Cheap hotels in Masai Mara
The Masai Mara National Reserve is famous for big cats and the Great Migration river crossings. Accommodation ranges from tented camps to lodges inside the reserve and in bordering conservancies.
The Masai Mara National Reserve is famous for big cats and the Great Migration river crossings. Accommodation ranges from tented camps to lodges inside the reserve and in bordering conservancies.
Finding cheap rooms in Masai Mara is easier when you know where to look. We compare live hotel rates across the top booking sites and point you to the neighborhoods where hotels are cheap but the location is still great.
The Masai Mara is Kenya’s top safari destination, with camps and lodges spread across the national reserve and neighboring private conservancies.
Central area of the reserve with many camps along the Talek River.
The main eastern gate, with lodges and camps close by.
The western section along the Mara River, known for migration crossings.
A private conservancy with smaller camps and fewer vehicles.
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The Great Migration usually reaches the Mara around July–October; January–February is another dry, good-value period.
Tented camps offer a closer-to-nature experience; lodges usually have more amenities. Many are fully inclusive.
Reserve and conservancy fees are charged per person per day and are often separate from the room rate.
In the Masai Mara, typically from about July to October, depending on rains.