The Masai Mara

When Maasai Mara is mentioned, the first thing to come to mind is the wild west where man shares pasture with animals. (just what westerners imagine Africa to be)
With its rolling grasslands and wide-open savannahs, the Masai Mara is the kind of unfettered, sprawling wilderness you thought only existed on Hollywood film sets. But it's real and out there: experience Kenya's finest wildlife reserve on a Masai Mara safari holiday - where the land pulses with raw energy and a dazzling array of animals takes centre stage.

The reserve is unfenced and its southern reaches border the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. The two countries share the vast Serengeti plains, with the wildlife free to roam between Kenya and Tanzania in search of good grazing. It covers some 1510 km² in south-western Kenya. It is the northern-most section of the Mara-Serengeti ecosystem, covering some 25,000 km². It is bounded by the Serengeti Park to the south, the Siria escarpment to the west and Maasai pastoral ranches to the north, east and west.

Lodges and camps in Masai Mara Reserve include Mara Serena, Governor's camp, Keekorok, and Sarova Mara. In the Conservation area are Royal Mara Safari Lodge, Siana Springs tented camp, Mara Sopa, Elephant Pepper, Mara Simba, and Sekenani camp.

The Masai Mara hosts a lot of projects that have helped many schools among them being Koiyaki guiding school, Mara Rianda Primary and educational scholarships. They also organize eye clinics that benefit the Masai community in Trans- Mara and Narok sponsored by AMREF.

The bio- gas project was started in order to support the local women as an alternative to firewood which they would harvest from the park. The project runs in three conservancies’ project; Ole Kinyei, Manyatta and Olare Orok conservancies.
Unlike other parks, Masai Mara is able to host a number of flowers that beautify the region. These flowers are such as the Dancing Lady, Blue Pentanisia, Sodom Apple and Klenia. Also in sight are evergreen trees with the likes of Yellow Fever, Wild Olive, Gardenia, Desert Dates and Leleshwa trees standing majestically.

Masai Mara Safaris