MASAI MARA NATIONAL PARK – WILDLIFE SAFARIS IN KENYA
Maasai Mara National park is located in Southwest of Kenya, covering an area of 1 510 square km, the Masai Mara National Reserve. The Masai Mara National Reserve was named for the Maasai people who inhabit the area and for the Mara River, which flows through this great reserve. Masai Mara National Park shares a border with Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park and is essentially a continuation of this park,
The nearness forms the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem. In addition to the abundant wildlife in the reserve, no Masai Mara safari would be complete without a cultural experience with the Maasai people.
The Maasai Mara wildlife Reserve is globally famous for its exceptional high population of Masai lions, Tanzanian cheetahs, African leopards and the annual migration of zebras, Thomson's gazelle, and wildebeest to and from the Serengeti every year from July to October, known as the Great Migration.
The Maasai Mara National Reserve is only a fraction of the Greater Mara Ecosystem, which includes the following Group Ranches: Olkinyei, Lemek, Koiyaki, Ol Chorro Oirowua, Siana, Naikara, Maji Moto, Ol Derkesi, Oloirien, Kerinkani and Kimintet.
When visiting the Maasai Mara you are likely to see the famous Big Five: lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo. The park is purposely for Game viewing: morning and afternoon game drives expose visitors to a variety of animals and birds. The list of birds is end less; Black-throated, Yellow-breasted, Avocet Pied, Babbler African Hill, Arrow-marked, Black-lored, Barbet D'Arnaud's, ouble-toothed, Grey-throated, Red-fronted, Spot-flanked, White-headed, Bateleur, Batis, Chin-spot, Bee-eater , Blue-cheeked, Cinnamon-chested, Eurasian, Little, Madagascar, Northern Carmine, White-fronted, White-throated, Bishop Southern Red, Yellow, Bittern Dwarf, Blackcap, Bluebill, Red-headed, Brubru, Boubou Slate-coloured, Tropical, Bulbu , Yellow-vented, or Common Bunting, Cinnamon-breasted, Golden-breasted, Bushshrike Black-fronted, Grey-headed, Lühder's, Sulphur-breasted, Bustard Black-bellied, Denham's, Kori, white-bellied, Buttonquail Common, Buzzard Augur, Common, or Steppe, European Honey among others.
While in Masai Mara National Park, you can dine and sleep in Elephant pepper Camp, Leleshwa Camp, Little Naibor, Mara Bush Camp, Mara Explorer Camp, Mara Plain Camp, Mara House (Mara Bush Houses), Matira Camp, Mara Toto Camp, Naibor Main tented Camp, Naibor Wilderness Tented Camp, Naibosho Camp, Ngare Serian, Rekero Camp, Royal Mara Safari Lodge, Serian Camp, Serian Nkorombo Mobile Camp, Mara Bush Houses, Governors Camp, Entim Mara Camp, Elewana Sand River, Governors Private Camp, Kicheche Mara Camp, Kicheche Valley Camp among others.
Masaiamara Wildlife Kenya & Gorilla Tracking in Rwanda - Combination
Aftee exciting adventure in Masai mara national reserve, never miss another great adventure of gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park Rwanda. To some travelers, an African safari is incomplete without tracking the mountain gorillas in Rwanda or Uganda. Below is the proposed itinerary combining Masai mara wildlife tour and gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park Rwanda;
Day 1: Arrival in Kenya, Nairobi City tour, dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Transfer to Masai Mara National Reserve, lunch and afternoon game drive or visit masai village, dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Full Day Masaimara Exploration (Hot Air Ballooning and Game drive)
Day 4: Return to Nairobi for your scheduled flight to Kigali-Rwanda, dinner and overnight in Kigali.
Day 5: Kigali city tour, visit Gisozi genocide memorial site, local art and craft shops, lunch and drive to Volcanoes National Park (2hrs), dinner and overnight.
Day 6: Gorilla Tracking adventure, evening community walk to Musanze town or visit Iby'Iwacu cultural village.
Day 7: Optional Activities: We do a second gorilla trek, golden monkey tracking or hike to Dian Fossey Tombs, drive back to Kigali for your departure flight, or overnight.
End of the tour
Note that; the tour is flexible, we can add more activities and places you would like to visit.
