The Masai Mara is Kenya’s most famous safari destination and the northern Kenyan section of the wider Mara–Serengeti ecosystem. Most visitors come for the Great Migration, lions, cheetahs, river crossings, and classic open-plains game drives, but a well-planned Mara safari also depends on timing, where you stay, which gate or airstrip you use, how many … Read more
The history of Masai Mara is the story of how a Maasai pastoral landscape became one of Africa’s most important wildlife reserves and one of the world’s most famous safari destinations. Officially known as the Maasai Mara National Reserve, the Reserve began in 1948 with the protection of the Mara Triangle, later expanded eastwards, and … Read more
The Mara–Serengeti Ecosystem is a vast cross-border wildlife system linking Kenya’s Maasai Mara with Tanzania’s Serengeti. It covers about 25,000 km² and supports the world-famous movement of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelles commonly known as the Great Migration. The ecosystem includes the Maasai Mara National Reserve, the Greater Maasai Mara Ecosystem, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro-linked landscapes, … Read more
The Masai Mara ecosystem is the Kenyan section of the wider Mara–Serengeti ecosystem, a vast cross-border wildlife landscape linking the Maasai Mara National Reserve, the Mara Triangle, surrounding community conservancies, Maasai pastoral lands, the Mara River system, open grasslands, woodlands, dispersal areas, and Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. Its most famous feature is the Great … Read more
The Masai Mara, officially the Maasai Mara National Reserve, is a protected wildlife reserve in Narok County, Kenya. It is famous for the Great Migration, big cats, open savannahs, the Mara River, Maasai culture, and some of the best safari viewing in Africa. Its deeper importance is ecological. The Masai Mara is the Kenyan heart … Read more
Masai Mara National Reserve is located in south-western Kenya, in Narok County, along the Kenya–Tanzania border. It forms the northern Kenyan section of the wider Mara–Serengeti ecosystem and is ecologically connected to Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. Public protected-area datasets report the Reserve at about 1,510 km², while safari and conservation sources commonly describe it … Read more