Migration Safaris · Kenya
8 Days Migration & Balloon Safari
Duration: 8 DaysLocation: Nairobi · Maasai Mara · Mara RiverTravel: Fly-InSeason: Jul – Oct (Prime)
The Maasai Mara at the height of the Great Migration — combined with a pre-dawn hot air balloon safari over the herds at golden hour. Two of Kenya's most iconic and extraordinary wildlife experiences woven into one extraordinary eight-day journey.
Positioned at the Mara River crossing hotspots from July to October, your expert guide reads the herd behaviour daily to maximise your chances of witnessing the thundering river crossings. The balloon flight adds a completely different perspective — the migration herds visible in their thousands from above as the Mara plains glow gold at sunrise.
Wilson Airport to Mara airstrip. Afternoon game drive to your lodge.
Full day positioned at the most active Mara River crossing points.
The alarm sounds at 4:30am — your pilot takes you silently over the migration herds as Africa wakes below. One hour aloft, then a champagne bush breakfast served on the plain.
Drive the open plains where the migration herds are grazing. Predator action is at its most intense when the herds are in the Mara.
Return to the Mara River for a second full-day vigil. Your guide positions you at the most promising crossing point based on herd movements.
Transfer to an adjacent private conservancy for the afternoon — night drives are permitted here, revealing the nocturnal world of the Mara.
Final full day in the Mara — one last chance at the crossing. Whatever happens, seven days with the migration guarantees extraordinary memories.
Dawn game drive on the golden Mara plains. Fly from Mara airstrip to Nairobi.