Jambo Masai Mara National Reserve
The golden grass plains of the Mara host the great wildebeest migration every year and one of Africa's highest densities of lions.
Photo : Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Checked on 6 November 2026
The Mara is best known for the river crossings of the great migration, usually from July to October. Safaris here are almost always guided in a 4x4. In 2026, the entry fee is $100 per adult per day from January to June and $200 from July to December.
Animals to see
90 species from the Jambo Tembo journal live here. The easiest to spot:
African elephant
Loxodonta africanaAfrican buffalo
Syncerus cafferGiraffe
Giraffa camelopardalisPlains zebra
Equus quaggaBlue wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinusHippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibiusCommon warthog
Phacochoerus africanusImpala
Aepyceros melampusTopi / Tsessebe
Damaliscus lunatusThomson's gazelle
Eudorcas thomsoniiGrant's gazelle
Nanger grantiBaboon
Papio sp.The park's rarities
Leopard, Black rhino, African wild dog, Serval, Caracal, Honey badger, African civet, Bushbaby
FAQ
What animals can you see in Masai Mara?
90 of Jambo Tembo's 105 species live in Masai Mara, including african elephant, african buffalo, giraffe, plains zebra, blue wildebeest.
Do I need signal to use Jambo Tembo in Masai Mara?
No. The Masai Mara map and the recognition AI are installed in the app and work offline.
Sources
Your next safari deserves better than a folder called "Photos 2026"
Install Jambo Tembo before you leave, on Wi-Fi. After that, the map and the AI go wherever you go, even where the signal doesn't.