Maasai Mara Game Reserve
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Kenya Narok / Rift Valley 19 tours

Maasai Mara Game Reserve

Kenya's flagship reserve — the northern extension of the Serengeti and stage of the Great Migration.

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Country

Kenya

Region

Narok / Rift Valley

Best time

July–October (migration); Dec–Feb

About Maasai Mara Game Reserve

The Maasai Mara is arguably East Africa's most famous wildlife reserve: rolling savannah, acacia woodlands and the Mara River, crossed each July–October by 1.3 million wildebeest and 200,000 zebra in the Great Migration. Year-round home to the Big Five, cheetah, and the largest concentration of lion prides in Kenya.

Highlights

  • Great Migration river crossings (Jul–Oct)
  • Big Five game viewing
  • Hot-air balloon safaris at dawn
  • Maasai cultural visits

Best time to visit

July–October (migration); Dec–Feb

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Itineraries

Tours that visit Maasai Mara Game Reserve

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Maasai Mara Big Five Intensive — 5 Days
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Kenya
From
$1390/pp
5 days / 4 nights
Wildlife Safaris Easy

Maasai Mara Big Five Intensive — 5 Days

Five full days in Kenya's flagship reserve — maximise Big-Five and predator sightings.

  • ✓Return road transfer Nairobi – Maasai Mara – Nairobi in a 4×4 Land Cruiser with pop-top roof and sliding windows
  • ✓Professional KPSGA Silver-rated driver-guide throughout
  • ✓4 nights full-board accommodation at Mara Sopa Lodge or similar mid-range lodge/tented camp
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Great Migration Balloon Safari — 4 Days
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Kenya
From
$1980/pp
4 days / 3 nights
Wildlife Safaris Easy

Great Migration Balloon Safari — 4 Days

Dawn balloon flight over the migration herds + champagne breakfast on the plains.

  • ✓4x4 Land Cruiser with pop-up roof + professional driver-guide
  • ✓3 nights full-board accommodation at a mid-range Mara lodge or tented camp
  • ✓1-hour hot-air balloon flight with a licensed balloon pilot
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Mara + Nakuru + Naivasha — 6 Days
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Kenya
From
$1640/pp
6 days / 5 nights
Wildlife Safaris Easy

Mara + Nakuru + Naivasha — 6 Days

Kenya's three most-loved Rift Valley reserves in a well-paced six-day loop.

  • ✓Return road transfer from Nairobi in a 4×4 pop-top Land Cruiser
  • ✓5 nights full-board accommodation (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
  • ✓All park entrance and conservation fees for Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Lake Naivasha
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Kenya Coast + Safari Combo — 10 Days
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Kenya
From
$3140/pp
10 days / 9 nights
Honeymoon & Luxury Easy

Kenya Coast + Safari Combo — 10 Days

Mara game drives + Mombasa beach days — the classic 'bush and beach' honeymoon.

  • ✓Airport and inter-property transfers in a 4×4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof
  • ✓5 nights accommodation on full-board basis at safari lodges/camps
  • ✓4 nights accommodation at a 4-star Diani beach resort on half-board basis (breakfast and dinner)
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Maasai Cultural Immersion — 2 Days
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Kenya
From
$420/pp
2 days / 1 nights
Cultural & Heritage Easy

Maasai Cultural Immersion — 2 Days

Stay in a Maasai manyatta on the Mara escarpment — no fences, real culture.

  • ✓Return road transport from Nairobi in a 4x4 safari vehicle
  • ✓1 night full-board accommodation inside the Maasai manyatta (meals cooked by the host family)
  • ✓Community cultural programme: ilmoran warrior walk, fire-making, spear-throwing, beadwork workshop
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Kenya Family Safari (kid-friendly) — 6 Days
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Kenya
From
$2290/pp
6 days / 5 nights
Wildlife Safaris Easy

Kenya Family Safari (kid-friendly) — 6 Days

Designed for ages 5–17 — flamingos, giraffe-feeding, short game drives, pool time.

  • ✓Dedicated family-sized 4×4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof hatch and window seats for children
  • ✓Professional AECONS English-speaking driver-guide throughout
  • ✓5 nights full-board accommodation at family-friendly lodges and camps (breakfast, lunch, dinner daily)
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Kenya Honeymoon Signature — 7 Days
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Kenya
From
$4980/pp
7 days / 6 nights
Honeymoon & Luxury Easy

Kenya Honeymoon Signature — 7 Days

Private lodges, candlelit bush dinners, balloon safari, spa — Kenya at its most romantic.

  • ✓Return road transfers Nairobi–Ol Pejeta–Nairobi and charter flights Nairobi–Mara–Mombasa
  • ✓2 nights luxury accommodation at Ol Pejeta (Sweetwaters Serena Camp or similar, full board)
  • ✓3 nights luxury tented camp in the Maasai Mara (Porini Mara Camp / Elewana Sand River or similar, full board)
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Photographic Safari Mara — 7 Days
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Kenya
From
$3450/pp
7 days / 6 nights
Birding & Photography Easy

Photographic Safari Mara — 7 Days

Pro-guided photo safari — customised vehicles with bean bags, low-angle windows, long-lens support.

  • ✓Purpose-fitted photography 4×4 per group (removable roof, low-angle side hatches, window bean bags, discreet LED fill panels)
  • ✓Professional photographer-guide with 10+ years Mara experience (daily field workshops + evening image reviews + post-processing guidance)
  • ✓6 nights full-board accommodation at a Mara photography camp or conservancy tented camp
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Kenya & Tanzania Classic Safari — 9 Days
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Kenya
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$4290/pp
9 days / 8 nights
Multi-Country & Grand Tours Easy

Kenya & Tanzania Classic Safari — 9 Days

Mara to Serengeti to Ngorongoro — the two-country circuit travellers ask for most.

  • ✓Dedicated 4×4 Land Cruiser with pop-up roof in Kenya, driven by an experienced Kenyan driver-guide
  • ✓Dedicated 4×4 Land Cruiser with pop-up roof in Tanzania, driven by an experienced Tanzanian driver-guide
  • ✓8 nights accommodation on a full-board basis at mid-range lodges and tented camps
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Great Migration River Crossing Special — 5 Days
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Kenya
From
$2190/pp
5 days / 4 nights
Wildlife Safaris Easy

Great Migration River Crossing Special — 5 Days

July–October timing for the Mara River crossings — the herds, the crocs, the drama.

  • ✓Airport/hotel transfers in Nairobi (arrival and departure)
  • ✓Transport in a private 4×4 Land Cruiser with pop-top roof and window seats
  • ✓Professional driver-guide specialising in the Migration
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