Our 4WD Land Cruisers give us privileged back-country access to lion, leopard and cheetah. Sightings enjoyed by only a few safari travelers. Our naturalists guides, who hold the highest certifications with the Kenyan Professional Safari Guide Association, show us how to track the cats and understand their behavior. Along the way, we'll be alert for the small cats, too: serval and African wildcats.

Lion Hill Lodge, Lake Nakuru National Park

Maasai Mara Intrepids, Maasai Mara Game Reserve

Norfolk Hotel, Nairobi

• We will begin our safari in Lake Nakuru National Park. Nakuru is a small park packed with game. No patience required as the park is full of animals. Here we will begin Deeper Africa's Natural Learning program learning to identify wildlife species, and spot and track game. Practice that will get us ready for the Maasai Mara!


• An in-depth look with our own naturalist into the life of the big cats of the Maasai Mara. We set our schedule each evening with our naturalist guide so that we can move to the cats, at the right time at the right place. Keen observation will teach us how the big cats hunt, mark territorial boundaries, raise their young and coexist in this remarkable landscape.


• Lion, cheetah, leopard, the Maasai Mara has them all in abundance.


• Bush plane transit into and out of the Masaai Mara allows us maximum wildlife viewing time.

Avoid April and May because rainy season makes it difficult to get into the back country, but all other months we have premium access to the big cats of the Maasai Mara.
Arrivals and departures out of Nairobi, Kenya.
Prices do not include international air travel.
All itineraries and prices are subject to change.