A genuine weekend safari, built around a light aircraft transfer to keep the road-driving time to a minimum and maximise actual time in the reserve. Under an hour in the air from Nairobi (Wilson Airport) puts you in the Mara with most of the first afternoon still ahead of you.
Detailed Itinerary
DAY 1
Your driver-guide meets you for the short transfer to Nairobi’s Wilson Airport, where a scheduled light aircraft — typically a twelve to fourteen-seat Cessna Caravan — departs mid-morning for the roughly forty-five-minute flight to one of the Mara’s several airstrips, often with a brief stop at another strip en route, standard on these scheduled routes. Your camp’s own vehicle meets you on the airstrip for the short transfer in, with an afternoon game drive following almost immediately.
Fly to Maasai Mara
Accommodation Options
Mid-rangeSarova Mara Game Camp
LuxuryAngama Mara
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
DAY 2
A full day of game drives for the Big Five and, seasonally, Great Migration river crossings, split by a picnic lunch out on the plains.
Full Day Game Drives
Accommodation
As above
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 3
A final morning game drive before an afternoon flight back to Wilson Airport.
Morning Game Drive, Fly Back to Nairobi
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Permits & Costs
| Maasai Mara park entry | ~$80 per person per day |
| Light aircraft transfer (both ways) | Required, quoted separately |
Who This Itinerary Suits
Travellers with genuinely limited time — a real weekend — who want to maximise actual safari time rather than spend it on the road.Tour Includes
- Professional English-speaking driver-guide
- All accommodation per itinerary
- Meals as specified
- Park entry fees & airstrip transfers
Tour Excludes
- Light aircraft fare
- International flights
- Visas
- Tips & gratuities
- Travel insurance