8 Nature & Wildlife Areas in Maasai Mara National Reserve That You Shouldn't Miss

January 6, 2022 Veronika Gaddis

Maybe your local zoo has lions, leopards, zebras or elephants. Maybe they even have wildebeest. But we bet they don't have 1.3 million wildebeest—never mind 1.3 million wildebeest in migration, with predators in hot pursuit. It's one of the most awesome sights in nature, and you can see it at Masai Mara in southwestern Kenya.
Restaurants in Maasai Mara National Reserve

1. Musiara Swamp

Maasai Mara National Reserve 00200 Kenya +254 720 650869 http://www.smiletoafricaadventure.com/
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5.0 based on 60 reviews

Musiara Swamp

Excellent game-watching location to see lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant, giraffe.

Reviewed By sead161

Dramatic life & death action with a dozen crocodiles circling the hippos trying to snatch one of the young.

2. Mara Triangle

83 Muthaiga Road, Maasai Mara National Reserve 00619 Kenya (254) 3749-632 [email protected] http://www.maratriangle.org/
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5.0 based on 809 reviews

Mara Triangle

The Mara is a beautiful but sensitive environment that can survive only if properly respected. Well-watered by the Mara River, enjoying abundant vegetation, wildlife and rainfall, its ecology would appear, at first sight, to be relatively resilient. It also appears to have withstood the erosive effects of huge numbers of visiting tourists extraordinarily well. There are signs, however, that the delicate balance between tourist numbers and wildlife populations cannot be properly maintained for much longer as evidenced by the reduction in the protective vegetation cover and the emergence of a series of dust bowls. Meanwhile, the Reserve is host to 95 species of mammals, amphibians and other reptiles and 485 species of birds. During the dry season (July to October) it also hosts a major concentration of migratory herbivores including about 250,000 zebra and 1.3 million wildebeest. Amongst the list of easy-to-view species are: gazelle, elephant, topi, buffalo, lion (Kenya's largest population), black rhino, hippo, hyena, giraffe, leopard and mongoose.

Reviewed By flexivelkenyasafaris - Nairobi, Kenya

Mara triangle is among the best parks within Masai Mara.you get to find that their roads are well maintained,signs on the roads with speed limits e.t.c I can not hesitate to recommend to any traveler to choose the Mara triangle. Game viewing is perfect especially when the great wildebeest migration is on. While watching the animals,you are allowed off-road driving in a supervised manner,where by sometimes the rangers will supervise that. Thanks for that Mara triangle management.

3. Eluai Plain

Maasai Mara National Reserve Kenya
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5.0 based on 14 reviews

Eluai Plain

Reviewed By reeceyb - Chichester, United Kingdom

This is part of the masai mara so its amazing it is a good part to visit as you can see for miles and catch sight of some good game we even had picnic lunch under one of the trees

4. Ol Kinyei Conservancy

Serengeti-Mara Eco-system, Maasai Mara National Reserve Kenya +254 722 525660 [email protected] http://www.porini.com/kenya.html?sub=maasai-mara
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Ol Kinyei Conservancy

Ol Kinyei Conservancy is 18,700 acres of wilderness which belongs to a Maasai community who leased it to Gamewatchers Safaris and Porini Camps for it to be set aside for the purposes of wildlife conservation. Ol Kinyei Conservancy is home to only two small permanent camps, the Porini Mara Camp and Porini Cheetah which between them accommodate a maximum of only 24 guests at any given time - making this not only an exclusive experience but one that respects the principles of eco-tourism. Located within the Serengeti-Mara eco-system, Ol Kinyei is renowned for its unspoilt and breathtaking scenery with diverse terrain offering on one hand open savannah plains and rolling hills on the other.

Reviewed By RosalindR72 - Nairobi, Kenya

We loved every minute of our weekend in Ol Kinyei, staying at Mara Porini. The wildlife viewing was amazing. We saw and learned so much from our excellent local safari guides. It was heartening to see how much the Mara ecosystem has expanded through the conservancies around the national reserve, of which Ol Kinyei was the first!

5. Olare Orok Conservancy

Maasai Mara National Reserve Kenya +254 727 794041 http://www.oocmara.com/
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Olare Orok Conservancy

Reviewed By sead161

I'm a local and grew up in the Mara triangle area decades before it became a park. This is my favorite gate because of the vast number of lions. Saw 9 in several hours.

6. Mara North Conservancy

Mara North Conservancy, Maasai Mara National Reserve Kenya +254 704 698162 http://www.maranorth.com/
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Mara North Conservancy

Reviewed By world-traveller8725

It‘s very worth to go to Mara North Conservancy, after visiting 5 other national parks in Kenya (all very nice to see), we could see here by far the most of the big cats...and very close, because you are allowed to drive off-road. The park is very well maintained by the here living Maasai!

7. Olypunyata Swamp

Maasai Mara National Reserve Kenya
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Olypunyata Swamp

8. Nashulai Maasai Conservancy

Sekenani-Keekorok C12 Road, Maasai Mara National Reserve Kenya http://Www.nashulai.com
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Nashulai Maasai Conservancy

Nashulai Maasai Conservancy , is the first ever community led and managed Conservancy which has been created to on the borders of the Maasai Mara National Reserve . The conservancy has been established for wildlife conservation but the local community would also live within the area and share it with both wildlife and livestock . It is a mixed model Conservancy the first of its kind in Mara

Reviewed By estelleh832 - Prince Albert, Canada

My dad and I visited at the tail end of my 3 months in East Africa in March of 2018. I had read about Nashulai via Avaaz so I had contacted them about visiting and they set up our safari in Kenya. We had a wonderful time visiting other parts of Kenya with Cosmas, our guide, and then we stayed at Oldarpoi Mara Camp. My only complaint is that they spray the tents for mosquitoes and I am chemically sensitive, so I couldn't stay there without being sick. They did helpfully arrange for me to stay in a tourist Maasai house at a nearby village which was excellent. Nashulai was incredible - our favourite part was walking in the conservancy and seeing so many animals as we walked - like giraffes! Our last day was memorable as we decided to climb the mountain behind the camp with our Maasai guide Amos and Annette, and then got completely soaked in the rain! I highly recommend a visit here.

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