Olare Motorogi Conservancy

Olare Motorogi Conservancy is a 140-square-kilometer community wildlife area in Narok County, bordering the Maasai Mara National Reserve within the wider Mara-Serengeti ecosystem. Set up in 2006 under Kenya's community conservancy model, it leases land from Maasai landowners for conservation, clearing grazing livestock and homesteads to let the grassland recover. Overnight capacity is capped at 94 beds across five camps, keeping vehicle density low. The conservancy is known for a strong resident lion and cheetah population, making game drives and guided bush walks especially rewarding for predator sightings.

Bordering the Maasai Mara National Reserve within the greater Mara-Serengeti ecosystem, Olare Motorogi Conservancy covers 140 square kilometers in Narok County. Established in 2006 under a community-based model, Maasai landowners lease their land for conservation and receive guaranteed income, while homesteads and grazing livestock are moved off the land, letting overgrazed vegetation recover. Five camps operate within its boundaries - Porini Lion Camp, Kicheche Bush Camp, Mara Plains Camp, Olare Mara Kempinski, and Mahali Mzuri - with total bed capacity capped at 94 to limit vehicle numbers on game drives. The conservancy has built a reputation for unusually dense lion and cheetah populations, with spotted hyena and black-backed jackal also documented here.