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5-Day Masai Mara Migration & Balloon Safari: Ultimate Wildlife Experience

This Mara Migration & Balloon Safari takes you to one of the mazing tourist destinations where you get to participate in two main activities of this amazing wildlife destination and these are none other than game drives and hot air ballooning. There is a lot to spot including the annual wildebeest migration, the Africa’s Big five which are; lions, elephants, buffaloes, rhinos and leopards.

You will spot other wildlife for example impalas, Masai giraffes, gazelles, cheetahs, zebras, wildebeests, birds to mention but a few. Discover the beautiful sceneries including the endless plains of Mara. This tour also involves viewing rift valley escarpment, sunrise and sunset among others. On this safari, visit the Masai community and learn about the real African culture who are pastoralist through keeping livestock, traditional meals, music dance and drama and more.

Mara Migration & Balloon Safari Highlights

  • Day 1: Arrival and Nairobi City tour
  • Day 2: Transfer to Masai Mara and game drive
  • Day 3: Full day game drive
  • Day 4: Hot air balloon experience and visit the Masai community
  • Day 5: Head back to Nairobi Kenya and departure

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival and Nairobi City tour

Arrive in Nairobi at the Airport and be taken through a briefing about 5 days Safari and then take a short city tour where you encounter some attractions around the City like the cathedral churches and mosques, local markets, art and gallery centers, museums, giraffe house and many more others. You will later on head to the booked hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 2: Transfer to Masai Mara and game drive

Have breakfast in the morning and then transfer to Masai Mara National Reserve for the best African wildlife encounter Safari. Masai Mara is related with Serengeti National Park of Tanzania in a way that they both host the annual wildebeest migration and at the same time have large numbers of wild animals. Arrive and have an evening game drive where you encounter different nature based attractions like the mammals, birds, butterflies, plants and many more others. Head to the lodge, check-in, have dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Full day game drive

Take a full day game drive in the premises of Mara plains where you encounter different eye-catching moments. This day will be amazing and memorable since you will enjoy both breakfast and lunch in the bush while spotting different animals. You will also on this day, enjoy the millions of wildebeest migration together with over thousands of zebras traversing River Mara.

Animals that are spotted on this day include cheetahs, leopard, hippos, rhinos, crocodiles, hyenas, elands, topics, giraffes, zebras and many more others.

Day 4: Hot air balloon experience and visit the Masai community

Take a hot Air Balloon Safari that will begin in the morning lasting for about 3 hours flying in the skies of Mara. This safari gives you an Aerial view of the wildlife in the park, look farthest till where your eyes stop.
In the evening after enjoying lunch. Visit the Masai community where you get to learn about the real African life of the Masai people through music dance and drama. Dress code, tasting traditional meals among others. Return to the lodge for your dinner and overnight say.

Day 5: Head back to Nairobi Kenya and departure

Leave Mara in the morning after breakfast and begin the journey back to Nairobi. Arrive and take an optional activity. Prepare for the departure flight back home as it marks the end of 5 days Masai Mara adventure.

Plan for the great wildebeest migration by contacting our migration safari companies or inquire with us below to plan for your safari tour with us.



Explore the Annual Wildebeest Migration over the Mara River

The migration route spans southern and central Serengeti, Grumeti Game Reserve, and Masai Mara. Key highlights include the calving season in southern Serengeti and dramatic river crossings, particularly at the Mara River. Learn more about the wildebeest migration below.

Witness the Epic Wildebeest Migration at Mara River Crossings

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