The Masai Mara & Private Conservancies
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Mara North
Conservancy
Olare Motorogi
Conservancy
Mara Naboisho
Conservancy
Mara Triangle
(Trans Mara)
Masai Mara National Reserve
(Narok)
Ol Kinyei
Conservancy
Sand River
Talek River
Mara River
Mara River
South Mara
River Bridge
Surrounding the Masai Mara National Reserve are a number of private
conservancies of varying sizes. Some of the conservancies place limits on
the number of beds and restrict access to only guests of the lodges and
camps. They offer guided bush walks and night game drives, all of which
contribute to an unrivaled safari experience.
Ol Kinyei Conservancy
One of the most beautiful
wilderness areas in the Masai Mara
ecosystem with open savannah plains,
riverine forest, springs, streams and rivers,
rolling hills and spectacular views across the
Mara. This 15,073 acre conservancy belongs to a Masai
community who have made it a sanctuary for wildlife, with
no human settlements or cattle present. The conservancy
has a wide variety of animal species and just one exclusive
safari camp.
None of the Masai Mara Ecosystem is fenced, so wildlife can wander freely between
the national reserve and private conservancies. Each area offers a different safari
experience, some with a higher concentration of wildlife and less visitors than others.
Visitors staying in a private conservancy may also enter the Masai Mara National Reserve
for which an entrance fee will apply which is payable locally.
Olare Motorogi Conservancy
This expansive 32,123 acre area offers visitors the
opportunity to have a high quality safari experience,
as the number of vehicles is strictly limited to the
few camps located inside the conservancy. For every
tent there is 700 acres of protected wilderness. The
local Masai community members own the
conservancy so any visitor helps to provide a direct
income and employment for the community. This
conservancy, which has no human settlement or
cattle within, is renowned for its lions. In addition,
the annual wildebeest migration comes through this
area, making for dramatic wildlife viewing.
We offer accommodation in three key private
conservancies:
Mara North Conservancy
Covering 79,073 acres, this conservancy borders
part of the Masai Mara National Reserve and is a
beautiful wilderness area with rich vegetation and
open savannah. The conservancy is a partnership
between camps and Masai landowners who
continue to live within this area with
their homesteads and livestock. This
partnership ensures that visitors
to the area receive an exclusive
safari experience with low
vehicle density game
drives.
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Camps
1 Ashnil Mara Camp
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3 Cottars 1920s Safari Camp
4 Fairmont Mara Safari Club
5 Governors’ (Il Moran Camp)
6 Governors’ (Little Camp)
7 Governors’ (Main Camp)
8 Karen Blixen Camp
9 Kicheche Bush Camp
10 Kicheche Mara Camp
11 Mara Intrepids Camp
12 Porini Mara Camp
13 Porini Lion Camp
14 Royal Mara Safari
15 Sarova Mara Camp
16 Exploreans Mara Rianta Camp
17 Ol Seki Hemingways Mara
18 Mahali Mzuri Camp
19 Olare Mara Kempinski
20 Kicheche Valley Camp
Lodges
1 Keekorok Lodge
2 Mara Serena Safari Lodge
3 Mara Simba Lodge
4 Mara Sopa Lodge
Gates
1 Oloololo Gate
2 Musiara Gate
3 Talek Gate
4 Sekanani Gate
5 Ololaimutiek Gate
Airstrips
1 Keekorok
2 Ol Kiombo
3 Serena
4 Musiara
5 Kichwa Tembo
6 Ngerende
7 Shikar
8 Siana
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Map and locations are approximate and are not intended to be definitive.
