Masai Mara National Reserve

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Maasai Mara National Reserve (also "Masai Mara") is one of the world's most magnificent game reserves. Bordering Tanzania, the Mara is the northern extension of the Serengeti and forms a wildlife corridor between the two countries.

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Maasai Mara National Reserve (also “Masai Mara”) is one of the world’s most magnificent game reserves. Bordering Tanzania, the Mara is the northern extension of the Serengeti and forms a wildlife corridor between the two countries. It’s named after the statuesque, red-cloaked Maasai people who live in the park and graze their animals here as they have done for centuries. …

Masai Mara National Reserve

Planning a Trip

LANGUAGE Swahili & Maa CURRENCY Kenyan Shilling BEST TIME TO VISIT July to October NEAREST RAILWAY STATION Nairobi Railway Station NEAREST AIRPORT Mara Serena Airport EMERGENCY HELPLINE NUMBER +256 791 217764 INTERNET ACCESS Most safari lodges have wi-fi connectivity but remote areas of Masai Mara including safari locations will have weak connectivity. VISA Tourist visas can still be obtained on arrival …

Masai Mara National Reserve

Getting Around

For independent travellers staying outside the reserve, count on paying around US$150 to US$200 per day for a 4WD with a driver-guide and (usually) a picnic lunch. This fee can, of course, be split between as many people as can be comfortably squeezed into the vehicle. There’s no public transport within the park. Several private operators collaborate with the government …

Masai Mara National Reserve

History & Culture

The European people colonised the world and exploited it to accumulate wealth. However, some Europeans, like Jim Corbett, realised the adverse impact of all the industrialisation on the environment and worked towards undoing the damage. Lest the coming generations get deprived of nature’s bounties, areas were demarcated all over the world where wild animals would be allowed to live in …

Masai Mara National Reserve

Top Attractions

Central Plains The southeast area of the park, bordered by the Mara and Sand Rivers, is characterised by rolling grasslands and low, isolated hills. With the arrival of the migration, enormous herds of wildebeest and zebras, as well as other plains wildlife, graze here. The riverine forests that border the Mara and Talek Rivers are great places to spot elephants, …

Masai Mara National Reserve

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