Conservancy · Maasai Mara, Kenya
Enonkishu Conservancy
A community conservancy at the northern edge of the greater Mara, where cattle and wildlife share the land.
The destination
At the northern edge of the Mara.
Enonkishu is a community conservancy at the northern edge of the greater Mara ecosystem. Landowners met to found it in 2009, and it is led by the landowners who live there, working with tourism partners.
Its name is a Maa term for healthy cattle. The conservancy runs a livestock programme, Herds for Growth, alongside its wildlife work.
At a glance
- Type
- Community conservancy
- Founded
- 2009
- Location
- Northern edge of the greater Mara ecosystem
- Tourism partners
- Collection in the Wild and Lalita
On the conservancy
Ways to explore.
Guests stay with the conservancy's tourism partners, who run wildlife viewing under its codes of conduct.
Wildlife viewing
Tourism partners guide guests in tracked vehicles with trained guides, under the conservancy's codes of conduct.
Learning programmes
Enonkishu runs educational programmes about wildlife conservation and biodiversity.
Camera traps
The conservancy invites visitors to sponsor a camera trap for its wildlife monitoring.
When to go
The conservancy through the year.
A Kenya Wildlife Service official says the wildebeest migration is on the Kenyan side in these months. Timing varies from year to year, and sightings are never guaranteed.
Kenya Wildlife Service counts July to March as high season, with sunny weather and short grass that makes animals easier to see.
The long rains usually fall now. Kenya Wildlife Service notes that some roads may need four-wheel drive.
Source: Kenya Wildlife Service.
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- +254 795 887765
- Office
- The Piano Building, Brookside Drive, Nairobi