Maasai
Mara Game Reserve
4
days
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Trip
Duration:
4 Days/3 Nights
Group Leader(s):
Driver and Guide
Accommodation:
Hotels and Lodges
Transportation:
4-Wheel-Drive Vehicle
or Van
Cost:
$150/day
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A crash course
of the amazing lands, wildlife
and people of the Maasai Mara,
this 4 days, 3 nights safari
explores one of Africa’s
most spectacular areas within
the Great Rift Valley. The stage
for the Great Migration, participants
witness over a million wildebeest
stampeding across the dust-filled
region. The people of the Maasai
Mara are as amazing as the diversity
of animals contained here. Numerous
prides of lions, as well as
herds of zebra, buffalo, antelope,
giraffe, cheetah and hyena await
adventure-seekers.
Proposed
Itinerary
Day Zero:
Preparation for Safari:
Volunteers prepare for the safari
– picked up from their
respective host families/hostels.
Day One:
Maasai Mara: Participants
will be met by their respective
driver/guide in vibrant, downtown
Nairobi, followed by an amazing,
panoramic voyage through the
enigmatic Great Rift Valley
– arriving at the world
famous Maasai Mara: home to
the epic Great Migration of
the area’s wildebeest.
The day will commence as the
group checks into a regional
lodge where they will dine and
wind down for the evening in
preparation for the days ahead.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
provided.
Day Two
& Three: Maasai Mara Game
Reserve: For the duration
of these two days, participants
will reside
in accommodations arranged and
approved by Global Crossroad
where breakfast, lunch &
dinner will be available. This
particular stretch of the tour
– guaranteed to supply
lasting memories – explores
the enchanting, awe-inspiring
land of the world-renowned Maasai
– a cattle-herding culture
still defiantly untouched by
the trappings of the western
world. This stretch of the journey
will commence in a grand finale
at the Maasai Mara – an
amazing park brimming with Kenya's
most concentrated, most diverse
examples of wildlife. Within
the realm of the Maasai Mara
Game Reserve, multiple safaris
provide opportunities to observe
Africa’s largest pride
of lions as well as herds-upon-herds
of zebra and antelope, buffalo,
wildebeest, giraffe, cheetah
and hyena.
Day Four:
Maasai Mara/Nairobi: Participants
awake for an early morning game
drive, followed by breakfast.
Here, participants say their
good-byes and express their
gratitude to their guides before
being escorted back to their
respective project locations.
Breakfast and lunch provided.
NOTE: This
is a sample itinerary and may
be altered to accommodate changes
in field conditions.
Dates
and Price
Price:
USD $150/day ONLY for Global
Crossroad Volunteers ($600 for
4 days)
Dates:
To be determined by In-Country
Coordinator (most likely at
the end or middle of participant’s
respective volunteer program)
Included
in Program Fee:
- Pick-up/drop-off from project
site
- Domestic, in-park transportation
in a modified 4-wheel-drive
vehicle including a releasable
roof hatch for documenting
the experience
- Services of a professional
safari guide
- All meals on safari
- All wildlife reserve entry
fees and camping fees
- All accommodations as per
itinerary
Not
Included
- Tips (for safari guide
and/or camp staff)
- Other items of personal
consumption (i.e. soft drink,
bottled water, etc.)
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