What does all-inclusive mean on this safari

All-inclusive covers your return flights, all meals from lunch on arrival day to breakfast on departure day, house wines, beers, spirits, soft drinks, all game drives with your private guide and vehicle, reserve entry fees, and all scheduled camp activities including the bush breakfast and bush dinner.

How many game drives are included

There is no fixed limit to game drives on this all-inclusive safari. You set the schedule with your private guide each day according to your interests, current wildlife activity, and desired pace. Most guests complete two drives daily plus additional activities.

Can I request specific wildlife sightings

Your guide will always work to fulfil specific requests and will use their network of contacts across the Mara to locate particular species or behaviours you are keen to see. While specific sightings cannot be guaranteed, the effort to find your priority species is unlimited.

What is included in the private bush dinner

The bush dinner is arranged at a scenic location away from the camp, with tables, linen, lanterns, and a five-course chef-prepared dinner served by the camp team. A curated wine selection is included.

Is a hot air balloon safari included

The balloon safari is not included but can be arranged as an optional add-on at USD 500 per person, with a champagne bush breakfast landing included.

5 Day All Inclusive Luxury Mara Safari Private Camp and Guide Kenya

Overview

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Overview

Itinerary

Cost

FAQs

Map

Review

Overview

An all-inclusive luxury Mara safari with a private camp and dedicated guide is the definitive expression of the Kenya safari experience, removing every boundary between you and the African wilderness while surrounding you with the finest comfort, cuisine, and personalised service available in the bush. This 5-day escape flies you from Nairobi to a premium private camp in the Maasai Mara where the entire safari infrastructure is designed around your schedule, your interests, and your desire for extraordinary wildlife encounters. There are no fixed group departures, no shared game drive vehicles, and no dining with strangers. Your private guide picks you up at the bush airstrip and does not leave your side for four days, building an intimate knowledge of your wildlife preferences and directing every drive toward the sightings and experiences that matter most to you. The premium tented camp combines the romance of authentic African bush living with the luxury of a five-star hotel, featuring spacious canvas suites with king-size beds, en-suite bathrooms with hot showers, private verandas overlooking the plains, and interiors crafted from natural materials that honour the Mara landscape. Every meal is a gourmet experience, from freshly ground Kenyan coffee and bush breakfasts served on the savannah to candlelit dinners under an canopy of stars with the sounds of the African night as your soundtrack. The all-inclusive nature of this safari means you can focus entirely on the experience: request an early morning drive when lions are on the move, ask for a sundowner at your favourite Mara River viewpoint, or simply spend an hour watching a cheetah coalition rest in the golden afternoon light without worrying about scheduled returns or additional costs. The Maasai Mara’s extraordinary wildlife density means that Big Five sightings, predator encounters, and dramatic natural events are daily occurrences, and your private guide’s expertise ensures you access the best game-viewing opportunities that four days in this legendary reserve can deliver. This is the Maasai Mara as it was meant to be experienced: privately, unhurriedly, and in the company of a guide who is as passionate about the bush as you are.

Trip Highlights

Private guide and dedicated safari vehicle for exclusive Mara game drives
Four nights at a premium luxury tented camp with savannah views
Completely all-inclusive: flights, meals, drinks, and all activities included
Flexible schedule tailored to your wildlife interests and preferences
Big Five encounters and predator sightings with your personal expert guide
Gourmet bush dining including breakfasts on the Mara plains
Scenic one-hour flight from Nairobi over the Great Rift Valley
Birdwatching and specialist wildlife activities on request

Day 01 :

Fly Nairobi to Maasai Mara and First Game Drive

Your luxury Mara safari begins at Nairobi’s Wilson Airport where you board a private or scheduled light aircraft for the scenic one-hour flight to the Maasai Mara. Crossing the Rift Valley escarpment from the air is spectacular, with the Mara ecosystem spreading below in golden immensity as you descend to the bush airstrip. Your private guide and a chilled welcome drink await you on the tarmac, and the short drive to your luxury tented camp reveals the quality and intimacy of your home for the next four nights. After a gourmet lunch and introduction to the camp’s facilities, your afternoon private game drive begins at your preferred time, heading immediately into the heart of the reserve’s most productive wildlife corridors. Your guide takes time to understand your particular interests before navigating to prime lion territory, a resident cheetah family that has been tracked in the area, and elephant herds moving through the afternoon light toward the Mara River.

8 hours

Lunch + Dinner

Day 02 :

Private Game Drives and Sundowner on the Plains

Rise at your preferred time for a dawn game drive in the cool pre-morning light when predators are most active and the Mara plains are at their most atmospheric. Your guide serves hot coffee from a thermos as you drive into the golden sunrise, positioning you at a pride of lions that spent the night on a buffalo kill near the river. The morning drive continues at your own pace, following wildlife encounters as they develop without any time pressure or other guests to accommodate. Return to camp for a full cooked breakfast before a leisurely midday rest on your private veranda, where giraffe browse the acacia on the camp boundary and warthogs trot past on their daily circuits. The afternoon private game drive focuses on a different sector of the reserve, and your guide selects a spectacular Mara sunset viewpoint for sundowner drinks accompanied by the camp’s signature cocktail menu.

12 hours

Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner

Day 03 :

Full Day Mara Exploration with Gourmet Bush Breakfast

Today your guide has arranged a special bush breakfast experience, driving you out before dawn to a prime wildlife location where your camp team has set up a table with linen, fresh coffee, and a full cooked breakfast in the middle of the savannah. Eating breakfast as wildebeest graze on the horizon and eagles circle overhead is a quintessentially Maasai Mara moment that defines this luxury safari experience. The morning drive explores the Mara Triangle sector for a change of scenery and wildlife community, with different lion territories, concentrated buffalo herds, and a leopard that your guide has been monitoring in the dense riverine forest. The afternoon drive can be shaped around specific requests: a photography focus, a bird walk at the river, or a long stake-out at a favourite crossing point if migration conditions are favourable.

12 hours

Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner

Day 04 :

Private Big Five Drive and Bush Dinner Experience

Your penultimate full day in the Mara begins with a pre-dawn drive in search of the reserve’s more elusive residents. Your guide’s contacts across the Mara network provide the latest intelligence on a wild dog pack that has been denning in the northern sector and a leopard with cubs seen regularly near the Talek River confluence. The morning delivers extraordinary encounters, and your guide choreographs the day to build toward an unforgettable evening experience: a private bush dinner laid out under the stars on a rocky Mara kopje with lanterns, fine wine, and a chef-prepared five-course dinner as the African night symphony fills the air around you. This is the Maasai Mara at its most magical, the vast darkness around your candlelit table alive with the sounds of lions, hyenas, and the countless insects of the African night.

12 hours

Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner

Day 05 :

Farewell Breakfast and Return Flight to Nairobi

After a final leisurely breakfast at camp on your private veranda, your guide offers one last drive through the lodge surroundings where wildlife is often remarkably close in the early morning. Hippos graze near the camp boundary and birds of prey hunt from the acacia branches overhead. After checking out, your guide drives you to the Mara airstrip for your return flight to Nairobi’s Wilson Airport. The one-hour flight provides a final panoramic farewell to the Mara ecosystem below, the winding river, the golden grasslands, and the wildlife that has made four days here utterly extraordinary.

4 hours

Breakfast