Naboisho Conservancy
Created in 2010, the Mara Naboisho Conservancy is a private wildlife conservancy located in the Greater Mara Ecosystem in southwestern Kenya. The 50,000-acre unfenced area borders the Masai Mara National Reserve to the east and is dedicated to conserving the biodiversity, wildlife habitats, resources, people, and cultural heritage of the region.
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Conservation
Ethos
Naboisho, which means “coming together” in the Maasai language, is a community response to combining wildlife conservation with tourism and communal ownership of land. The key objectives that gave birth to the conservancy were:
- to conserve the biological resources and the socio-cultural heritage of the iconic Masai Mara;
- to promote tourism- a vital source of income and employment for the region’s population;
- to contribute to wealth creation for landowners, who’ve always maintained the spirit of habitat preservation, letting the wildest places on Earth be truly wild and untamed.
Wildlife & Vegetation
The diverse landscapes found here comprise of open savannah plains, rolling hills, seasonal rivers, and acacia woodlands, providing a mosaic of habitats for a wide range of flora and fauna. Naboisho Conservancy boasts incredible sightings of the Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant, and buffalo), as well as cheetahs, hyenas, giraffes, zebras, and over 400 species of birds.
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THINGS TO DO
Game Drives
Night Safaris
Culture
Horseback Safari
Bush Walks
Hot Air Balloon Safari
Did you know ?
What is now the second largest conservancy in the Mara region was once just a collection of 500 landowners that got together and asked the Basecamp Foundation Kenya to facilitate the formation of the conservancy as a community wildlife area. In 2008, a forum – which brought together community leaders, upcoming community champions, dedicated resource managers, seasoned conservationists, experienced socio-ecologists, and tourism investors – was convened to chart out a broader framework for the development of Naboisho.
SEASONS
From about July to October, one of nature’s greatest spectacles reaches the Masai Mara, and the weather is cold and dry. Between November and January, the Mara witnesses its short rains with some migrating herds still remaining in the ecosystem around November. February & March are warm and sunny with isolated showers. April-Mid June witnesses the long rains and drenches the landscape in greenery.
DRY SEASON
March to June & November
GREEN SEASON
July to October
TRANSITION SEASON
January to February
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