MaasaiMara

Where the herds write the calendar.

Coordinates: 01°29′S 35°08′E
Elevation: 1,500–2,170 m
Area: 1,510 km²
From Nairobi: 45 min flight from Wilson
Region: Rift Valley
From: $2,450 pp

[A]Briefing

Rolling red-oat grassland that hosts the river crossings of the Great Migration and the densest big-cat sightings on the continent. We base guests in private conservancies so game drives stay quiet, off-road, and after dark.

[B]What you’ll do

01Mara River crossings, July to October
02Dawn hot-air balloon flight with bush breakfast
03Night drives and walking safaris in the conservancies
04Time in a Maasai manyatta with local hosts

[C]Season curve

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Prime: Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct

[D]Expeditions through Maasai Mara

FT-01Safari

NBO → NKR → MMR

Great Migration Pulse

Built around the Mara River crossings. You spend four nights in a private conservancy, with a balloon flight and a day at the river with a guide who reads the herds.

Days: 7
Intensity
From: $3,480

FT-00Signature

NBO → SMB → MTK → NKR → MMR → DIA

Zero Latitude Traverse

Our flagship trip covers the whole country in two weeks. You go from the desert north over the equator to the highlands, down through the Rift Valley to the Mara, and finish on the coast, travelling by bush plane, 4×4 and dhow.

Days: 14
Intensity
From: $7,900

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Safari vehicle parked beneath a lone acacia on the Mara plains

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