Expert Reviews of Mara Naboisho Conservancy (1 Reviews)

The first time I visited Mara Naboisho Conservancy back in 2016, I thought it was too good to be true. I went on a walking safari and saw lions, and then saw lions on almost every game drive. It was also ridiculously easy to see cheetah and leopard. I even saw an aardwolf. Part of this has to do with wildlife densities – Mara Naboisho has some of the highest big-cat densities in Kenya. It’s also because you can explore in so many different ways, from night drives (where I saw the aardwolf) to walking safaris as well as guided game drives. On my first walking safari here, I walked right past a lion resting under a tree; she wandered off once I’d passed. And the camps here are outstanding, too – I’ve stayed in (and loved) both the Kicheche and Asilia Naboisho camps.

Mara Naboisho is a little smaller than, say, Mara North, and lacks the scale of the open savannah country that is a classic Mara experience. But it makes up for this by packing a surprising range of habitats

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– savannah grasslands, valley and riverine woodlands, escarpment and more – into a relatively small place. I will return in a heartbeat the next chance I get.