Game Drive in Masai Mara for Big Five Animals

You will watch the big five animals on your first game drive on day 1 in Masai Mara. It’s only in the Mara that you can see all the big five animals in a single day. The big five animals include the leopards, lions, elephants, buffalos and rhino. You will also get a chance to see the much other wildlife which are said to be more than 2.5million in total.

3.      Find the Wildebeest Migration in the Mara Plains

If the wildebeest migration is in season between July and November, you will watch the largest wildlife exodus. The migration is 1.5million animals strong and moves between Kenya and Tanzania in search of pasture. You will be able to track and follow the wildebeest migration in Mara for the few days that you are here.

Make sure to go to the Mara River and watch the river crossing where the stampede is just too exciting. Over 10,000 wildebeests dies each year at the Mara River crossing from drowning, stampede and crocodiles.

4.      Soar Over Mara Hot Air Balloon Safari at Dawn from Your Budget Camp

Fly in a balloon safari in the Mara 2-days migration safari. You will be picked from your camp at 0500 for the ride. The hot air balloon ride lets for an hour and you will be able to see the sunrise and the animals below.

It’s an amazing feeling riding in a balloon in Masai Mara especially during the wildebeest migration. The balloon ride comes with a bush breakfast and you are also served with champagne.

5.      Visit a Masai Village enroute back to Nairobi

Go and visit a Masai village in Masai Mara before your departure. There are several Masai villages around the Masai game reserve which you can choose to visit. Your driver guide will make the arrangements to visit the Masai village. 

The Masai at the village will show you all about the intricate Masai life including how they live, their traditional rites and dances. You also get to enter one of their houses. This is a good way to end your Masai Mara 2-day group joining safari.

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