The environment of the Masai Mara is distinct due to its many qualities. Oirowua, Maji Moto, Ol Derkesi, Kerinkani, Oloirien, Ol Chorro Oirowua, Olkinyei, Siana, Koiyaki, Lemek, and Kimintet Conservation Ranches are a few of them. All of this is a part of the attempts to protect the Masai Mara’s ecology. Keekorok, Siana, Musiara, Ol Kiombo, Ol Kiombo Airstrip and Serena airstrips are some of the busiest in the Masai Mara game reserve.
Masai Mara National Park is located in Kenya on the border with Tanzania. The park merges with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. This park derives its name from the local Maasai who inhabit the area. The park covers an area of about 1,510 square kilometers. One of the most frequent attractions here is the sandy Talek River and the Mara River, from which the park derives the second part of its name. These are the two rivers that drain this area. This also helps the Maasai who live here to graze their cattle and have water for them as well.
One of the most visited places in Africa is this park. There is a vast variety of animals. This is essentially the only area in Kenya where the wild population has persisted for an extended period of time. All seven of Africa’s Big Seven are present here, bar the gorillas. A large number of crocodiles, baboons, lions, leopards, hyenas, cheetahs, hippos, giraffes, zebras, reeds, grosbeaks, warthogs, elk, topi, gazelles, different kinds of monkeys, and black rhinoceroses live here.
There are several airstrips that you can choose from if you want to fly to the Masai Mara. There are flights from all over Kenya to this national game reserve. The airstrip you will use will be determined by the interest and the lodge you will be using while in the Masai Mara National game reserve. The two most important airstrips in the Masai Mara National reserve are: Serena Airstrip and Keekorok Airstrip
The flights from Nairobi to the Masai Mara National game reserve will take about an hour. The driving distance is about 4 hours.
Ol Kiombo Airstrip, Masai Mara
This airstrip is another one with a lot of traffic and it serves that the following camps: Mara Intrepids, Mara Explorer, Fig Tree Camp, Porini Lion Camp, Tipilikwani Mara Camp, Base Camp, Naibor Camp, and Kicheche Bush Camp. The airstrip is located in around the Talek River. 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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