Maasai Mara Maasai Mara Maasai Mara National Reserve (also known as Maasai Mara, Masai Mara and by the locals as The Mara) is a large game reserve in Narok County, Kenya, contiguous with the Serengeti National Park in Mara Region, Tanzania. It is named in honor of the Maasai people (the ancestral inhabitants of the area) and their description of the area when looked at from afar: "Mara," which is Maa (Maasai language) for "spotted," an apt description for the circles of trees, scrub, savanna, and cloud shadows that mark the area. It is globally famous for its exceptional population of lions,
Serengeti District Serengeti District Serengeti District is one of the seven districts of Mara Region of Tanzania. Its administrative centre is the town of Mugumu. It is home to part of the world-famous Serengeti National Park and contains one of the western gates to the park. According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Serengeti District was 249,420. There are no paved roads connecting Serengeti District with the rest of the country. The unpaved trunk road T17 from Musoma to Arusha passes through the district from west to east. As of 2012, Serengeti District was administratively divided into 28 wards.