Masai Mara: Safari in the Land of the Maasai

With its rolling grasslands and wide-open savannah, the Masai Mara is the kind of unfettered, sprawling wilderness you will have discovered in Hollywood films set in Africa. Kenya's finest reserve, the Masai Mara pulses with raw energy as an array of animals go about their daily lives.

At certain times of the year the famous Mara throbs to the beat of hundreds of thousands of hooves as the Great Wildebeest Migration takes place.

The reserve is unfenced and borders the Serengeti National Park. The two countries share the vast Serengeti plains, with the wildlife free to roam between Kenya and Tanzania in search of food.

Between July and October millions of wildebeest, zebra and gazelles cross into the Masai Mara from the Serengeti where they gather to graze and relax on the Mara's plains, which - at about one third of the size of the enormous Serengeti National Park, is more manageable from a game viewing point of view. The Masai Mara's open grasslands teem with wildlife in every direction. (Click here to read a guide to the migration and to find out when to go to the Masai Mara.)

The Masai Mara Reserve is rich in Africa's biggest attractions - predators are abundant (lion sightings are incredibly common), and the Big Five are encountered around every corner.

The Mara is a permanent water source for the area's wild inhabitants and so even when the very last wildebeest has tardily set off for the southern Serengeti, massive resident herds remain, offering visitors everything they could want to see on an African safari. A Masai Mara safari provides a year-round safari experience.

The accommodation in the Masai Mara is as varied and rich as the wildlife experience that awaits you. From large lodges to exclusive tented camps, your stay will be made that much more special by the people that welcome you here.

Try a Masai Mara safari tour to experience the best of the Mara. There's the focused Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara Safari or, if time is on your side, the Northern Kenya and Masai Mara Fly-In Safari will provide you with a more in-depth experience.

Either way, you're sure to remember your Masai Mara safari for a long time to come.

So whether you arrive at the Masai Mara in time for the famous migration, or not, your experience of this piece of raw African wilderness will be a superlative one.

Click here to view a map of the Masai Mara.

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