10 Days Maasai Mara and Mombasa Beach Holiday

10 Days Maasai Mara and Mombasa Beach Holiday

On this 10 Days Maasai Mara and Mombasa Beach Holiday, you will be delighted on seeing the African Big 5 along with the Big Cats. You will have an experience worth writing about.

Safari destinations

Lake Nakuru National Park

Also known as a “Beautiful bird Haven” is located in the West Central Kenya and it is one of the saline lakes of the lake system lying within the Great rift valley of Eastern Africa. The park boosts of over 400 bird species including vast numbers of pink flamingoes, Abyssinian thrush, large flocks of pelicans, Bateleur, Arrow-marked babbler, and also mammals like waterbucks, impalas, warthogs,  elands, lions, leopards, hippopotamus, giraffes, black and white rhinos, African wild dog, vervet monkeys, olive baboon, colobus monkeys and many more.

Lake Naivasha

Also known as “Sheer Adventure” is located in the South Western region of Kenya along the Great Rift Valley floor. The park was established in 1995 and it covers an area of 140sqkm. The park is blessed with over 100 mammal species including giraffes, waterbucks,  zebras, hippos, buffaloes and over 350 species of birds including  flamingos, weaver birds, gonolek, African fish eagles, Palearctic duck, oxyura, red-knobbed coot, little greb, African spoonbill, marabou stork, kingfishers, herons, porzana pullisa among others.

Maasai Mara National Reserve

Located in the South Western region of Kenya along the Great Rift Valley area in Norok County Kenya adjacent to Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park. Maasai Mara National Reserve was established in 1961 as a wildlife sanctuary covering an area of 520 sqkm of the current Mara Triangle.  Later it was converted into a Game Reserve and by 1984 the park had a total area of 1510sqkm. The park is dotted with acacia trees, shrubs and bushes and has 2 draining rivers which are Maasai Mara River and Talek River. A  unique wildlife conservation haven famous for its Natural diversity of wildlife like the Big 5 mammals which are Lions, Leopards, Elephants, Buffaloes and Rhinos in large numbers as well as other mammals like Cheetahs, zebras, wildebeests, crocodiles, hippos, giraffes, duikers, impala hartebeests, roan antelopes, topi, wildebeest and Thomson’s gazelles.

Also boosts of over 500 bird species like Bateleur, Secretary bird, Schawlow’s turaco, Abdim’s stork, Hammerkops, Temminck’s courser, Southern ground hornbill, Usambiro barbet, Saddle-billed stork, Giant kingfisher, Woolly-necked stork, Black-headed heron, Giant kingfisher, African jacana, Crowned lapwing, Malachite kingfisher, Grey-headed kingfisher among others. . Maasai Mara National Reserve is also famous for its annual Wildebeest Beast Migration where Millions of these creatures migrate from Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park which occurs between July and October making it one of the 7 Wonders of the World.

Detailed itinerary

Day 1: Pick up from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport – Transfer to your Hotel

The 10 Days Maasai Mara Safari and Mombasa Beach Safari will begin with a pick up from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport by our Professional driver guide who will meet and greet you, he will then brief you about the entire journey and thereafter transfer you to your Hotel where you will have rest and relaxation from your long flight. Your lunch and dinner will later be served.

Location: Nairobi 

Accommodation Option:

Meal Plan: Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 2: Transfer to Lake Nakuru National Park – Afternoon Game drive

Day 2 of your 10 Days Maasai Mara Safari and Mombasa Beach Holiday will start with an early morning delicious breakfast and thereafter embark on a 3 hours’ drive to Lake Nakuru National Park located in the Northwestern region of Kenya. Upon reaching, you will check into your accommodation for a hearty lunch and have relaxation. Later in the afternoon, you will have a game drive around Lake Nakuru to watch the eye-catching flocks of the Greater and the lesser flamingos which color the shores of Lake Nakuru pink, you will take various memorable pictures and then later proceed to the Rhino sanctuary which is a home to about 100 white rhinos and 50 black rhinos. Return back to your lodge for dinner and an overnight.

Location: Lake Nakuru National Park 

Accommodation Option:

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 3: Transfer to Lake Naivasha National Park – Boat Ride to Crescent Island

On day 3 of the Safari, you will have breakfast and then transfer to Lake Naivasha which is a 2 hours’ drive from Lake Nakuru as you enjoy the scenic views of the Great Rift Valley, we shall have a stopover for picture moments and then continue to Naivasha.  Upon arrival, you will check into your accommodation for a delicious lunch and then later proceed for a rejuvenating boat ride which will give you sights of bird species like African fish eagles, Palearctic duck, oxyura, red-knobbed coot, little greb, African spoonbill, marabou stork, kingfishers, herons and some mammals like giraffes, waterbucks, Bufaloes among others. Later you will drive back to your accommodation for your dinner as well as an overnight.

Location: Lake Naivasha 

Accommodation Option:

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 4: Transfer to Maasai Mara National Reserve – Evening Game drive

Your day 4 of the Safari will begin with a hot delicious breakfast and thereafter check out of your lodge and transfer to Maasai Mara National Reserve which is about 4 hours drive from Lake Naivasha. Upon arrival, you will check into your accommodation for a hearty lunch and have rest. Later you will go on a relaxed scenic drive until sunset in the rosy grassy hills in search for African wildlife like Elephants, Buffaloes, giraffes, duikers, impala hartebeests, roan antelopes, topi, wildebeest and Thomson’s gazelles. Later you will return for your dinner and an overnight.

Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve 

Accommodation Option:

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 5: Maasai Mara National Reserve – Full day Game Drive with Hot Air Balloon Experience 

You will wake up early on day 5 of your safari and embark on a Hot Air Balloon experience, you will be able to view a variety of wildlife from the sky feeding upon vegetation and moving when a new supply is needed. After landing, you will be escorted to a lovely setting for a bush breakfast and then you will continue on a full day game drive with your packed lunch which will give you an encounter with mammal species like zebras, wildebeests, hippos, giraffes, duikers, impala hartebeests, roan antelopes, topi, wildebeest and Thomson’s gazelles, rhinos, buffaloes, elephants and if lucky you will as well spot leopards, lions, hyenas. Later in the evening hours, return back to your lodge with an amazing evening game drive with an armed park ranger as well as spotlight torches to help you easily spot the nocturnals in the night as they hunt and feed on their prey for example the lions, leopards, hippos, hyenas, cheetahs among others. You will then return back for your dinner and an overnight.

Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve 

Accommodation Option:

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 6: Maasai Mara National Reserve – Full day Game Drive 

After your delicious breakfast, you will embark on a full day game drive with your packed lunch  which will give you an encounter with mammal species like zebras, wildebeests, hippos, giraffes, duikers, impala hartebeests, roan antelopes, topi, wildebeest and Thomson’s gazelles, rhinos, buffaloes, elephants and if lucky you will as well spot leopards, lions, hyenas. Later in the evening hours, return back to your lodge with an amazing evening game drive with an armed park ranger as well as spotlight torches to help you easily spot the nocturnals in the night as they hunt and feed on their prey for example the lions, leopards, hippos, hyenas, cheetahs among others. You will then return back for your dinner and an overnight.

Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve 

Accommodation Option:

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 7: Maasai Mara National Park – Morning Nature Walk – Afternoon Maasai Community Encounter

After waking up on day 7, you will have your mouth-watering breakfast and then you will go for a 2 hour Nature walk with a local Maasai guide who will share his experience and expertise with you. He will teach you about the hidden secrets of the African savannah and how the Maasai people track wildlife and birds and also how they find medicine in the bush. You will spend the rest of the morning relaxing at your lodge as you await your lunch. Later you will head out to the Maasai Community living near the park for a rich encounter which will give you the definition of a true African Culture. You will then return back for your dinner as well as an overnight.

Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve 

Accommodation Option:

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 8: Transfer to Winston Airport for your domestic flight to Mombasa – Drive to Diani Beach for Relaxation

Day 8 of your 10 Days Maasai Mara Safari and Mombasa Beach Holiday will start with a succulent breakfast, you will then check out of your lodge and head to Nairobi where you will catch your flight to Mombasa. Upon arrival, you will be picked up by our representative and driven to Diani Beach which is located on the Indian Ocean Coast of Kenya. You will check into your lodge for a tasteful lunch and then spend the rest of the day touring around the peaceful Natural Environment or opt to go swimming and sunbathing at the beach. Your dinner will later be served as you await a goodnight sleep.

Location: Diani Beach

Accommodation Option:

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 9: Full day Relaxation at Diani Beach

On this day of the Safari, you will enjoy your breakfast and have rest. Later in the day you will have the whole day to relax at Diani Beach and enjoy various activities like a boat cruise on a traditional sailboat, sunbathing, swimming, horse riding and several other activities which come at an extra cost including snorkeling, skydiving, jet skiing, stand up paddle boarding among others. You will have your lunch at any point you feel hungry and continue with the day’s activities.

Location: Diani Beach

Accommodation Option:

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 10: Fly to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your Departure

On the final day of your Safari, you will have breakfast and thereafter check out of your lodge and then drive to Mombasa Airport where you will catch your domestic flight to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your departure back home. Thank you so much for specifically choosing Paradise Adventure Vacations on the 10 Days Maasai Mara Safari and Mombasa Beach Holiday and we hope to see you again!!!

Location: Nairobi

Accommodation Option: No

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

The Safari Package Includes:

• Return airport transfers (pick up and drop off)
• Private transport for 10 days in a well-modified safari Extended land-cruiser (4WD,air-conditioned and pop-up roof)
• Fuel for 10 days
• English safari driver guide for 10 days
• Mid-range accommodation for 9 nights on full board (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
• All en-route meals and bottled mineral water throughout your tour
• All activities and park entrance fees and all applicable government taxes
• Boat Ride to Crescent Island
• Hot Air Balloon Safari
• Game drives in Lake Nakuru and Maasai Mara National Reserve
• Nature walk Safari in Maasai Mara National Reserve
• Maasai Community Experience
• Flight from Nairobi to Mombasa Airport and from Mombasa Airport to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
• 2 Days Relaxation at Diani Beach
• Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

The Safari Package Excludes:

• International flights
• Country entry visa
• Personal travel insurance
• Items of personal nature/laundry/telephone charges
• Souvenirs and gifts, Tips
• Alcoholic and other soft drinks (sodas, special juice order at the lodge and wines)