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Maasai Mara National Reserve Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

National Reserve in Narok County, Kenya

About Maasai Mara National Reserve

The Maasai Mara National Reserve (also Masai Mara) is visited by thousands of tourists each year, who come here to watch the many different wildlife and birdlife species in the reserve. The reserve is especially famous for the high amount of predators, such as lions, cheetahs, and leopards, and the 1½ million wildebeest which migrate through the Mara and cross the crocodile infested Mara river. It is notable that Masai Mara is one of the few wildlife reserves in Africa where it is possible to see not only the "Big Five" but also the"Big Nine" Animalswithin a day's game drive. The "Big Nine" are the lion (Panthera leo), the African elephant (Loxodonta africana), the leopard (Panthera pardus), the African (Cape) buffalo (Syncerus caffer), the white rhino (Ceratotherium simum), the cheetah (

Top Attractions in Maasai Mara National Reserve

Explore the best things to see and do in Maasai Mara National Reserve:

  • Game viewing
  • Hot Air Safaris
  • Maasai Village Visit
  • Wellness

Where to Stay in Maasai Mara National Reserve

  • 🏨Aruba Mara Camp & Safaris
  • 🏨Aruba Mara Camp Site
  • 🏨Camping at Oloololo gate
  • 🏨Camping at Serena Hotel
  • 🏨Camping at the river
  • 🏨Camp Oloshaiki

Maasai Mara National Reserve Travel Guide Sections

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