Celebrate Christmas & New Year at Mara River Safari Lodge: A Festive Safari Escape in Bali

The festive season is a time to slow down, reconnect, and enjoy meaningful moments with the people who matter most.

This Christmas and New Year, spend the final days of 2026 surrounded by the safari atmosphere of Mara River Safari Lodge, where wildlife encounters, family time, and shared adventures become part of your festive journey.

Located within Taman Safari Bali, Mara River Safari Lodge gives you the opportunity to experience the festive season beyond a single celebration. Wake up surrounded by nature, explore the safari together, enjoy breakfast with a view of the lions, and make time for the simple moments that turn a holiday into a story worth remembering.

And as the year comes to an end, make the most of your time together with a two-night safari stay before welcoming 2027.

Make the Festive Season About Time Together

Christmas has always been about togetherness.

It is a chance to reconnect with family, spend more time with the people we love, and take a break from the routines of everyday life.

At Mara River Safari Lodge, those moments unfold naturally throughout your stay.

Start the morning together, head out for a safari adventure, discover wildlife with the children, relax by the pool in the afternoon, and gather again over a meal at the end of the day.

There is no need to fit the entire experience into a few hours.

Staying longer gives you the freedom to enjoy the journey at a more comfortable pace — leaving more room for discovery, relaxation, and the moments in between.

Wake Up to a Safari Christmas Morning

Christmas morning takes on a different atmosphere at Mara River Safari Lodge.

Wake up surrounded by the safari environment before beginning another day of exploration together.

The morning can start with breakfast at Tsavo Lion Restaurant, where full-length glass panels overlook the lion habitat and bring the safari atmosphere into the dining experience.

From there, the day is yours to discover.

Explore Taman Safari Bali, experience the Safari Journey, watch scheduled animal presentations, or simply spend some time enjoying the surroundings of the lodge.

For children, each experience can bring something new to discover.

For parents, it is a chance to enjoy those moments alongside them.

And sometimes, those simple shared experiences become the most memorable part of Christmas.

Turn Your Festive Holiday into a Family Getaway

For families planning to spend more time together during the year-end holiday, the 3D2N Family Getaway creates an easy way to turn two nights at Mara into a complete family safari experience.

Stay together in the Kifaru Family Suite, a two-bedroom accommodation designed for a family with two children, overlooking the Kiboko Swimming Pool.

With more space for the family and two nights to enjoy the surroundings, there is no need to rush from one experience to the next.

The Family Getaway includes:

• Unlimited access to Taman Safari Bali
• One-time entrance to Marine Safari Bali
• Access to Kiboko Pool
• Water Playzone
• Daily breakfast at Tsavo Lion Restaurant
• Animal presentations at Taman Safari Bali and Marine Safari Bali, based on schedule
• One daytime Safari Journey
• Two Elephant Feeding experiences at Mara Lobby
• Two Capy n Friends Feeding experiences
• Two Animal Feeding experiences at the Petting Zoo

With these experiences included, every day gives the family another opportunity to explore together.

One moment may be spent discovering animals during the Safari Journey, while another could bring the children closer to wildlife through an animal feeding experience.

And between adventures, there is still time to return to Kifaru, enjoy the pool, and simply relax together.

Let the Kids Bring Home More Than Holiday Photos

For children, the excitement of a safari holiday often comes from the little discoveries along the way.

Seeing an animal from a new perspective.

Feeding an elephant.

Meeting Capy n Friends.

Exploring the Petting Zoo.

Watching an animal presentation together.

These moments turn the holiday into something they can experience, rather than simply observe.

The 3D2N Family Getaway creates more opportunities for those interactions throughout the stay, while giving parents more time to enjoy the journey alongside them.

A festive family holiday then becomes more than a change of scenery.

It becomes a collection of stories everyone can bring home.

Choose Your Own 3D2N Adventure

Not every festive escape has to follow the same journey.

Guests who prefer a broader safari itinerary can also make the most of a two-night stay with the 3D2N Adventures Package.

The package includes:

• Unlimited access to Taman Safari Bali
• One-time entrance to Marine Safari Bali
• Access to Kiboko Pool
• Water Playzone
• Petting Zoo
• Daily breakfast at Tsavo Lion Restaurant
• Animal presentations at Taman Safari Bali and Marine Safari Bali, based on schedule
• One Safari Journey

With three days and two nights, there is more time to experience both Taman Safari Bali and Marine Safari Bali without trying to fit everything into a single day.

Spend time discovering the wildlife at Taman Safari Bali before continuing the journey into another side of the animal world at Marine Safari Bali.

The experience can unfold at your own pace, giving you more time to enjoy each destination as part of the festive holiday.

Slow Down Between the Adventures

A memorable stay does not have to be filled with activities from morning until night.

Part of the experience at Mara River Safari Lodge is having time to slow down between each adventure.

After exploring the safari, return to the lodge for an afternoon by Kiboko Pool.

Take a break in your room.

Share stories from the day over dinner.

Or simply enjoy the surroundings before deciding what tomorrow’s adventure will look like.

When you stay for two nights, these quieter moments no longer need to compete with everything else on the itinerary.

There is time for both adventure and rest.

And during the festive season, having that extra time together can be just as valuable as the activities themselves.

Continue the Celebration Beyond Christmas

The festive journey does not have to end once Christmas Day has passed.

The days between Christmas and New Year are an opportunity to continue spending time together while enjoying the final moments of 2026.

Explore another part of the safari.

Discover Marine Safari Bali.

Return to an experience the children enjoyed.

Spend another morning together over breakfast.

Or leave some time open simply to enjoy Mara River Safari Lodge at a slower pace.

As the final days of the year approach, your stay becomes part of the transition from Christmas into a new beginning.

Make Two Nights Part of Your New Year Story

For guests planning to stay across the New Year period, a minimum stay of two nights applies for stays spanning 30 December 2026 to 1 January 2027.

Rather than thinking of two nights simply as a stay requirement, use the extra time to experience more of what Mara River Safari Lodge has to offer.

Families can turn the stay into a 3D2N Family Getaway, combining the comfort of Kifaru Family Suite with safari experiences and animal interactions designed to create more moments together.

Or choose the 3D2N Adventures Package and spend the festive break exploring both Taman Safari Bali and Marine Safari Bali.

With two nights, there is more time to experience the safari without rushing through the journey.

Welcome 2027 in the Heart of the Safari

As the final day of 2026 arrives, take a moment to look back at everything you have experienced together.

The animals you discovered.

The adventures the children could not stop talking about.

The meals shared around the table.

The afternoons spent relaxing.

And the moments that happened when no one was trying to create a memory at all.

Then wake up on the first morning of 2027 surrounded once again by the atmosphere of Mara River Safari Lodge.

A new year begins, and you already have a new family story to bring home.

Plan Your Festive Stay at Mara River Safari Lodge

Christmas and New Year are among the most meaningful times of the year to travel together.

Make the festive season an opportunity to reconnect, discover something new, and give yourself more time to enjoy the journey.

For stays spanning 30 December 2026 to 1 January 2027, a minimum stay of two nights applies.

Choose the 3D2N Family Getaway for a family-focused stay with additional animal feeding experiences, or discover more with the 3D2N Adventures Package across Taman Safari Bali and Marine Safari Bali.

Whichever journey you choose, make the final days of 2026 about more than simply reaching the new year.

Stay a little longer, explore a little more, and welcome 2027 together at Mara River Safari Lodge.