Masai Mara National Reserve Safaris & Travel Guide

World-famous for the Great Wildebeest Migration, endless savanna landscapes, and the highest concentration of big cats in Africa. Home to the Maasai people and iconic game viewing year-round.

Why go

Annual Great Wildebeest Migration (July – October)
Exceptional Big Five and big cat predator tracking
Spectacular hot air balloon safaris at sunrise
Authentic Maasai cultural Manyatta village visits

Best time to visit

July to October for migration; December to March for excellent general game viewing

Plan a trip here

We can build Masai Mara National Reserve into any itinerary, or plan a trip around it.

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Safaris

Safaris that visit Masai Mara National Reserve

All safaris

Male lion walking through golden grass beside a safari vehicle in the Masai Mara

7 days

Tailor-made Safari

Kenya, Your Way

Masai Mara · Lake Nakuru · Lake Naivasha

From $3,850 per person

Herd of Cape buffalo on green forest slopes in the Aberdare highlands

6 days

Classic Wildlife Safari

Wildlife & Wonder Circuit

Aberdare · Lake Nakuru · Masai Mara · Nairobi

From $4,450 per person

Elephants in Amboseli National Park with snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro behind

10 days

Bush & Beach Safari

Plains to Paradise

Samburu · Lake Nakuru · Masai Mara · Amboseli · Diani Beach

From $3,650 per person

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Zebras and a wildebeest on the shore of Lake Nakuru with pink flamingos behind

Lake Nakuru National Park

Two young elephants play-fighting on the sandy bed of the Ewaso Nyiro River in Samburu

Masai Mara National Reserve