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The Big Cat Safari

5D / 4N 7 guests per Land Cruiser4×4 JeepLuxury

Parks & Reserves

Maasai Mara National Reserve

reserve · Southwest Kenya

Best time: July – October

Mara North Conservancy

conservancy · Southwest Kenya

Best time: July – October

Where You'll Stay

These are the camps we recommend. Change any of them and your price updates.

Mara Maisha Camp

Maasai Mara National Reserve · 2 nights

Mara Maisha Camp

Campsite · Mid-range

Comfortable Masai Mara safari camp with Club and Deluxe tent options, operating on full board across distinct green, high, peak and festive seasons.

Full board — all mealsService charge and government taxes
Kicheche Mara North

Mara North Conservancy · 2 nights

Kicheche Mara North

Tented Camp · Luxury

Intimate luxury tented camp in the exclusive Mara North Conservancy, offering exceptional wildlife viewing year-round with no reserve boundary restrictions.

Full board accommodation including picnics and drinksShared game-viewing drivesSundowner and picnic breakfastAirstrip transfersLaundryYoga mats

What's Included

Private 4x4 safari vehicle with an English-speaking driver-guide
Accommodation on the stated meal plan, normally full board
Game drives and transfers described in the itinerary
One bottled drinking-water allowance per guest per safari day

Day-by-Day Itinerary

1

Nairobi → Maasai Mara

Maasai Mara

Travel to the Mara and head out on an afternoon drive concentrating on the territories the lion prides and cheetah coalitions hold.

Afternoon game driveLion and cheetah country
Lunch & Dinner Mara Maisha Camp
2

Predator Day

Maasai Mara

Out before first light to find the cats while they are still moving, breakfast in the bush, then an afternoon drive built around predator behaviour rather than a route.

Dawn predator trackingBush breakfastAfternoon game drive
Full Board Mara Maisha Camp
3

Mara → Mara North Conservancy

Mara North Conservancy

A morning drive in the reserve, then cross into the conservancy — far fewer vehicles, and the cats are easier to sit with.

Morning game driveInto the conservancySundowner
Full Board Kicheche Mara North
4

A Day in the Conservancy

Mara North Conservancy

A full conservancy day. Guided walking and night drives are permitted here in a way they are not inside the reserve, so the day can be built around what the cats are doing.

Guided walkingNight drive where permittedFull-day game viewing
Full Board Kicheche Mara North
5

Final Drive & Return to Nairobi

Departure

A final early drive, breakfast and the road back to Nairobi.

Early game driveReturn to Nairobi
Breakfast & Lunch

Wildlife Highlights

LionElephantLeopardBuffaloRhinoWildebeestZebraCheetah

Your Safari

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    Maasai Mara National Reserve2 nightsMara Maisha Camp
    Room
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    Mara North Conservancy2 nightsKicheche Mara North
    Room

4 nights · 5 days

2 adults

Up to 21 guests · 1 Land Cruiser · private safari

0 children

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