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  • Big Cats & Safari Wildlife

    If you are looking for superb game viewing, Kenya is a serious contender. You are likely to see leopard, lion and cheetah in the Masai Mara, home of BBC’s Big Cat Diaries, in addition to fantastic and varied game viewing both here and in Kenya’s other parks and reserves.

    Big Cats & Safari Wildlife

  • Great Migration

    In the Great Migration two million ungulates including wildebeest, zebra and antelope species, undertake a journey of roughly 1,600 kilometres. The herds reach the Masai Mara in July and remain there until October when, following the rain, they start the slow march southwards back to the Serengeti Plains.

    Great Migration

  • Green Season

    If you want to enjoy the game reserves to yourself and don't mind the odd rain shower, June it is an excellent time to visit Kenya. During this time the animals take advantage of the abundant food and give birth to their young. They can be a little harder to spot because of the increased vegetation but you should not have to wait too long before seeing something new and you should still see all the animals that you would during the dryer months. It is also worth mentioning that travel at this time can be less expensive than travel later in the year.

    Green Season

  • Hot Air Ballooning

    Dawn over the Mara from a hot air balloon is a very special sight. You float up high, guided along the course of the Mara river by the prevailing winds, above delicate networks of animal tracks across the landscape. Champagne breakfast in the bush awaits you on landing.

    Hot Air Ballooning

  • Local Culture

    Kenya is home to the iconic Masai and Samburu. For centuries they have lived a traditional semi-nomadic lifestyle herding their cattle to areas of water and grazing. A stay at a community lodge means you can support local people, help preserve wilderness areas and enjoy a great safari.

    Local Culture

  • Masai Mara

    The Masai Mara is one of the most famous reserves in Africa. Home to the extraordinary Great Migration, which sees hundreds of thousands of wildebeest and zebra cross the Mara River each year, it has always been a favourite location for countless wildlife documentaries.

    Masai Mara

  • Meru National Park

    Meru achieved world recognition with Joy Adamson's 'Born Free' and the story of Elsa the lioness. Meru is well of the beaten safari trail and is located to the North East of Nairobi. On clear mornings you can see the snowy peaks of Mount Kenya to the southeast, and when the sun is directly behind, the Nyambeni Mountain range the backdrop is amazing! The game here was depleted in the 1940s as it was a popular area with hunters. However, animal life is now plentiful as the land has been protected sine 1959. The variegation is mainly Bushland so binoculars and a keen eye will be essential to find the game.

    Meru National Park

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Visit Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

The Masai Mara covers an area of 1,800 square kilometres and is probably one of the most famous reserves in Africa. The most famous act played out anually is the Great Migration, which sees up to two million wildebeest undertake a journey of roughly 1,600 kilometres.

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Wildebeest crossing the Mara River
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The wind whistles in the thorn trees. On a solitary acacia a vulture ruffles its feathers. Above are endless skies to match the endless horizons. This must be the Masai Mara, home to the greatest animal show on earth.

Wildlife of the Masai Mara

The Masai Mara covers an area of 1,800 square kilometres and is probably one of the most famous reserves in Africa. It is certainly one of the most prolific in game. The fertile grasslands, dominated by russet oat grass, are rich feeding grounds and each year millions of wildebeest, thousands of zebra, Thomson’s and Grant’s gazelle, eland and impala swarm into the area. Resident game, such as buffalo, topi and giraffe, join them. Predators are never far away. Lion ambush from the thickets, cheetah sit atop termite mounds and leopards skulk in the trees, waiting for dark.

The Mara River

The Mara River is the scene of the perilous crossing undertaken by hundreds of thousands of wildebeest and zebra each year as part of the Great Migration. It is without doubt one of nature's most awe-inspiring sights.

Bisecting the plains, the Mara, Talek and Sand Rivers are flanked by riverine forest. Troops of olive baboons and vervet monkeys screech in the fig trees, green pigeons and casqued hornbills feed on the ripe fruit and elephant come to the water to drink. There are hippo pods and crocodiles, flickering eyes watching from muddy banks. At night, the clans of spotted hyena lope across the plains, their eerie howls lingering in the air.

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