7 days Big Cats Safari

After being greeted at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport by a Luxury Africa Tours Representative.  You’ll be assisted to connect to your small scenic flight to Mugie Conservancy, touch down in the heart of Kenya’s Laikipia highlands.  Your drive guide will be waiting to transfer you to Mugie House, where a delicious lunch will be waiting. Spend your afternoon relaxing, lay by the pool or enjoy a siesta.

The Mugie Conservancy is a private wildlife reserve located at the very western edge of the Laikipia plateau. It is 46,000 acres but 22,000 acres have been set aside to create Mugie Sanctuary. The Mugie sanctuary is home to around seventy species of mammal including lion, cheetah, leopard, buffalo, elephant, eland, and hyena.  Mugie Conservancy offers a myriad of activities by which to enjoy the natural landscape and abundant wildlife, from traditional game drives to bush walks, bush meals and fishing on the Mugie Dam. Enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at the conservation activities, including the Anti-Poaching Unit with the team of bloodhound sniffer dogs or head out with one of the team to track down the Big Cats and understand the work being done to prevent human-wildlife conflict. You ill end your day with a spectacular sundowner from one of many vantage points around the conservancy.

After breakfast, you will drive to the Mugie airstrip and fly to Mara Triangle. You will be met by your drive guide and enjoy a short game drive en route to the Mara Serena Lodge before lunch. Rejuvenate at the lodge. You’ll later head for a thrilling night game drive for a unique opportunity to spot nocturnal creatures including the curious-looking aardvark and elusive leopard.

After breakfast, you will go for a game drive in Mara Triangle. Which spans a vast 126 000 acres, contains the most dramatic scenery of the Masai Mara, with landscapes ranging from riverine forest around the Mara River, to vast plains, volcanic hills and the 400-metre high Oloololo Escarpment on the western edge of the reserve, where you can soak in some of the reserve’s best views. Unlike the rest of the reserve, Mara Triangle is managed by a non-profit conservancy company formed by local Maasai communities. You will see plenty of wildlife from herds of zebras, giraffes, gnus, impalas, and elands. Open plains with tall grass and acacia forests are home to lions, cheetahs, leopards, spotted hyenas, and jackals. During your afternoon game drive, you will witness how the constant battle for survival between predators and prey makes the migration season a particularly exhilarating time to visit Masai Mara.

Watching the awakening of an African day on your last early morning game drive, stop at a secluded and shady spot on the banks of the Mara River where hippos bask in the warming sun, birds flit among the shady branches and plains game stroll across the grasslands. In this natural and exquisite setting, the chefs will serve a sumptuous breakfast of sparkling wine, freshly squeezed juices and chilled tropical fruits. Proceed with the game drive to see the famous big cats of the Masai Mara; the lion, the cheetah and the leopards, the migration season is a time of abundance. The vast amount of available prey allows the cats to grow strong, and produce healthy offspring. Have a relaxed afternoon with optional activities such as nature walk or Maasai village visit.

Even if you’ve flown elsewhere, this is a unique experience. Float above the Mara plains in a dimension of unsurpassed tranquility and beauty. The hot air balloon lifts you into the clear blue sky at dawn and gives you an eagle’s view of the wildlife pageant below. You will glide over the treetops with the early birds and be wafted gently over the plains, above the bustle and bumps of the ground below, but cruising close to enjoy the spectacular scenery. Toast your return to earth with a delicious breakfast with champagne. On your way back to the lodge you will enjoy a short game drive. Enjoy a luxury spa treatment at Maisha spa before heading for a bush dinner. The lantern-lit dinner begins with cocktails around the campfire and then meal will be cooked on a blazing BBQ, accompanied by a wide range of salads and vegetables. While dessert and coffee is served, the Maasai will entertain you with songs, chants and dance displays. You’ll dine in the wild and taste safari-life at its best

After breakfast, you will fly to willson Airport. Our representative will drive you at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for you flight back home.