Maasai Mara & Lake Nakuru: Big 5 Safari Adventure
4.6
23 Ratings

Embark on a thrilling 4-day small group safari from Nairobi to Maasai Mara and Lake Nakuru. Witness the Big 5 animals up close, explore off-road, and enjoy comfortable accommodations with hot showers and electricity.

Duration: 4 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Nairobi to Maasai Mara

Maasai Mara National Reserve - At 8:00 AM, the operator will pick you up from your hotel or residence within Nairobi CBD to begin the journey to Maasai Mara. The route includes a stop at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint, offering a stunning view of the valley floor. Lunch will be a picnic en route. In the afternoon, after…

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What's Included
  • Free complimentary airport transfer
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Breakfast
  • 3 nights accommodation
  • All transport in customised safari car with a pop roof for easy game viewing
  • Pickup and drop off to your hotel or residency within Nairobi CBD
What's Not Included
  • Gratitutes
  • Drinks e.g alcohol
  • Maasai village at USD 20
  • Balloon Safari at USD 420
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

Experience both the Maasai Mara and lake Nakuru National parks at a very good friendly price.
This is the tour that you are most likely to see all the BIG 5 animals
Here you join a group of 7 people in a car, we use a small customized safari car as opposed to a big bus because the small car can go off-road and near rivers for a closer look at the…

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(23 Ratings)
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Northstar45186505970
Mar 5, 2025
Fantastic safari experience - I have contacted PWT directly to organize a shared safari in a small group to Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru. The preparation in advance went very well, fast answers, thinking pro active of what we wanted to do and how to organize. They picked us up with a safari vehicle (open top and windows that opened on the sides) in Nairobi and took us to Masai Mara for 2 nights. Peter, our driver, went over and beyond to show us the best of the wildlife, He was very clear in his communication, knew a lot about the animals and about the region. Somebody in the group needed to make some changes to her itinerary and he helped out perfectly to arrange this with the office in Nairobi. You feel very confident and blessed to have him as your driver. For me the budget accomodation was a bit to budget but that was our own choice. I would go for a higher level if I would do it again. After that we had a private safari to Lake Navaisha, Hell's Gate and Samburu where we decided to make some last minute changes. Peter together with our new driver Nathan arranged this fast and good with the office without extra costs. What a service! PWT also took care of our flight from Nairobi to Diani Beach and the transfer to and from the hotel. All perfectly arranged. I can only recommend PWT and if you can I would also ask if Peter could be your driver. You will not regret it! Nathan was also very good but because of the changes we have made, we have spend less time with him.
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Sunshine12086336742
Jul 27, 2023
Amazing wildlife but quite unsatisfied acommadation conditions on caming tents - Generally, it was a very lovely and fruitful experience, with Mark as our tour guide, who enabled us to know exactly every species of the wildlife in Masai Mara, and was promtly to recognize some rare-to-see animals among the Big Five, and Cheetah on the 1st day during our trip. However, we had 7 touristes during the trip, and the Toyata white Van, the vehicle was not so comfortable for us to seat, cuz the chassis was so low that we were scambling on the turf road inside the safari. And what is unexpected was the poor conditions of the camping tent on Maasai village, with almost no hot water for taking shower. Fortunately, we met the situation that a Lion was biting the wildbeest until the latter was suffocated to death. It's unbelievably amazing!! I come from China, and I met quite a lot compatriots with varieties of ages, and backgrounds, appreciated for that. From July to the mid of Sep., it's the right time to visit Masai Mara.
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989sahilr
Jul 1, 2023
An amazing experience! - It was such an amazing experience. Highly recommended. Our guide Sammy was such a gentleman and clearly an expert in the field. Thank you for the memorable trip!
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Global28769077958
May 2, 2023
Our safari adventure - My daughter and I had such an amazing safari experience. It was nice doing this in the off-season as it was way less crowded and we got to see all of the Big 5 and so many other animals as well. We also dod a hot air balloon ride on day 2 which was an experience of a lifetime. We did the budget safari so the accommodations and food were basic but clean and met all our needs. Big shout out to Ronald and Frances, u guys were amazing and made our journey so enjoyable. Many thanks
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Leahmb1394iy
Apr 19, 2023
Best Holiday ever. - This was honestly the best holiday my son and I have ever done. We had such an amazing time. We saw so many animals at Maasai Mara. Thank you to Sammy and Joshua for all your wonderful help.
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U1007gobarbaran
Mar 4, 2023
Highly recommended! - I absolutely loved the trip. We ended up with a nice group and, importantly, our driver (Mr James) was very helpful, friendly and took good care of us. I give him my warmest regards! The driver is very important, it's up to him to make the trip and the animal viewing successful and an enjoyable adventure. The contact with the company was very good. They answered all our questions and needs. Relative to other similar offers, this price was favourable. The trip included two days of Masaai Mara and one day in Nakuru, but we bought an additional visit to a Masai village (not recommended) and Lake Naivasha (highly recommended). Watching the animals and interacting with nature was a wonderful experience and I would love to go on such a trip again. And lastly, a little tip: I recommend taking Lancruiser than a van and front seats in 4x4 Landcruiser, the more you sit in the back, the more you feel the bumps ;)
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Lovelybaker
Mar 4, 2023
Perfect Safari, super driver Nathan - Really excellent experience. Nathan, our driver, was early for pick up from our hotel and shared so much knowledge throughout the stay. After emailing in advance, we were able to upgrade to a 4x4 instead of a van (would highly recommend). We saw almost all of the Big 5 and learnt so much from Nathan about the animals, trees, the park and Kenya in general. Accommodation was good the first two nights and great the final night near Nakuru.
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Marcojldus
Jan 14, 2023
Well organized, great experience. - Excellent experience. Well organized tour. The team in the office and the drivers are very friendly and helpful and always assisted well. The Masai Mara Safari was a great experience. We managed to see all Big 5 Animals. Lake Nakuru and Naivasha tour has also be interesting. Especially the tour at Hell’s Gate. An unforgettable experience.
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Luky
Aug 21, 2023
Terrible service, Excellent Safari!! - It may seem contradictory but that's how I was, the company, organization, communication was terrible! Even disrespectful, however the guide and nature saved the experience! Sammy was an excellent guide during the safaris! Nature contributed and we saw many animals! But I describe the good and the bad,, The communication with “George” and Faith was fatal, only I communicated, I never had a message from them, other than trip advisor reminders, they played with me with the pick-up point, terrible customer service The vehicle is a very uncomfortable old truck, and be careful!! 70% of the time will be spent in the vehicle! They do not comply with what is specified, it says in the advertising game tide on the first day in the afternoon, yes, all day on the second day yes, all day long on the third day, NO, not that one anymore, the third day goes away alone in disorganization and reach Nakuru city,, Many speak well for what they paid, but those of us who buy online through a company pay up to 200 USD more than those who bought directly, so, No, many things are not good for almost 600 USD The camp for two nights is comfortable, but without hot water! In the cold of the night to bathe with cold water and Horrible food! Three of our group got sick to their stomach, one went to the hospital where they stole 200 dollars to give him some fever pills (not antibiotics). The hotel in Nakuru, ugly old, dirty, horrible neighborhood horrible food and no co Or go out to find a restaurant Conclusion, the safari was very worth it, but I chose a terrible company!!
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Simoneaparecida_d
May 18, 2024
terrible disappointing - We were excited for our first safari, but unfortunately it was disappointing, we threw our money away, the driver didn't follow the itinerary he had given me, he didn't organize the tour, this made you miss the tours because the driver kept filming two girls he was taking video for social media and everything was delayed and we ended up not completing the itinerary, the driver Julio, we paid for a 3 night tour but it wasn't worth it, we stopped in the village to change buses and left late because of two girls who stopped everywhere The trip was delayed because of a dance on social media, it ended up that last night we went straight to the hotel without any tour and the driver was running like crazy and we followed him and even though we were sorry we ended up hitting our heads because he didn't stop at the speed bump. It looked like a crazy person driving. I don't recommend this tour and to make matters worse, the last bench in the middle has no feel. I really like filming and taking photos but I respect the schedule and I would like the driver to also respect the itinerary, after all it is an expensive trip. Terrible disappointing
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