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The photographs on masaimara.info, the guide to Masai Mara, Kenya, come from Wikimedia Commons and are used under the free licenses their authors chose. Each one is listed below with its author, license and source. The map data, the rain and climate data and the typefaces are credited after the photographs.

Edited by Rainer Lang Updated

1The terms

How the photographs are licensed

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Public domain and CC0 photos carry no conditions. They are credited here all the same. No author listed below has endorsed this guide or the way it uses the picture.

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55 photographs on this site: 23 CC BY-SA 4.0, 16 CC BY 2.0, 8 CC BY-SA 2.0, 4 CC BY-SA 3.0, 1 CC BY 3.0, 1 CC BY 4.0, 1 CC0, 1 Public domain (US government work).

2The photographs

Every photograph, with author, license and source

Sorted by subject. “On” names the pages of the guide that use the picture.

  1. Acacia at sunrise or sunset

    Photo: Daniel Case / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnHome, About masaimara.info, Affiliate disclosure, Amboseli National Park, Best time to visit Masai Mara, Contact the guide, Giraffe Centre Nairobi, Is Masai Mara safe, Kenya eTA, Kenya safari itinerary, Lake Nakuru National Park, Maasai people of the Masai Mara, Maasai village visit, Mara Triangle, Masai Mara animals, Masai Mara camps, Masai Mara conservancies, Masai Mara data, Masai Mara entrance fee, Masai Mara hot air balloon, Masai Mara hotels and lodges, Masai Mara itinerary, Masai Mara map, Masai Mara migration, Masai Mara National Reserve, Masai Mara safari, Masai Mara safari cost, Masai Mara vs Serengeti, Masai Mara weather by month, Nairobi National Park, Nairobi to Masai Mara, Nairobi to Masai Mara flights, Privacy, Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage, Things to do in Nairobi between two flights, What to wear on safari in Kenya, Where is Masai Mara, Where to stay in Masai Mara

  4. Cheetah

    Photo: Thomas Fuhrmann / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnMasai Mara animals, Masai Mara itinerary, Masai Mara vs Serengeti

  5. Elephant herd in Amboseli

    Photo: Ray in Manila / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnAmboseli National Park

  6. Elephants

    Photo: Daniel Case / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnMasai Mara conservancies

  8. Elephants and Kilimanjaro in Amboseli

    Photo: Lafleursauvage / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnAmboseli National Park

  9. Flamingos on Lake Nakuru

    Photo: Bett Duncan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnLake Nakuru National Park

  10. Giraffe at the Giraffe Centre

    Photo: GioRan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnGiraffe Centre Nairobi, Things to do in Nairobi between two flights

  11. Giraffe at the Giraffe Centre

    Photo: Laika ac / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnGiraffe Centre Nairobi, Nairobi National Park

  12. Giraffe below Kilimanjaro in Amboseli

    Photo: Lafleursauvage / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnAmboseli National Park

  13. Giraffe in Nairobi National Park, city behind

    Photo: Alexmbogo / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnNairobi National Park

  14. Giraffes at the Giraffe Centre feeding platform

    Photo: Noroi / Wikimedia Commons, CC0. Cropped and resized.

    OnGiraffe Centre Nairobi, Things to do in Nairobi between two flights

  15. Hot-air balloon over the Mara

    Photo: Ninara / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnMasai Mara entrance fee, Masai Mara hot air balloon, Masai Mara itinerary, Masai Mara safari

  16. Hot-air balloon over the Mara

    Photo: Ninara / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnMasai Mara hot air balloon, Masai Mara safari cost

  17. Kilimanjaro over the Amboseli plain

    Photo: Benh LIEU SONG / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnAmboseli National Park

  18. Leopard

    Photo: Nina R / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnMasai Mara animals

  20. Lesser flamingos at Lake Nakuru

    Photo: Syllabub / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnLake Nakuru National Park

  21. Lions

    Photo: Kandukuru Nagarjun / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnBest time to visit Masai Mara, Masai Mara animals, Masai Mara vs Serengeti

  22. Lions

    Photo: flowcomm / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnMasai Mara animals, Masai Mara safari

  23. Maasai giraffe with the Nairobi skyline

    Photo: Alexmbogo / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnThings to do in Nairobi between two flights

  27. Nairobi skyline across the lake in Uhuru Park

    Photo: DesiBoy101 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnThings to do in Nairobi between two flights

  28. Nairobi skyline from the KICC rooftop

    Photo: Lebu Ayiga / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnThings to do in Nairobi between two flights

  29. Nairobi skyline from Uhuru Park

    Photo: Raidarmax / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnThings to do in Nairobi between two flights

  30. Nairobi skyline from Upperhill

    Photo: Lmwangi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnThings to do in Nairobi between two flights

  31. Nairobi skyline over the park savannah

    Photo: Timothy A. Gonsalves / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnNairobi National Park

  32. Orphaned elephant calf at the Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage

    Photo: Nina R / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnSheldrick Elephant Orphanage, Things to do in Nairobi between two flights

  33. Orphaned elephant calf drinking

    Photo: Sara Ahmed Naqvi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnNairobi National Park, Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage

  34. Orphaned elephant calf in the mud wallow

    Photo: Sara Ahmed Naqvi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnSheldrick Elephant Orphanage, Things to do in Nairobi between two flights

  35. Orphaned elephant calves at the Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage

    Photo: U.S. Department of State / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain (US government work). Cropped and resized.

    OnSheldrick Elephant Orphanage, Things to do in Nairobi between two flights

  36. Reserve gate

    Photo: Ninara / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnHome, Amboseli National Park, Best time to visit Masai Mara, Giraffe Centre Nairobi, Is Masai Mara safe, Kenya safari itinerary, Lake Nakuru National Park, Maasai village visit, Mara Triangle, Masai Mara animals, Masai Mara camps, Masai Mara conservancies, Masai Mara entrance fee, Masai Mara hot air balloon, Masai Mara hotels and lodges, Masai Mara itinerary, Masai Mara map, Masai Mara migration, Masai Mara National Reserve, Masai Mara safari, Masai Mara safari cost, Masai Mara vs Serengeti, Masai Mara weather by month, Nairobi National Park, Nairobi to Masai Mara, Nairobi to Masai Mara flights, Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage, Things to do in Nairobi between two flights, Where is Masai Mara, Where to stay in Masai Mara

  41. Southern white rhino at Lake Nakuru

    Photo: Kandukuru Nagarjun / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnLake Nakuru National Park

  42. Storm or rain over the plains

    Photo: Markrosenrosen / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnIs Masai Mara safe, Masai Mara weather by month

  46. Topi on a mound

    Photo: Laika ac / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnMara Triangle, Masai Mara animals, Masai Mara National Reserve

  47. Two giraffes at the Giraffe Centre

    Photo: Sdkb / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnGiraffe Centre Nairobi, Things to do in Nairobi between two flights

  48. White rhinos in Lake Nakuru National Park

    Photo: Whit Welles / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnLake Nakuru National Park

  49. Wildebeest crossing the Mara River

    Photo: Danijel Mihajlovic / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnHome, Best time to visit Masai Mara, Masai Mara migration, Masai Mara vs Serengeti

  50. Wildebeest crossing the Mara River

    Photo: Fiver Löcker / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnMara Triangle, Masai Mara migration

  51. Wildebeest herds on the plains

    Photo: Wajahatmr / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnMasai Mara itinerary, Masai Mara migration, Masai Mara vs Serengeti

  52. Wildebeest herds on the plains

    Photo: flightlog / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnHome, Best time to visit Masai Mara, Masai Mara data, Masai Mara migration

  53. Zebra and the Nairobi skyline

    Photo: Addshore / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnNairobi National Park

  55. Zebra and wildebeest together

    Photo: Laika ac / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.

    OnMasai Mara migration

3Maps

Map data

The maps and drawings on this site are the guide’s own. The reserve and conservancy outlines, rivers, roads, airstrips and places in them are drawn from OpenStreetMap data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Some places also take their coordinates from Wikidata. Country borders and lakes in the overview drawings come from Natural Earth, which is in the public domain.

4Climate

Rain and temperature data

Rain by month
Computed by the guide from CHIRPS, the rainfall data of the Climate Hazards Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Temperature by month
Computed by the guide from NASA POWER data of NASA’s Langley Research Center.

The tables the guide builds from these sources, and the terms for reusing them, are on the Masai Mara data page.

5Type

Typefaces

Instrument Serif
Headlines and large figures. Copyright 2022 The Instrument Serif Project Authors.
Hanken Grotesk
Text and tables. Copyright 2021 The Hanken Grotesk Project Authors.
Caveat Brush
The painted Swahili words. Copyright 2015 Google Inc.

All three are used under the SIL Open Font License, version 1.1, and are served from this site.