Rift Valley, KenyaField Guide
Maasai Mara
Kenya's flagship reserve - open plains, the Mara River crossings, and the best lion viewing in East Africa.

- Region
- Rift Valley, Kenya
- Best time
- Jul-Oct (migration), Jan-Feb (calving)
- Wildlife
- Wildebeest migration, lion, cheetah, leopard
- Safaris here
- 15 itineraries
Kenya’s most famous reserve, and the stage for the great wildebeest migration each year. Open grass plains meet the winding Mara River, where thousands of wildebeest and zebra cross between July and October. Outside migration season, it’s still some of the most reliable big-cat viewing in Africa – resident lion prides, cheetah on the open plains, and leopard along the riverine forest.
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Safari Packages
Trips that visit Maasai Mara
Each is a fully costed starting point, and every one can be reshaped around your dates, pace and budget.
Maasai Mara, Samburu & Amboseli
From $2,850 per person
