3 Nights, 4 Days Maasai Mara
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Day
1: Pick up in the morning and head west for Maasai Mara
Game Reserve and set-up Camp. After lunch proceed for an
afternoon game drive in the game reserve which is Kenya's
finest wildlife sanctuary. Including migrants, well over
450 species of animals have been recorded here. Although
July, August andSeptember are the months when the Mara plains
are filled with migrating wildebeest and zebra, there is
also resident wildlife year round. The famous Maasai tribesmen
live within the dispersal area of the game reserve. Dinner
and overnight at the Camp.
Days 2 & 3: From the comfortable base
of the camp, explore the parks amazingly high concentration
of game. Maasi cultural dances will also feature on the
last evening. Meals and overnight at the camp.
The Masai Mara is regarded as the most favorite and is definitely the most popular game reserve in Kenya , having over 140,000 visitors per year. The reserve lies approx 270km west of Nairobi and covers an area of approximately 1,510 sq km, bordering with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania . The landscaped is mostly open Savannah grasslands and acacia shrubland.
Starting any time from late July the wildebeest follow the rains and grazing to the wide and open grasslands of what has become known as "the Mara". They may be late, but they will always make the trip, driven by dry conditions in the Serengeti and led by the lightning and thunder to the north. Come November they start the homeward leg, bound again for the Serengeti.
At this time of the year you will see a large number of lion, hippo, crocodile and vultures all of which prey on the weak and young migrating animals. Other game to be found in the Masai Mara at any time of the year include; elephants, cheetahs, baboons, gazelles, giraffes, jackals, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, water buffalo, ostriches, and a large variety of antelope and birdlife.
Day 4: Depart from the camp in the morning
and drive north while viewing game and make a stopover at
Narok town with a chance to buy a souvenir or a cup of tea
to arrive back in by late afternoon.
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