Masai Mara National Reserve

Kenya's famous reserve and the Mara River crossings

Known ForMara River crossings, big cats, Maasai culture

Best Time to VisitJuly to October for the river crossings

Size~1,510 km²

Getting ThereUsually combined with a Serengeti safari, or a short flight from Nairobi

The Masai Mara National Reserve lies just over the border in Kenya and forms one continuous ecosystem with the Serengeti. It hosts the most dramatic part of the Great Migration: the Mara River crossings, when wildebeest and zebra plunge into water patrolled by crocodiles.

Maasai communities live around the reserve, and many visitors pair game drives with a visit to a local village to learn about their way of life.

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Tours That Include Masai Mara National Reserve

From $2,340 USD

4 Days

4-Day Masai Mara Tented Camp Safari from Nairobi

With only four days, this safari focuses on one place and does it well: Kenya's Masai Mara
Lions and cheetahs live here all year, and in the right season the migrating wildebeest...

Masai Mara National Reserve

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From $4,740 USD

9 Days

9-Day Kenya and Tanzania Lodge Safari

This nine-day safari crosses from Kenya into Tanzania, staying in lodges instead of ten...
You begin in Nairobi, spend three days in the Masai Mara, cross the border into the Ser...

Serengeti National Park › Ngorongoro Crater › Tarangire National Park › Lake Manyara National Park › Masai Mara National Reserve › Grumeti River › Mara River

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From $5,555 USD

10 Days

10-Day Kenya and Tanzania Tented Camp Safari

This ten-day safari crosses from Kenya into Tanzania in one continuous journey, without...
You start in Nairobi, spend time in the Masai Mara, then continue south into the Sereng...

Serengeti National Park › Ngorongoro Crater › Tarangire National Park › Lake Manyara National Park › Masai Mara National Reserve

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