About Masai Mara
The Masai people
The origins of this ancient warrior tribe is thought to have come from North Africa and migrated south along the Nile Valley, arriving in northern Kenya about mid fifteenth century. By the end of the nineteenth century they extended from northern Kenya through the Great Rift Valley into central Tanzania.
Masai Mara Facts
Masai Mara is tucked away in the south west corner of Kenya - the northern tip of the great Serengeti ecosystem. For over 300 years Maasai have lived here. They lived in harmony with the abundant wildlife and they did not hunt wild game for food.
What makes Masai Mara different from other places in Africa?
- In Masai Mara and Serengeti the density of animals is 10 to 20 times greater than anywhere else in Africa
- The biggest migration of large animals in the world. At its peak, the migration sees more than a million gnus, zebra and antelopes on the move. Followed, of course, by lions, leopards and hyenas…
- Bird watching. Kenya has 1114 registered bird species and you can see more than 300 of these in the immediate vicinity of the camp.
- Maasai culture. As their ancestors did before them, the Maasai still live with their cattle amongst the wild animals of the savannah.
- A combination of National Park and extensive wilderness ideally suited for walking safaris and bush camps.
- The possibility of combining your chosen safari with a beach holiday on Lamu or Zanzibar, or mountain hikes on Mounts Kenya and Kilimanjaro.
- Easily accessible from Europe. An afternoon flight will see you arrive at Masai Mara at the civilised hour of 11am the following morning - or for a late lunch after an interesting road trip (usually 5-6 hours from Nairobi, down Rift Valley).
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