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The Masai Mara National Reserve is
contiguous with Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park, and it
is divided into two sections. The inner reserve of 518sq km
(200sq miles) has been developed on the lines of a National
Park, no intrusion of human settlement being allowed, while
the outer remains an undeveloped area where local Masai are
permitted to pasture their cattle but which is otherwise
undisturbed.
The Mara country is world
famous for it’s vast assemblages of plains game together
with their associated predators. It is perhaps the only
region left in Kenya where the visitor may see animals in
the same super-abundance as existed a century ago.
Everything is big in Mara. It is a country of breath-taking
vistas, a panorama of vast rolling plains and rounded hills,
of
intermittent groves of acacia woodlands and dense
thickets of scrub. The whole is bisected by the Mara River
and it’s tributaries which
are margined by luxuriant riverine forest. And in every direction, there are the
seemingly endless herds of game animals.
Mara possesses the largest
population of lions to be found in Kenya. It also boasts
large herds of Topi and a small population of Roan Antelope,
animals not found in many other Kenya National Parks or
Reserves . Elephants are fairly common and the traveler may
sometimes be held up by `elephants on the road’.
Among the great variety of
large beasts are Buffalo, Black Rhino , and Hippopotamus.
The hippo-viewing platform on the Mara River near the Mara
Serena Lodge is probably the best place in Kenya for seeing
hippo.
Other mammals include Leopard, Cheetah, Common Zebra,
Coke’s Hartebeest, White- bearded Gnu, Oribi, Warthog, and
Thompson’s and Grant’s gazelles.
The bird life of Mara is as
profuse as it’s mammalian fauna. The red-winged Schalow’s
Turaco with it’s attenuated white-tipped crest is common
along the numerous wooded watercourses, and in the more
extensive riverine forest there is also Ross’ Turaco. The
Mara River is also the home of the great orange-buff Pel’s
Fishing Owl and of flocks of wary Crested Guinea-fowl. |
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2
Days Masai Mara safari: Fly and visit the jewel park of
Kenya, Masai Mara. This is the home to the Big Five;
The king of the jungle (The Lion), Rhino, leopard,
Elephant and the Buffalo. An experience of your
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4 days Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru safari : Depart from
Nairobi in the morning and drive to the view point of the
rift valley. Descend to the floor of the rift valley and
drive via Narok town to Masai Mara game reserve. Arrive in
time for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight
in a lodge / Luxury camp of your choice. |
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6
days
Lake Nakuru, Masai Mara, Amboseli and Tsavo west
safari: Explore
lake Nakuru, see the flamingoes. Drive
to Masai Mara and spend 2 nights at the jewel park
of Kenya. Visit Amboseli and have a chance to view
Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's Highest peak. Visit the
Mzima springs in Tsavo West. This one of the best
Masai Mara Combination safari |
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 Mara Serena safari
Lodge is perched on
a hilltop
overlooking the
beautiful plains of
the Mara, Mara
Serena encompasses
the unique heritage
and diversity of the
Masai community. The
Mara Serena Safari
Lodges strategic
location offers
unrivalled game
viewing. |
 Fig tree camp is built on a beautiful site on the banks of the
Talek river in the Mara, Fig Tree has been designed tastefully and in
perfect harmony with the natural environment. Distance from Nairobi is
240 km. The camp has 65 luxury tents and cabins all en suite and with private
balcony. |
 Mara Governors Camp is set in the best game-viewing area of the
legendary Masai Mara, home to the biggest concentration of animals and
birds in Africa, the entire camp is under canvas with all the comforts
of a five-star hotel.
The setting is magical. So much so that almost a century ago it was
reserved exclusively for Kenya’s colonial Governors and their Royal
visitors. It nestles in the forest along the winding banks of the Mara
River, it’s waters teeming with hippos and crocodile |
 Mara Intrepids
Club is a beautiful lodge located inside the
Masai Mara game reserve, about 260 kms from Nairobi. The lodge offers
an all inclusive package rates. Non package rates are also available on
request. Mara Intrepids has 30 luxury tents furnished with custom milled
African mahogany furniture, oversize four poster bed, en-suite bathroom
with showers, running hot and cold water, flush toilets and electricity.
Camphor decked dining room where formal candlelight dinner is served.
Full English breakfast and buffet luncheons are served from gleaming
chafing dishes under the dappled shade of trees . |
 Keekorok Lodge was one of the first lodges built in the Masai Mara
National Reserve and it is located on a beautiful eighty acre site surrounded by permanent springs
and lush grassland, where during the migration the lodge is enveloped by
a mass of animals. The recently refurbished lodge offers the highest
standard on luxury and comfort, yet maintaining it's rustic 40 plus
years of charm, history and character. |
 The Royal Mara Safari Camp
is set
on the banks of the Mara River in Kenya’s legendary
Masai Mara Ecosystem directly on the wildebeest
“Great Migration” route. Royal Mara offers a blend
of the classic tented safari
camp with the amenities of a
lodge facility creating a unique
luxury tented lodge. |
 Mara Safari Club lies in the north west of the Masai
Mara on an ox-bow of the Mara River at the foot of
the Aitong Hills, All Mara Safari Club luxury tents
offer en-suite facilities and
views to the hippopotamus-filled
river. Surrounded by gardens and
indigenous trees, |
 David Livingstone Safari Resort is located on the Mara river
about 25km northwest of the Masai Mara reserve in southwest
Kenya in the Koiyaki Lemek Conservancy on a broad bend
with hippo pools on the Mara River. The lodge is set in 40 acres
of tropical gardens with indigenous plants and botanical
gardens. |
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