The sight of thousands of animals crashing through the waters of the Mara River is, for many, what the Great Wildebeest Migration is all about. To get to the fertile ground on the other side they must avoid the jaws of the waiting crocodiles.
The Masai Mara is home to the big migration. Every year, over one million wildebeests cross from the Masai Mara from the Serengeti. This is in Search for greener pastures in the famous Masai Mara in Kenya.
During the months of July to October, there are large herds of the wildebeests and other animals will fight to make their way into the Masai Mara game reserve plains as they run away from the dry Serengeti national park in Tanzania. The wildebeests have to cross the crocodile infested waters of the Mara River. This makes this journey a lot more tricky and tedious. The spectacle of how the wildebeests plash this water to cross to the other shore and also survive the crocodiles is really interesting. That’s why the Masai Mara national reserve is the most visited national park in Kenya due to this very great wildlife experience.
The Masai Mara National reserve is located in the south western region of Kenya. The Reserve gets its name from the Masai people of the area.
The cultural uniqueness of the Masai is another thing about the Masai Mara that you should look about for. The Masai are nomads and since the gazzetting of this reserve, they have been transforming into other activities. You ought to explore their life and see how they lived their life and how they are living now.
For travelers interested in the great migration of the wildebeests, the best time to visit would be between July to October. You will also have a chance to see some migratory birds if you visit between October and April. December and March are the best warm months for the game viewing.
History of Maasai Mara Game Reserve.
The History of Maasai Mara Game reserve makes it one of the most visited places in the region. It was a wildlife sanctuary in the 1960s during the colonial times. The area has over the years collected more land from the community to expand. The conservancies here have done a very big job in improving the wildlife population growth in the area. The Game reserve has over the years been a very important part of the corridor that joins the Masai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro conservation areas. Its role is to support the movement of wildlife between these areas.
The Narok country was given the responsibility to run and manage this wildlife reserve. This is together with the Trans Mara which has the mandate of running the wildlife in western and eastern Kenya. The reserve is now largely held as one of the leading wildlife conservation areas in the world, known for the famous wildebeest migration.
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