Maasai Mara National Reserve is Kenya’s most famous and most visited wildlife reserve. It offers classic African savannah landscapes, exceptional big cat sightings, and is the stage for the Great Migration, one of the world’s most spectacular wildlife events.

Location

• Region: Southwestern Kenya

• County: Narok

• Distance from Nairobi: ~270 km (5–6 hours by road or ~45 minutes by flight)

• Borders Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, forming a continuous ecosystem.

Wildlife

The Maasai Mara is one of the best places in Africa for seeing big cats (lion, leopard, cheetah) and a wide variety of other wildlife:

Common sightings:

• • Lions (very high density; prides of 15+ not uncommon)

  • Leopards and cheetahs

  • Elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests

  • Hippos and crocodiles in the Mara River

  • Over 470 bird species