The Safari exceeded Sue’s and my expectations and has been a continuous talking point since our return.
John and Suzanne Taylor
Namibia
Maasai Mara
For a whole host of reasons The Maasai Mara is the finest reserve in Kenya, it comprises a great wedge of undulating grasslands watered by the Mara River and is an extension of Tanzania’s Serengeti Plains to the south.
This is one place in Africa where animals still exist in the concentrations that existed in the nineteenth century, the numbers especially when the Wildebeest are in residence can be truly staggering. The variety is also amazing with all the big five fairly common as well as cheetah, giraffe hippo and mega sized crocodile. It is sometimes possible to see a dozen different species at one time.
The terrain makes the animals very visible at any time of the year making for great photographic opportunities and enhancing the possibility of witnessing predator action.It is the Wildebeest migration that plants the Maasai Mara in the imagination, when with lemming like instinct nearly two million animals gather on the parched plains of the Serengeti to begin the long journey north to the rich sweet grasses of the Mara.
The animals arrive in July and August pouring over the Mara river with its giant crocodiles, the river claims thousands of animals as they try to cross, often in treacherous conditions most fatally injured as they plunge in or are trampled by the herd, the ever watchful crocodiles pick off even more.
The noisy impact of the migration is awesome both at the river crossings and on the plains where the multitudes graze and frolic for as far as the eye can see and the superabundance of meat ensures a healthy predator population.
Safari club have small exclusive mainly tented camps located in the Maasai conservation area surrounding the reserve and in exclusive concessions adjacent to it, ensuring an exclusive experience.
We also offer a number of lodges within the park boundaries including the award winning Governors camps home to the “Big Cat Diary”
A Maasai Mara Safari can include Champagne balloon flights and cultural visits to Maasai villages.
With good flight connections The Maasai Mara complements perfectly a safari in Amboseli National Park or Kenyas less well known Northern Parks, Meru, Shaba or the Laikipia Conservancy as well as a few lazy days on the white palm fringed beaches of Lamu or Mombasa.
The best time to visit the Maasai Mara is during the annual wildebeest migration when you may witness the wildebeest crossing the river between July and October. The Mara is so rich in wildlife that the gameviewing is spectacular at any time of year although the wet April and May period when the roads may become impassable is probably best avoided.
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