Maasai Mara
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The most visited of Kenya’s National Reserves, the Maasai Mara lies adjacent to Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park in the south west corner of Kenya. It covers over 1500 sq km and is 1500 to 2000 metres above sea level. It has a high rainfall due to the altitude and its proximity to Lake Victoria. The Mara River runs from north to south through the park. The landscape is mainly gently rolling grassland and is home to the highest concentration of wildlife of any Kenyan reserve.
In particular, the Mara is home to the spectacular annual migration of thousands of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle which arrive in the Maasai Mara, from the Serengeti in neighbouring Tanzania, in July and August and return south to the Serengeti around October when the grass is becoming sparse in the Maasai Mara.
It is also home to the long-running BBC TV series 'Big Cat Diary', although you should not necessarily expect to encounter the sort of scenes that you have seen on screen.
Maasai Mara ($780 pppn)
As its name suggests, Cottars Camp has been in existence, in one form or another, for over 90 years - a true step back into a vanished world.
Maasai Mara ($545 pppn)
Probably our favourite destination in the Maasai Mara, Elephant Pepper is an authentic back-to-nature bush camp.
Maasai Mara ($436 pppn)
Governors is the archetypal Maasai Mara safari camp, ideally situated on the banks of the Mara River.
Maasai Mara ($565 pppn)
Il Moran is the top end of the Governors Camps collection in the Mara - and well worth the small additional cost.
Maasai Mara ($610 pppn)
Originally the Roberts family home in the Maasai Mara, Richards Camp is noted for its intimate atmosphere and personal hosting.
Maasai Mara ($476 pppn)
Set in a private conservation area, outside the Mara itself, Saruni offers unusually warm hosting and comfort.
