Along Kenya’s border with Tanzania sits the Masai Mara National Park. It becomes part of Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park. Named for the Maasai people who live there, the park has a local origin. Around 1,510 square kilometers make up the park’s total size. This park gets its second name from the sandy Talek River and the Mara River, which are two of its most popular attractions. Two rivers drain this region: these are them. Additionally, it provides water and pasture for the Maasai people that reside here.
The Masai Mara ecosystem has many features that make it undoubtedly unique. These include: Ol Derkesi, Kerinkani, Oloirien, Ol Chorro Oirowua, Olkinyei, Siana, Maji Moto, Naikara, Koiyaki, Lemek and Kimintet Conservation Ranches. This is all part of efforts to help preserve the environment in the Masai Mara.
This park is un surprisingly one of the most popular destinations in Africa. There is an abundance of wildlife. This is almost the only place in Kenya that has had its wild population almost intact for a long time. You’ll find all of Africa’s Big Seven here, except for the gorillas. A lot of lions, leopards, hyenas, cheetahs, hippos, giraffes, zebras, baboons, crocodiles, waterbucks, reeds, grosbeaks, warthogs, elk, topi, gazelle, various types of monkeys, black rhinoceros live here.
If you would like to fly to the Masai Mara national game reserve, there are a number of airstrips particularly from which to pick. Flying to this national game reserve is possible from all throughout Kenya. Your choice of airstrip in the Masai Mara National Game Reserve will depend on your preferences and the lodge you stay at. Keekorok Airstrip and Serena Airstrip are the two most significant airstrips in the Masai Mara National Reserve.
The journey to the Masai Mara National Game Reserve by plane from Nairobi will basically take approximately one hour. Four hours or such is the driving distance.
Keekorok, Siana, Musiara, Ol Kiombo, and Serena airstrips are some of the busiest in the Masai Mara game reserve.
Musiara Airstrip, Masai Mara
This airstrip is one of the most common airstrips in the Masai Mara Game reserve. The airstrip receives a lot of traffic. This airstrip serves these camps: Governor’s Camp, Moran Camp, Serian Camp, Little Governor’s Camp, and Neptune Mara Rianta Camp. You will need to meet all the requirements to enter the park even when you use the airstrip. There are services at this airstrip like a ranger’s office to help you out with the formalities of the park.
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