Masai Mara
Why we like it
Multiple Masai Mara safari tour packages, Easy access from Nairobi, Great Migration, Exceptional safari camps
Facts & Figures
| Park / Reserve Size: | 1510 sq km |
| Reserve Type: | National Park |
| Big 5: | Yes |
| Specialist Specie: | Wildebeest Migration |
| Malaria Area: | Yes |
| Nearest Town: | Migori |
Accommodation in Masai Mara
Angama Mara, Masai Mara
Angama Mara has the WOW factor. The attention to detail here is incredible in this excpetional new owner-run game lodge. Angama is inspired by the Swahili word for ‘suspended in mid-air’. Located high above the floor of Africa’s Great Rift Valley, Angama Mara overlooks Kenya’s Maasai Mara, considered by many as the loveliest parks on the continent. Here guests will…
Bateleur Camp, Masai Mara
Set among forests on the very edge of the Masai Mara, the intimate Bateleur Camp reflects the ambiance of Kenyan explorers of old. Each elegant tent, with its own private butler, replicates the style and glamour of vintage Africa. Slip into a world of hardwood floors, polished silver and sparkling crystal juxtaposed against the romance of the open Mara plains,…
Encounter Mara Camp, Masai Mara
Encounter Mara is a super luxury tented safari camp, situated in a stunning location in Kenya’s Masai Mara region. This award–winning camp is set out underneath towering acacia trees, with breathtaking views of the surrounding savannah plains. The camp is made up of ten tented suites, each beautifully designed to provide the best in comfort and luxury. Each features en–suite…
Tours and Activities in Masai Mara
East Africa and Zanzibar Safari Tour
This comprehensive safari tour spends 15 days exploring the best wildlife and safari destinations of East Africa. Starting out in Kenya in the world-famous Masai Mara, guests will enjoy unrivalled game-viewing in one of the world's richest and most diverse safari arenas. The tour then moves onto Tanzania.Here, you will stay on the shores of Lake Victoria, enjoying a host…
Kenya and Tanzania Highlights Tour
On this camping safari tour, guests will be taken on a 12-day adventure that showcases the best of Kenya and Tanzania. Visit their most famous nature destinations, as well as the lesser-known safari gems. The tour begins in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. From here, guests head to the Great Rift Valley to visit the Mount Longonot Volcano, where they will enjoy…
Mara Horseriding
The Masai Mara in Kenya is one of the world's foremost safari destinations, renowned for its superb diversity of wildlife species. This African wilderness is home to the Big 5, as well as a plethora of other wildlife species, birds, reptiles, and flora. This safari day tour offers you the chance to explore the Mara wilderness on horseback- a unique…
Lookout for
Grant's Gazelle
Kirk's Dik Dik
Cope's Hartebeest
Topi
Elephant
Black Rhino
Hippo
Lion
Leopard
Cheetah
Spotted Hyena
African Wild Dog
Jackal
Buffalo
Giraffe
Kudu
Wildebeest
Zebra
Waterbuck
Eland
Warthog
Baboon
Crocodile
Ostrich
Key Species
MAMMALS
Lion
Cheetah
Wildebeest
Zebra
Elephant
BRIDS
Secretary Bird
Crowned Crane
Ostrich
Kori Bustard
Tawny Eagle
REPTILES
African Rock Python
Black-necked Spitting Cobra
Nile Crocodile
TREES
Umbrella Thorn
Candelabra Tree
Baobab
HABITAT TYPES
Open Grassland
Savannah
Riverine
Rocky Outcrops
Wildlife Ratings
| Big 5: | 9 |
| Mammals: | 9.5 |
| Birds: | 8 |
| Reptiles: | 8 |
| Trees: | 7 |
