Conservancy · Maasai Mara, Kenya
Mara Olchoro Conservancy
A northern Mara conservancy that began as a wildlife trust in 1991 and runs a project for southern white rhinos.
The destination
A northern Mara conservancy with rhinos.
Mara Olchoro is a conservancy in Narok County, among the northern Mara conservancies. It began as a wildlife trust in 1991, on land leased from Maasai landowners.
The conservancy runs a rhino project to protect southern white rhinos, which first came here in 1993. You may also see it written as Ol Choro Oirouwa.
At a glance
- Type
- Conservancy
- First set up
- 1991, as a wildlife trust
- Location
- Northern Mara, Narok County
- Known for
- Southern white rhino project
On the conservancy
Ways to explore.
We are still confirming what guests can do here with the conservancy. These are the parts of its work it describes itself.
The rhino project
The conservancy protects southern white rhinos through ranger surveillance, community involvement and monitoring technology.
A long record
The conservancy says it has more than 30 years of conservation work behind it, starting as a wildlife trust in 1991.
Northern Mara neighbours
Mara Olchoro is grouped with Mara Lemek and Enonkishu among the northern Mara conservancies.
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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In the Maasai Mara.
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