Fig Tree Crossing, Mara River
A Mara River crossing point, watched around the clock through migration season.
About this view
The Mara River is the obstacle at the centre of the great migration, and this camera watches one of its crossing points. Wildebeest gather on the bank in their thousands, hesitate — sometimes for hours, sometimes for a day — and then go, all at once, into water that holds some of the largest crocodiles in Africa.
Outside the crossing weeks the river is still the busiest address in the Mara. Hippos hold the deeper pools year-round, elephants come down to drink and bathe, and the banks bring a constant traffic of baboons, antelope and birds.
Kenya is UTC+3. The migration reaches the Mara around July and the herds move back toward the Serengeti from about October, so those months are when a crossing might happen in frame — with no schedule and no warning, which is the entire appeal.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is the Fig Tree Crossing, Mara River live cam located?
- The camera looks over Maasai Mara, Narok, in Kenya. Its position is 1.420°S, 35.020°E, which you can open on our world map.
- What time is it at the Fig Tree Crossing, Mara River camera?
- Maasai Mara, Narok runs on UTC+3, and the live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time and whether it is day or night there. It is worth checking before you watch: this view changes completely between the middle of the night and the busiest hours of the day.
- Are there other live cams near Maasai Mara, Narok?
- Yes — the closest ones are Mara River Crossing, Mara Bushtops Safari Cam and Lentorre, South Rift. They are listed under "Nearby cams" further down this page, and every camera we carry is plotted on the world map.
- Is this stream really live?
- Yes. This is a real 24/7 live feed broadcast by Africam, played through the official YouTube player — free, no account needed. Every stream in our catalogue is checked automatically before each update to confirm it is still live and watchable.
