Great Plains Mara

In the morning, the Savannah rustles to the growls of big cats and in the distance, a herd of zebras approach a waterhole. For the Mara Plains Camp this region, beating to Nature’s drum, is a world treasure to be preserved at all costs.

As a member of the Great Plain Conservation, Mara Plains Camp is committed to preserving pivotal wildernesses in Africa and protecting endangered species. Working with the Great Plains Foundation, Great Plains Conservation supports various initiatives in Kenya, such as the Maasai Olympics, a project spearheaded by Maasai-elders which blends conservation education and athletics to shift cultural norms around lion-hunting. Partnering with Maasai families around Mara Plains Camp, Great Plains Conservation supports conservation education through kids’ camps and works with local women to support traditional handicrafts through the sale of beadwork and other products in the camp’s bush boutique. Working with local communities, Great Plains Conservation’s Conservation Grows programme has seen more than 2000 trees planted in and around the Maasai Mara, helping to restore indigenous trees to the landscape and teaching the value of indigenous trees in functioning ecosystems.