Tours and Safaris to Maasai Mara National Park

Made even more famous by TV's "Big Cat Diary" and Disney's "African Cats", the Maasai Mara National Park heads the popularity charts as Kenya's top safari destination. It's also home to the Great Migration where over a million wildebeest, zebra and other antelope run the gauntlet across the crocodile-infested waters of the Mara and Talek Rivers.

But fame has its drawbacks. At peak season, the landscape is wall-to-wall with safari vehicles and tourists jostling for prime viewing space and the best photo opportunities. This is something to bear in mind when planning your Kenyan safari. Would you be comfortable with these crowds? Or would it be more sensible to opt for a safari lodge or tented camp in one of the exclusive concession camps where you'll still have every chance of seeing teeming wildlife, especially huge numbers of wildebeest during the season, and seldom see more than one or two vehicles when you're out on game drives?

Another option is to plan your safari in the off-season when there are fewer people around. You can go just before or immediately after peak migration season (ie mid-July to mid-October) when you'll find far fewer tourists, more attractive prices and still stand a good chance of seeing some of the migration.

On safari in the Maasai Mara, you can expect to see abundant lion, cheetah and leopard, spotted hyenas, jackal and predatory birds. There are thousands of elephant, abundant and varied species of antelope from the diminutive dik-dik to the enormous eland, huge herds of buffalo, giraffe and, of course, Burchell's zebra and wildebeest by the hundreds of thousands.

Speak to us about your preferences and concerns and we'll gladly share some of our insider secrets and help you to plan an unforgettable safari with the best viewing and least overcrowding.