Kenya budget safari : Ol pejeta conservancy and Maasai Mara

Top Highlights

  • 8 Days Safari in Laikipia and Maasai Mara
  • From $4,300 per person sharing

Tour Description

You will begin your safari by being picked up from Nairobi, embark on a road safari to Laikipia(4-5 hours, stay for 4 days and continue with a flight to Masai Mara Game reserve. You will get an opportunity to see diverse wildlife in these two destinations including the endangered Rhino, before flying back to Nairobi after your vacation

Features

Trip Highlights

  • Stunning city nightlife
  • Largest black rhino sanctuary in East Africa, and home
    to two of the world’s last remaining northern white rhinos
  • Spectacular annual wildebeest Migration from July to October 2025
  • Diverse wildlife encounters
  • Birdwatching
  • Vibrant cultural diversity

Excluded in costs

  • International flights and visa fees;
  • Travel and health insurance;
  • Limited Laundry
  • Champagne, luxury spirits and private cellar wines;
  • Additional activities not listed;
  • Exclusive use of safari vehicle;
  • All statutory increases beyond our control; and Staff gratuities and any other extras.

Prices

Cost per person sharing in a  DBL/TWIN based on 2 pax*
Child and Single traveler rates available on request* Terms and conditions apply*

low SEASON

$4,300

March, April, May & November

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PEAK SEASON

$4,900

July to October, 20 December 2025,  02 January 2026

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prices includes:

  • Airport Meet and assist fast track assistance in Nairobi on arrival
  • Bed and breakfast at city hotels
  • Full board accommodation at safari properties
  • Airport / airstrip transfers Park fees, camping fees and conservancy fees;
  • Scheduled flights mentioned
  • All transfers mentioned
  • All domestic flight departure taxes
  • All known Government taxes
  • Game drives in a shared 4×4 safari vehicle in Ol pejeta conservancy and on shared basis while in Maasai Mara Game reserve.
  • AMREF Flying Doctors’ cover

Detailed itinerary

Day 1 : Nairobi

International arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Kenya. You will be met by our representative, assisted through customs clearance, and linked to your driver for onward transfer to the hotel (45 minutes).
Overnight at Tamarind Tree Hotel on Bed & Breakfast

Day 2 ,3 & 4: Ol pejeta Conservancy

After breakfast, you will be picked outside the hotel lobby area by your guide and later drive to Laikipia (4-5 hours). You will then be transferred to your hotel in time for lunch and Overnight stay at Serena Sweetwaters in a standard tent on Full board basis  for 3 nights.
Included in Price: Accommodation, Game drives in Ol pejeta conservancy, 1 x Meet the northern white Rhinos experience and 1 x Lion Tracking experience

Day 5, 6 & 7: Maasai Mara Game Reserve

You will on this day after your breakfast, driven by your guide to Nanyuki or Kamok Airstrip depending on the weather(45 minutes) , to catch your onward flight to Maasai Mara and land at Ol Kiombo airstrip (45 minutes).A guide from the camp will be waiting for you for onward transfer to the camp for overnight stay at Basecamp Maasai Mara on ground package for three nights, with an enroute game drive (45 minutes).
Included in Price:  Accommodation on full board & Game drives in Maasai Mara Game Reserve
Optional Activities: Hot air ballooning and cultural tours

Day 8: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

On this day, you will be transferred to Ol kiombo airstrip in Maasai Mara for your onward flight to Wilson airport (45 minutes). Our driver will be waiting for you for onward transfer to the International airport for your homebound flight or Nairobi hotel for your onward self arrangements.

Tamarind Tree

Located just 5 km southwest of the city within the spacious Carnivore grounds and its iconic Carnivore Restaurant, Tamarind Tree Hotel has easy access to Nairobi, its national park, and the country’s diverse attractions via the neighboring Wilson Airport and Southern Bypass. The nearby Langata and Karen suburbs are among Nairobi’s liveliest and most popular with world-class shopping malls and excellent restaurants.The spacious Standard Rooms span an impressive 32 m2 – the largest of this room type in Nairobi. The rooms are modern with a charming earthy décor and are bathed in natural light to create a relaxing ambience. They can accommodate a maximum of 3 adults.

Sweetwaters Serena camp

The camp was once the ranch manager’s house. The elegant restaurant features delicious international cuisine – punctuated by remarkable water hole views through floor-to-ceiling windows. In addition to the restaurant, the camp offers a cozy bar with a fireplace – perfect for relaxing with friends after an exhilarating safari.
The 56 stylishly appointed tents are designed with charming thatched roofs, solid floors, and canvas interiors and are accessible via winding stone pathways. All tents feature electricity and en-suite bathrooms.

Standard Wing Tent

These spacious tents combine the traditional ambiance of a safari camp with the comforts of home. They offer either a king bed or two twin beds and views of the waterhole; amenities include a bathroom with a one-hand washbasin, a WC, and a shower with a shower curtain.

Basecamp Maasai Mara

The camp has 17 spacious river-view tents, including 2 family tents. Bordering the Masai Mara National Reserve and hidden away under thatched roofs on a lush peninsula along the Talek River, the tents offer great views of the savannah, always populated by wildlife. Each tent has an en-suite bathroom that includes a shower both inside and one open-air safari shower, in addition to a private terrace with views towards the river bed and the Masai Mara National Reserve.it provides an excellent base for exploring nature conservation like the Basecamp Nature Forest and community-based initiatives like the Maasai Beading Center (Basecamp Masai Brand) to promote and preserve local culture and talent. While here experience a combination of authentic hosting and cultural immersion in the company of local Maasai hosts and guides.