Top 5 Reasons to Stay in a Conservancy Rather Than Masai Mara National Park

1. Off Road.  In a play on the oldest joke, "Q.  Why did the buffalo cross the road? A. He didn't."  In a conservancy, like the North Conservancy, guides are allowed to go off road.  Instead of the happy accident of seeing a lion or cheetah near the road you can travel to where the animals are.  Proximity has a financial benefit.  You can get by with a lighter, less expensive. lens. 
2. Walk in the Park.  In the national park you must always be in a vehicle.  In conservancies, with a guide, and sometimes a Masai warrior, you can go on nature walks.  You can also arrange for a "Bush Breakfast."
3. Night Life.  Only in conservancies can you go on night game drives.  The many nocturnal animals are not viewable in the park.
4. Peace and Quiet.  Enjoy tranquility of being the only Land Cruiser in the savanna.  Many people stay in the National Park.  Additionally, day trippers are permitted.  Only those staying in one of the hundred rooms in the Northern Conservancy are permitted to go on game drives.  That amounts to 700 acres per room.
5. No Traffic Jams.  A major sighting in the park can result in 30, 40 or more jeeps, fighting for a view.  In the conservancy, even when a sighting draws a crowd, only 5 jeeps at a time are allowed.  In those occasional events in which more than 5 beat you to the scene, you wait until one leaves.