Masai” is a world-famous and game-rich ecosystem that shares an unfenced border with Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, which is also a home to the Great Migration. The Mara (which is Maa for “spotted”) is a land of breathtaking views, abundant wildlife species, and endless grassy plains that are “dotted” with Acacia trees and thorny small bushes. The word “Maasai” refers to the people and “Masai” refers to the land. Click here to view mountain gorilla trekking safaris

 

Experience the Masai Mara on a daily game drive.

Masai Mara National Reserve offers many wildlife species that are havens blessed throughout the year with a high concentration of animals. Masai Mara doesn’t disappoint tourists when it comes to the population of animals. Participate in a twice-daily game drive with expert park rangers who will help you uncover the wonders of the Mara. Masai Mara offers magnificent and unforgettable adventure in Kenya. Click here to see our recommended gorilla trekking tour

 

Explore the open Savanna on foot.

Reconnect with nature on foot adventure as you follow in the footsteps of ancient explorers and local herdsmen on a once-in-a-lifetime guided nature walk. Add another sense without the hum of the safari vehicle, pay attention to the crickets, breathe the fresh air, and view African soil.

 

Take to the skies in a hot air balloon.

Embark on a life-changing hot air balloon safari that takes tourists above the Masai Mara plains. Soar peacefully and enjoy the magnificent views of all the animals below, as well as the Great Migration if you’re lucky enough. This extraordinary experience of a of a hot air balloon safari concludes with an unforgettable, hearty champagne breakfast in the middle of the Masai Mara.

 

Visit the Maasai community

No journey to the Masai Mara is complete without an authentic cultural encounter that gets travelers up close to the fascinating Maasai people. These indigenous people invite travelers into their humble mud and stick manyattas (homesteads) as they reveal their pastoral life and ancient, time-honored traditions.

 

Take a horseback safari.

Like the explorers of old, horseback safari is a truly unique way to discover the Masai Mara. Once again, without the safari vehicle, horseback riding is another way to explore the vast landscape. Imagine spotting the zebras, giraffes, and, if the time is right, watching the wonderful herds of the Great Migration.

 

Witness the great migration.

Undoubtedly witnessing the wildebeest migration is one of the most dramatic spectacle experiences in the natural world. The Great Migration is the annual trek of over two million herbivores across the Serengeti National park to Masai Mara ecosystem.

 

Masai Mara National park is standing in southwest Kenya in the large scenic extended rolling African savannah plains, occupying approximately 1510 sq. kilometers, and it borders Serengeti National Park of Tanzania to the south. Masai Mara National Park offers a unique wildlife conservation paradise; it's famous due to the spectacularly diverse natural wildlife species and is the premier Kenyan safari destination in East Africa. Masai Mara offers visitors a thousand reasons to visit the animal haven with huge numbers of lions, elephants, cheetahs, African buffalo, rhinos, wildebeest, zebras, and giraffes.

 

 Masai Mara National Park encompasses a number of conservancies and ranches bordering its main reserve that accommodate the most diversified species of African wildlife and the most famous site of the annual wildebeest migratory history, commonly known as the 'Great Migration'. The Masai Mara National Park is famous for this migration, in which millions of wildebeest, zebras, and other animals, including big cats, congregate northwards to the Masai Mara after leaving the Serengeti National Park. The annual wildebeest trek takes place every year between July and August, and it involves the dangerous crossing of crocodile-infested rivers. 

 

 Masai Mara national park has a range of exciting activities to offer travelers. Masai Mara offers the most thrilling hot Air Balloon safari done at the break of dawn and ends in a leisurely accompanied by Bush Breakfast’. Hot air balloon safaris are a truly unique African adventure activity, and the Masai Mara is the ideal location for this incredible excursion. The hot air balloon safari flight takes approximately an hour as travelers glide with joy over the African savannah while viewing the magnificent wildlife below. 

 

 Masai Mara national park offers the most magnificent collective of wildlife species. It is quite easy to spot not only the "Big Five," but you can also view the "Big Nine," which include the lion, elephant, leopard, rhino, buffalo, zebras, giraffes, cheetah, and hippo. Masai Mara national park accommodates all the Big 9, possibly due to the natural richness of fauna and flora. Bird-watching safaris are also available in Masai Mara.

The Great Migration is a key factor when choosing the best time of year to travel to the Masai Mara. However, if you can’t visit Kenya during the migration season, the Masai Mara offers plenty of activities to tourists apart from the Great Migration.

 

Undoubtedly, the Great Migration is among the most popular tourist attractions in the Masai Mara national reserve. The great migration takes place between the months of July and October. The great migration of Masai Mara National Reserve involves the epic annual trek of over two million wildebeests from Serengeti National Park to the Masai Mara region from July to October every year, when the savannah is full of wildebeest, zebras, and other unique herbivores.