Safari in the Maasai Mara
A large game reserve in Narok County, the Maasai Mara adjoins Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park. It hosts the great migration, when wildebeest cross the Mara River from Tanzania in large numbers, usually around July.
Key facts
Before you go.
- Starting point
- Nairobi: a 5-hour drive in the dry season, up to 7 in the rainy seasonMaasai Mara National Reserve (Wikivoyage)
- GPS coordinates
- -1.49000, 35.14000Maasai Mara (Wikipedia)
- Best season
- Dry season from July to October; the migration starts between July and early AugustMaasai Mara National Reserve (Wikivoyage)
Good to know
Three things to remember.
The Mara Triangle in the north-west, managed by the Mara Conservancy, has few lodges and well-maintained all-weather gravel roads.
Maasai Mara National Reserve (Wikivoyage)Vehicle numbers around animal sightings are strictly controlled.
Maasai Mara National Reserve (Wikivoyage)Daytime highs reach 30°C; at night the temperature rarely drops below 15°C.
Maasai Mara National Reserve (Wikivoyage)
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Sources · 2 pages consulted, with the exact sentence used
- Maasai Mara (Wikipedia)
Maasai Mara […] is a large national game reserve in Narok County, Kenya, contiguous with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. It also hosts the great migration […] The great migration usually happens in July depending on weather as the wildebeest moves in large numbers crossing the Mara River from Tanzania. (coordinates -1.49, 35.14)
- Maasai Mara National Reserve (Wikivoyage)
The best kept secret of the Mara is the Mara Triangle, the north western part of the Maasai Mara which is managed by the Mara Conservancy […] has only two properties within its boundaries […] and has well maintained, all weather gravel roads. […] There is also strict control over vehicle numbers around animal sightings […] It typically starts off some time between July to early August […] Highest daytime temperatures are 30°C/85°F […] at night, the temperature rarely drops below 15°C/60°F. The dry season occurs from July to October. […] If you go by car from Nairobi the drive will take you five hours during the dry season, and up to seven hours in the rainy season.
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