Dream of Africa and chances are that you dream of the Masai Mara, this huge expanse of gently rolling plains, specked with flat-topped acacia trees and trampled by massive herds of zebras and wildebeest, is the ultimate African cliché. But for once the reality lives up to the image and you will find yourself among the most exciting wildlife experience. Home of all the Big Five, Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Buffalo, and Rhino. Other wildlife species in this reserve include wildebeest, hartebeest, reedbucks, giraffes, zebras, hyenas, gazelles, topi, cheetahs among others.
The Masai Mara lies on the north-eastern edge of the much larger Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. It’s dominated in the north by the Mara River, much of the reserve is rolling grassland and open woodland, to the west lies the Esoit Oloololo Escarpment.
Hot air Balloon Tour over the Masai Mara
For tourists looking for excitement, an aerial view of the wonderful nature cannot be missing. A hot air balloon tour is the best way to fully enjoy the enormous diversity of the Reserve. The balloon safari lasts about an hour and half and often takes place at dawn. A stunning breathtaking view of nature as you fly over it.
No one can fail to be moved by the Great Migration, the world’s greatest year-round movement of large mammals during the months of July to October.
More than 1.5 million wildebeest, along with zebras, annually, for thousands of years, have trekked around the ecosystem of Serengeti an Masai Mara. It is recognized as one of the "Seven Wonders of the Natural World."