6 Days 5 Nights Kenya Fly-in Safari Meru Masai Mara

Day 1: Nairobi – Fly to Meru National Park

0730 Hours: After breakfast at your hotel/ residence, we transfer you to Wilson Domestic Airport for your scheduled flight to Meru National Park.

0915 Hours: Our flight departs Wilson airport for Meru. We enjoy aerial views of the amazing landscape.

1025 Hours: Upon arrival at Meru Airstrip inside Meru National Park, we depart for our game drive en route to our lodge.

1300 Hours: We arrive at our camp/lodge, and check-in and lunch follow.

1530 Hours: Depart for the afternoon game drive in Meru National Park.  The park has excellent game viewing opportunities.

Some of the animals you will see include lion, leopard, cheetah, high numbers of elephant and buffalo, black and white rhinos, eland, gerenuk,  beisa  Oryx,  Grant’s gazelle, Burchell’s zebra, lesser kudu and reticulated giraffe as well as over 280 species of birds.

Overnight Accommodation: Elsa Kopjes Lodge, Rhino River Camp or Similar
Meal Plan {Lunch & Dinner}

Day 2: Full Day in Meru National Park

We explore Meru National Park –  noted for its fauna and natural beauty. Meru National Park has many swamps and rivers lined with palms, as well as mountains and woodlands.

Meru National Park is the setting for Joy Adamson’s book “Born Free”, which was later made into a successful film. The park is home to a large pride of lions, herds of buffalo, and hippos and crocodiles that live in the rivers.

Game viewing includes elephants, hippos, lions, leopards and cheetahs. There are also some rare antelope, including the Lesser Kudu, duiker and dik-dik. Meru National Park also has some of Kenya’s largest herds of buffalo, along with hartebeests, giraffes and gazelles.

Over 300 species of birds have been recorded in Meru National Park, including ostriches, hornbills, secretary birds, eagles and other smaller birds. There is much to do at the camp. The team can arrange both day and evening game drives in fully equipped custom-designed Lanndovers/ Land cruisers.

You can take short, guided walks, and enjoy traditional bush breakfasts and sundowners and fishing is also a very popular activity.

We can also arrange day trips to Elsa’s & Pippa’s graves (where Joy Adamson’s ashes are also scattered), visits to the rhino sanctuary and also the Local Boran community school.

Overnight Accommodation: Elsa Kopjes Lodge, Rhino River Camp or Similar
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

Day 3, 4 & 5: Meru National Park – Fly to the Masai Mara Game Reserve

Early morning and time to bid a fond farewell to Maru before your flight to Masai Mara.  You fly over the scenically beautiful Great Rift Valley. On arrival in the Masai Mara, you will be met at the airstrip and driven a short distance to camp.

Lunch in camp, then head out for an afternoon game drive to explore the Masai Mara National Reserve. Returning to camp for pre-dinner drinks around the campfire, dinner and overnight.

The next two days’ itinerary is the same: Early morning game drive at dawn, returning to the Camp for breakfast. A 10:30 am game drive, returning to the camp for lunch. A 3:30 pm game drive returning to camp before sundown.

While game drives are the focus of a Masai Mara safari, there are other plenty of other activities to include in your itinerary, from sunrise hot air balloon rides over the plains, cultural visits to local Maasai villages, picnics and sundowners in the bush and horseback rides.

Some lodges and camps offer a host of kids’ activities such as storytelling, bow and arrow shooting and fire making.

Overnight Accommodation: Governors’ Camp, Keekorok Lodge or Similar
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

Day 6: Masai Mara Game Reserve – Fly to Nairobi

It is your last day in the Mara and you pack your bags of memories. We transfer you to the airstrip. A short flight takes you to Nairobi’s Wilson Airport and your transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport after an unforgettable 6 days in Africa’s wildest lands.

Meal Plan {Breakfast}