Blue Panda

Kenya

Two nights in the Mara, and a lake full of hippos.

From AED 6,350 per person

From Dubai
About 5h 15m
Best months
July to October, January to March
Visa
eTA before travel
Currency
Kenyan shilling

Kenya puts the Great Rift Valley, the Masai Mara and a lake full of hippos within a day's drive of one another. Late November is the quiet stretch: the short rains have greened the plains, the crowds have thinned, and the cats are exactly where they always are. The Mara is the northern end of the same ecosystem as the Serengeti, which is what accounts for the density of animals in it. One departure this season, over the National Day break.