Explore the Maasai Mara
One of Africa's greatest wildlife destinations — home to the Big Five, the Great Migration, and a mosaic of community conservancies.
Wildlife
The Maasai Mara is home to the iconic Big Five — lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino — alongside cheetah, hyena, giraffe, zebra and over 470 recorded bird species. Its open savannahs host some of the highest predator densities on Earth.
The Great Migration
Each year between July and October, more than 1.5 million wildebeest, zebra and gazelle thunder north from the Serengeti into the Mara in the Great Migration — one of the natural world's most spectacular events, crowned by dramatic Mara River crossings.
Conservation
Beyond the National Reserve, a network of community conservancies leases land from Maasai owners, expanding protected habitat while delivering sustainable livelihoods. Your entry fees directly fund this conservation and the communities who safeguard it.
History
Named after the Maasai people and the Mara River that winds through it, the Maasai Mara National Reserve was established in 1961 and remains one of Africa's most celebrated wildlife sanctuaries.