The best time to visit Masai Mara National Reserve is between June and October, during the driest months. These are the best months for wildlife viewing because vegetation is thinner and animals gather around rivers and waterholes.
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October is considered to be the peak safari season in Kenya. During this time, the weather is ideal for wildlife viewing, as the vegetation is not too dense and animals are more visible.
Kenya through the yearThe relatively cool season, from late-June to October, gets much less rain. There's a second rainy season, the 'short rains', for a few weeks in November and December, followed roughly from mid-December to March by a dry season of hot, usually rainless, weather.
With nearly 200,000 visitors a year, vehicle pollution and erosion can be a problem. Another problem is created when tourists take pictures of the Masai without their permission, which invades their privacy and possibly annoys them. Few tourists stay with the tribe, so the Masai earn very little money from tourism.
Masai Mara is known to have excellent wildlife viewing all year round. However for those looking for an opportunity to watch as the great wildebeest migration unfolds the best time to visit the Mara is from July to October.
The park experiences periodic light showers from late October to November, making October the best time to explore this park. Because it is neither dry nor considerably wetter, the animals are found closer to the tracking tracks. June to September are the coolest and sunniest months of the year.