Mara Predator Trail

Arrival in the Masai Mara & Welcome Game Drive

Touch down at a Mara airstrip and transfer to camp along tracks already thick with plains game. After settling into your tent and a light lunch, head out for an afternoon orientation drive as the light turns gold, tracking your first impala, topi, and, with luck, a resting lion pride before returning to camp for dinner under the stars.

Full-Day Predator Tracking in the Mara Triangle

A full day dedicated to the Mara's resident big cats, departing at first light with a packed bush breakfast. Your guide works radio networks with fellow trackers to follow fresh lion and leopard sign across the Triangle's riverine forest and open plains, returning to camp only as the heat of the day settles in.

Mara River & Migration Watch

Position along the Mara River at one of its known crossing points, where thousands of wildebeest and zebra gather before the plunge (peak season July to October; outside this window the drive focuses on resident river wildlife including hippo pods and Nile crocodile).

Mara Triangle Crossing

Cross the Mara River into the less-visited Mara Triangle, managed separately from the main reserve and known for lower vehicle density. Expect wide-open plains, healthy topi and buffalo herds, and a real chance of solitude with the wildlife.

Night Game Drive & Private Bush Dinner

An evening spotlighted drive in a conservancy where night driving is permitted, searching for nocturnal specialists like aardvark, genet, and hunting leopard, before returning to a private bush dinner lit by lanterns.

Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Safari (Optional) & Bush Breakfast

Rise before dawn for an optional hot-air balloon flight drifting silently over the plains as the sun breaks the horizon, elephant and giraffe visible as moving shadows below. Landing is followed by a full champagne bush breakfast set up in the open grassland.