Kenya being a popular East African country receives numerous guests every year. It is a lovable country because of favorable weather, hospitable communities, art and culture, wildlife, physical mountains and so much more. Masai Mara safaris tend to be the desire of many visitors. The word has spread across the world about this game reserve usually found at the southwestern border of Kenya and Tanzania. It is near Serengeti, a large wildlife sanctuary found in Tanzania.
Often referred to as Mara, this game reserve covers a larger unfenced area where tourists flock every day. Since most visitors show deep interest in touring Masai Mara when they arrive in the country, numerous tour and guide companies offer them special safaris. Usually, several foreign sightseers enter the country via the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, which is based in Nairobi environs. Others arrive at the Moi International Airport in Mombasa City.
There are even visitors who cruise in the Indian Ocean to the Kenyan coastline. No matter how you decide to enter Kenya, there are tour operators who can take you to the Mara Game Reserve. There are even some companies that arrange a quick air travel excursion for a tourist who is in a hurry to get there. In other words, you can organize a quick cheap trip that only involves this part of Kenya. If you have interests in touring other parts of the country, you can find the right travel partner directly on the Internet.
Masai Mara safaris are unique mainly because of the Great Migration. It is associated with the annual movement of herds of wildebeests, Zebras and impalas. Aiming to search for healthy pastures on the Kenyan Plains, these animals attempt to cross the Mara River, one of the biggest rivers in the region that hosts monster crocodiles and hippos. Realizing the apparent danger waiting in the waters, millions of animals flock on the riverbanks waiting for the bravest to jump into the water.
In this hot pursuit to feast on these herbivores are the Africa big cats too, such as lions, cheetahs and leopards. Even the hyenas rest in wait on the Kenya side. The Great Migration is surely the Eighth wonder of the world that most foreigners come to witness every summer. This game reserve is many miles from the Kenyan capital yet big luxury hotels, lodges and camps exist. This is also the right place to mingle with the Kenya’s popular Masai community which has managed to sustain its culture over the years.
Its traditions are interesting and tourists get to view Masai dancers and singers perform at various lodges. They also manage to buy very lovely leather sandals, beaded necklaces and other ornaments from the community vendors. A tour to the park cannot be complete without a hot air balloon safari in the clear morning skies of the region. The experience is fascinating as you are able to explore the entire park from above. Since the journeys are planned in the morning, you should expect to view the animals cross the river at dawn.
