Experience the wonder of the iconic Lion King brought to life with our 5-Day Masai Mara Migration Safari. This is no ordinary African getaway, it’s a world-renowned spectacle that draws travelers from across the globe. The Great Migration, an awe-inspiring journey of over 1.5 million wildebeests accompanied by zebras, elands, and gazelles, unfolds year-round within the vast Serengeti ecosystem.
Spanning 40,000 square miles, this ecosystem connects Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve in the north to Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park, Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and Maswa Game Reserve in the south. This natural phenomenon is a continuous movement driven by the search for fresh pasture and water a timeless story of survival and one of the most extraordinary wildlife experiences on Earth.
Arrival in Nairobi. Have a quick safari briefing and rest in preparation for the upcoming safari.
Golden Tulip
After breakfast, you will be driven to Lake Nakuru and arrive around lunch time at Lake Nakuru Lodge. You will have an afternoon game drive. Lake Nakuru is famous for the big populations of Flamingos during dry season. The Park also contains Kenya’s largest population of rhinos. Lake Nakuru is one of the Rift Valley soda lakes at an elevation of 1754 m above sea level. It lies to the south of Nakuru, in the rift valley of Kenya and is protected by Lake Nakuru National Park.
The lake’s abundance of algae used to attract a vast quantity of flamingos that famously lined the shore. Other birds also flourish in the area, as do warthogs, baboons and other large mammals. Eastern black rhinos and southern white rhinos have also been introduced.
Flamingo Hill on full board.
: After breakfast, you will meet up with your guide and head off to Masai Mara and take your lunch boxes with.
After enjoying your afternoon Kenyan tea and coffee, head out in the afternoon for an exciting game viewing adventure. The Maasai Mara National Reserve covers some 1,510 km2 (583 sq mi) in south-western Kenya. It is the northern-most section of the Mara-Serengeti ecosystem, which covers some 25,000 km2 (9,700 sq mi) in Tanzania and Kenya. It is bounded by the Serengeti Park to the south, the Siria escarpment to the west, and Maasai pastoral ranches to the north, east and west. Rainfall in the ecosystem increases markedly along a southeast–northwest gradient, varies in space and time, and is markedly bimodal. After game drive, head back to your lodge.
Mara Sopa Lodge on full board
Spend an unforgettable day exploring the Masai Mara for a full day game drive, one of Africa’s premier wildlife reserves. With over 500 square miles of sweeping savannas, woodlands, and riverine forests, the Mara offers exceptional game drives and incredible wildlife encounters.
Located in southwest Kenya, the Masai Mara, together with Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park, forms Africa’s most diverse and renowned ecosystem, acclaimed as one of the world’s best destinations for big game viewing.
Mara Sopa Lodge on full board
After breakfast relax at the lodge our drive guide will pick you up and transfer you to Nairobi at Jomo Kenyata International Airport for your Air transfer back home or to another destination. Afternoon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta Airport for your departure flight.
