The Fewest Vehicles in the Mara
Olare Motorogi Conservancy lies in the northern part of the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya’s southwest, covering 55 square miles. It is best known for operating some of the lowest vehicle densities anywhere in the Mara ecosystem.
The conservancy began as the Olare Orok Conservancy, legally declared in 2006 when around 270 members of the local Maasai community formed a partnership with tourism and conservation bodies. The neighbouring Motorogi land was acquired later and the combined area took its present name.
That deliberate cap on vehicle numbers is what defines the experience here. The conservancy holds a large number of the Masai Mara’s big cats, and with so few vehicles permitted, sightings are rarely crowded.