{"id":141,"date":"2022-02-21T20:54:37","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T20:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/?p=141"},"modified":"2022-02-22T12:16:25","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T12:16:25","slug":"which-is-better-masai-mara-or-serengeti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/which-is-better-masai-mara-or-serengeti\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Is Better Masai Mara Or Serengeti?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wildebeest-serengeti-1.jpg\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full td-caption-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wildebeest-serengeti-1.jpg\" alt=\"wildebeest serengeti\" class=\"wp-image-144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wildebeest-serengeti-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wildebeest-serengeti-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wildebeest-serengeti-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wildebeest-serengeti-1-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wildebeest-serengeti-1-631x420.jpg 631w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Wildebeests Serengeti National Park<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_72 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/which-is-better-masai-mara-or-serengeti\/#Depends_On_When_You_Visit\" title=\"Depends On When You Visit\">Depends On When You Visit<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/which-is-better-masai-mara-or-serengeti\/#What_Animals_To_See\" title=\"What Animals To See\">What Animals To See<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/which-is-better-masai-mara-or-serengeti\/#Park_Fees\" title=\"Park Fees\">Park Fees<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/which-is-better-masai-mara-or-serengeti\/#Accommodation_Options\" title=\"Accommodation Options\">Accommodation Options<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/which-is-better-masai-mara-or-serengeti\/#Food_Drink_In_The_Wild\" title=\"Food &amp; Drink In The Wild\">Food &amp; Drink In The Wild<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"depends-on-when-you-visit\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Depends_On_When_You_Visit\"><\/span>Depends On When You Visit<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to experience the annual wildebeest migration and are visiting between July and October then the Masai Mara is the best park to visit. If however you are visiting between January &#8211; February then Serengeti would be a great choice because at this time its wildebeet calving season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-animals-to-see\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Animals_To_See\"><\/span>What Animals To See<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Both these parks have a wide array of animals to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/leopard-515509_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165\" width=\"515\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/leopard-515509_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/leopard-515509_640-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/leopard-515509_640-631x420.jpg 631w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><figcaption>A leopard &#8211; Can Be Seen in Serengeti and Masai Mara.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zebra-6275284_640.jpg\" alt=\"elephant with baby\" class=\"wp-image-167\" width=\"515\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zebra-6275284_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zebra-6275284_640-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zebra-6275284_640-631x420.jpg 631w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><figcaption>A Zebra In Masai Mara Kenya &#8211; Image by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/peterjohnball0-1151155\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=6275284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pete Ball<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=6275284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pixabay<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/animal-6714423_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-169\" width=\"508\" height=\"336\"\/><figcaption>An Elephant with calf &#8211; Image by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/azeret33-4167326\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=6714423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">azeret33<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=6714423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pixabay<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"park-fees\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Park_Fees\"><\/span>Park Fees<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Masai Mara and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/location\/tanzania-tours\/serengeti-safari\/\">serengeti<\/a> have a park fees ranging around $70 per day of adults but with serengeti there is high and low season park fee rates with low season rates at $59 these differences in park fees would be felt if staying long or traveling as a group and would make serengeti park fees cheaper than masai mara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"accommodation-options\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Accommodation_Options\"><\/span>Accommodation Options<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Masai Mara and serengeti have great accommodation options and you are likely to be spoilt for choice no matter which destination you pick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/four-sesons-safari-lodge.jpg\" alt=\"four seasons safari lodge serengeti\" class=\"wp-image-153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/four-sesons-safari-lodge.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/four-sesons-safari-lodge-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/four-sesons-safari-lodge-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/four-sesons-safari-lodge-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/four-sesons-safari-lodge-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/hotel\/four-seasons-safari-lodge\/\">Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mara-ol-seki-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mara-ol-seki-1.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mara-ol-seki-1-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mara-ol-seki-1-537x420.jpg 537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/hotel\/mara-ol-seki\/\">Mara Ol Seki -Masai Mara is a private luxury tented camp<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"food-drink-in-the-wild\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Food_Drink_In_The_Wild\"><\/span>Food &amp; Drink In The Wild<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the best dining experiences is in the wild and both Serengeti and masai mara offer it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sundowner\">Sundowner<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A sundowner is a great safari experience and dates back to the 1920s when Africa was one huge wilderness and cocktails where served at sunset. This experience often opens with an evening game drive, ideally timed to catch the predators as they emerge into the cool of the evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sundowners are often set a distance from the lodge or camp. You will often arrive at the site just as the sun begins to set. The site could be located high above the plains on anLookout Hill with magnificent panoramic views of the surrounding area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes there will be a blazing camp fire a safari bar, a hot canap\u00e9-counter, seating, safari lanterns, Maasai warriors and a guitarist (plus bathroom facilities).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sun-downer-masai-mara.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sun-downer-masai-mara.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sun-downer-masai-mara-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.safaritravelplus.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sun-downer-masai-mara-356x220.jpg 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>A Sundowner &#8211; Masai Mara<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"serengeti-vs-masai-mara-which-is-better-in-conclusion\">Serengeti Vs Masai Mara Which Is Better &#8211; In Conclusion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of these eco-systems Masai Mara and Serengeti are unique in their own way. The serengeti is vast and its eco-system encompasses a vast range of different habitats and landscapes which cannot be easily explored in a short period of time. The Masai Mara is about a fifth of the size of serengeti and the wildlife is more concentrated so if you have a limited time then the masai mara will offer you a better wildlife experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Depends On When You Visit If you want to experience the annual wildebeest migration and are visiting between July and October then the Masai Mara is the best park to visit. If however you are visiting between January &#8211; February then Serengeti would be a great choice because at this time its wildebeet calving season. 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