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Male lion walking through golden savannah grass at sunset with acacia trees and elephants beyond

Kenya · Masai Mara National Reserve

Three days that change how you see the world.

Fly from the Kenya Coast into the heart of the Mara. Two nights at legendary Governors' Camp on the river. Lion before breakfast, elephants past your dinner table.

Duration
3 days / 2 nights
Camp
Governors' Camp, Mara River
Travel
Scenic fly-in from the coast
Best for
Couples, families & friends

The invitation

You've seen the Mara on a screen. It is not the same.

The sound of it. The smell of rain on hot grass. A lioness passing so close you hold your breath. Three days is all it takes — and from the coast, it's a single flight away. We arrange every transfer, every meal, every drive. You just show up and be amazed.

Lioness and cub on a fallen tree at sunrise in the Masai Mara
Masai Mara National ReserveThis is the moment that stays with you forever.

Day by day

The journey

Guests in an open Governors Camp safari vehicle watching a lioness walk through the grass in the Masai Mara
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Day 1 · Diani / Mombasa → Masai Mara

Coast to the Mara

You leave the Indian Ocean behind at breakfast. By afternoon you're watching lion in the long grass.

Meals · Lunch · Dinner

  1. MorningPick-up from your beach hotel in Diani, Mombasa, Watamu or Malindi.
  2. MiddayScenic scheduled flight over the Rift Valley into the Mara.
  3. On landingYour guide meets you at the airstrip — game viewing starts on the drive in.
  4. AfternoonFirst game drive across the reserve as the light turns gold.
  5. EveningDinner and overnight at Governors' Camp.
Male lion roaring in golden dust at first light in the Masai Mara
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Day 2 · Masai Mara National Reserve

A Full Day in the Wild

Out before sunrise, back after sundown. This is the day people talk about for years.

Meals · Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

  1. 05:45Coffee by the fire, then the early morning game drive.
  2. MorningLion, elephant, leopard and cheetah on the open plains and riverine forest.
  3. MiddayBreakfast at camp, then rest with the river below your deck.
  4. AfternoonSecond game drive — big cats hunting in the cooling light.
  5. EveningSundowners, dinner and overnight at Governors' Camp.
Fiery Masai Mara sunrise behind a silhouetted acacia tree
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Day 3 · Masai Mara → Kenya Coast

One Last Sunrise

A final drive while the plains are still cool, then a window seat home with a camera full of it.

Meals · Breakfast

  1. EarlyOptional sunrise game drive.
  2. MorningBreakfast at Governors' Camp.
  3. Late morningTransfer to the Mara airstrip.
  4. AfternoonScenic flight back to the coast.
  5. On arrivalPrivate transfer to your beach hotel.

Where you sleep

Governors' Camp, on the bank of the Mara River

Spacious en-suite tents under old riverine forest, lamplight at dusk, dinner cooked fresh and game viewing that begins the moment you unzip the door. Elephant wander the lawns. Hippo talk all night from the river below.

Accommodation

Luxury en-suite safari tent

Meal plan

Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Game drives

Morning and afternoon, daily

Setting

Mara River and open plains

What you'll see

The Mara doesn't make you wait.

One of the highest predator densities on earth, and over 95 mammal species. Tap any photograph to open it full screen — pinch to zoom right into the detail.

Plus cheetah, black rhino, giraffe, zebra, crocodile, hyena, wildebeest and more than 570 recorded bird species.

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Make it unforgettable

Optional experiences

Hot-air balloon drifting over a herd of zebra on the Masai Mara plains at dawnAdd-on

Hot-Air Balloon Safari

Lift off before dawn and float in silence above the plains as the sun comes up, landing to a champagne bush breakfast laid out in the grass.

  • Pre-dawn camp transfer
  • Sunrise balloon flight
  • Aerial wildlife viewing
  • Professional balloon crew
  • Celebratory bush breakfast
  • Flight certificate
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Add-on · Film

Maasai Village Visit

Press play — this is filmed inside a living Maasai homestead near the Mara. Song, the adumu jumping dance, cattle, beadwork and an honest conversation about a way of life that has not changed for centuries.

  • Traditional village welcome
  • Meet local Maasai families
  • Singing and adumu dancing
  • Inside a traditional manyatta
  • Learn Maasai customs
  • Hand-made crafts to take home
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Optional experiences are not included in the standard safari price and are subject to availability, weather and operating schedules. Confirm your preferences when you enquire.

Included

Everything already taken care of

  • Return scheduled flights: Kenya Coast ↔ Masai Mara
  • All hotel and airstrip transfers
  • 2 nights at Governors' Camp, luxury en-suite tent
  • Full board — breakfast, lunch and dinner
  • All game drives in a 4WD with pop-up roof
  • Professional English-speaking safari guide
  • Masai Mara National Reserve park fees
  • Bottled drinking water on every drive
  • AMREF Flying Doctors emergency evacuation cover
  • 24/7 support from our Diani office

Not included

So there are no surprises

  • International flights and visas
  • Alcoholic and soft drinks
  • Hot-air balloon safari (optional add-on)
  • Maasai village visit (optional add-on)
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Laundry and personal items
  • Travel insurance
“The best safari experience of our lives. The flight, the camp, the food — Governors' is magical.”
Sarah J. · United Kingdom
“We saw the Big Five, crossed paths with hundreds of wildebeest and had the warmest hospitality.”
James & Mary · Canada
“Professional guides, an incredible camp and memories that will last a lifetime.”
Ahmed K. · Dubai

Your Mara is waiting

Don't plan it for “someday”. Pick your dates.

Departures year-round from Diani, Mombasa, Watamu and Malindi. Tell us your travel dates and we'll come straight back with availability and the best price.

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US$1,810

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