Maasai Mara · Things to do

Lion, cheetah and leopard here are habituated to vehicles and easier to find than anywhere else in Kenya.

Sunrise over the herds, landing to a bush breakfast. Expensive, weather-dependent, worth booking on arrival.

Conservancy only. Walk with an armed ranger and Maasai guide, reading tracks and plants rather than chasing big game.

The reserve's western third, separately managed and far less crowded, with the Oloololo escarpment rising behind.

Some conservancy camps run low-level hides at waterholes for eye-level shots. Ask when booking; they fill fast.