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Masai Mara

by grets - last update: Jan 5, 2005

A safari paradise!

Cheetah
A journey through the magnificent game park of Masai Mara is an experience that leaves no-one unchanged. This jewel of a park offers diverse and complex geography with grass-carpeted hills disappearing into the hazy distance, an abundance of game and a profusion of winged beauty. This is a place of natural drama with the timeless cycle of life, death and regeneration being played out before your very eyes. The fabled Mara offers endless photographic opportunities by way of its rich and varied wildlife which roams in complete freedom in this pristine landscape.
Maasai Warrior
Masai Mara is named for the local tribe who have resided in this area for hundreds of years, the Maasai, and the Mara, the river that runs through the reserve. The reserve is affectionately referred to as the ‘Mara’. Having the official designation as a park reserve, rather than national park status, means that the local population are permitted to graze their animals and shoot game if they are attacked. This unique co-existence of man and animal does not appear to significantly disturb the untouched fragility of the wilderness.
Lion
The Mara is a 200 square mile national reserve on the edge of the Great Rift Valley and border with Tanzania. As home to the greatest concentration of large mammals on earth it is widely recognised as Africa’s ultimate wildlife reserve. The park is the northern annexe to the vast Serengeti-Mara ecosystem, famous for its annual migration of wildebeest. This is an overwhelming place of breathtaking vistas, endless plains and the most abundant variety of wildlife remaining anywhere in the world. The landscape is made up of rolling savannahs dotted with sporadic shrubs and bush thickets. The name Mara, does in fact mean “spotted” in the local language.

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Pros:"Animals galore on the beautiful African plains"
Cons:"Many safari vehicles vie for space"
In A Nutshell:"A perfect safari destination"
grets' Masai Mara Game Reserve Travel Tips

OverviewThings to Do
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Restaurants
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Hotels & Accommodations
Tips: 1 - Photos: 1
 
Nightlife
Tips: 4 - Photos: 4
Off The Beaten Path
Tips: 7 - Photos: 7
 
Tourist Traps
Tips: 5 - Photos: 5
Warnings Or Dangers
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Transportation
Tips: 4 - Photos: 4
Local Customs
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Packing Lists
Tips: 1 - Photos: 1
Shopping
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Sports Travel
Tips: 10 - Photos: 10
General Tips
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grets' Masai Mara Game Reserve Travelogues
Title [Click to view]Travel YearPictures
More Cheetah picturesJanuary, 2005 8
More lion picturesJanuary, 2005 8
More Maasai picturesJanuary, 2005 8
More game picturesJanuary, 2005 8
More game picturesJanuary, 2005 8

Comments for grets about Masai Mara Game Reserve
diosh Fri May 23, 2008 08:20 UTC
 Wish I'd seen so much of kenya!I only got to Nairobi National Park, as my friend was visiting her mother -it took up nearly all the time we had!D. xx
seaplane11 Sat Mar 22, 2008 13:30 UTC
 Nice for you - but not for the animals. Hardly a thing to tell. Shame on you.
Toyin Sun Jan 21, 2007 00:16 UTC
 This is a very compehensive view of the Safari. I enjoy seeing David making a point to those Massais. They thought he couldnt jump that high..lol.
raytor Tue Dec 12, 2006 14:26 UTC
 Hola amiga
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