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The best game viewing in the Masai Mara is in the Greater Mara. This is because there is a balance of cattle and wildlife in these areas – the cattle keep the grass short and green which the plains game prefer, and the predators follow the plains game. For a short period of the year, during the migration season game-viewing becomes spread out over the whole Masai Mara area as the million of wildebeest and zebra “mow” the grass down, making it palatable even in the Narok County Council areas and Trans- Mara.
The Mara eco-system is divided into regions that reflect different conservation areas and viewing fees jurisdictions. Much conservation work has been done in the whole area with the creation of management plans to restrict development, and to standardize income distribution and eco-system management. Whole areas have been set aside by the local community for conservation which involved the moving of whole villages to different areas. North Mara specifically has benefited recently from a new land management plan with the creation of the Mara North Conservancy, covering over 70,000 acres of vital ecosystem.
Saruni Mara & Elephant Pepper Camp are both situated in the prime game viewing areas of Mara North Conservancy.