The Maasai Mara National Reserve (The Mara to locals) is a large game reserve in south-western Kenya, which is effectively the northern continuation of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. It is named after the Maasai tribe, who still inhabit the area and their description of the area when looked at from afar: Mara means spotted and describes the circles of trees, scrub, savanna, and cloud shadows that mark the area.
It is famous for the legendary great migration of zebra, Thomson’s gazelle, and wildebeest from the Serengeti every year from July to October and this is one of our most popular tours. There is also a large population of big cats in the and more than 470 species of birds have been identified in the park, many of which are migrants, with almost 60 species being raptors. Our guides are experts in finding and identifying the creatures of the Mara
The Mara is renowned for its luxury lodgers, many of which were established by the original Safari outfitters, it also has some more basic tented affairs to cater for those on a budget or those keen to rough it! There are airstrips in the Mara, so you can arrive and depart by light aircraft .
