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Masai Mara National Reserve

Masai Mara National Reserve

Kenya's most visited park, commonly known as the Mara, is a wildly beautiful place with rolling savannah grasslands and is an extension of the Serengeti Plains in neighbouring Tanzania. Much of the film 'Out of Africa' was filmed here and it offers wonderful views and an extraordinary concentration of wildlife, including the 'Big Five'. It has the largest population of lion, and large herds of grazers also attract many other predators such as cheetah and hyena. The annual highlight is the Great Wildebeest Migration, creating one of the world's supreme natural spectacles, when an estimated two million animals form one large herd and leave the dry plains of Tanzania to seek greener pastures in the north, arriving in the Mara from late June onwards and returning again in September. Their entrance into the Mara makes a breathtaking spectacle, as they cross the crocodile infested waters of the Mara River. A once in a lifetime way to experience the magic of an African dawn over such a wi
Website: www.game-reserve.com/kenya_masai-mara.html
Transportation: 6-7 hour drive from Nairobi, or a short flight
Opening Time: Daily 6.30am to 7pm
Admission: US$30 (adults), US$10 (children) per day. There are concessions for residents and citizens of Kenya

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