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.
The Masai Mara ecosystem has many features that make it 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.
One of the most visited places in Africa is evidently 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. This area is home to numerous lions, leopards, hyenas, cheetahs, hippos, giraffes, zebras, baboons, crocodiles, waterbucks, reeds, grosbeaks, warthogs, elk, topi, gazelles, different kinds of monkeys, and black rhinoceroses.
If you want to fly to the Masai Mara national game reserve, there are a number of airstrips that you can select from. There are flights from all over Kenya to this national game reserve. The lodge you stay at in the Masai Mara National Game Reserve and your level of interest will determine which airstrip you use. 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 basically take about an hour. The driving distance is about 4 hours.
Keekorok, Siana, Musiara, Ol Kiombo, and Serena airstrips are some of the busiest in the Masai Mara game reserve.
Olare Orok Airstrip, Masai Mara
To the further north of Kenya’s well-known Maasai Mara National Reserve is the Olare Orok airstrip, which is part of the Olare Motorogi Conservancy. The Orok Conservancy’s hotels and camps, including Mahali Nzuri Safari Camp, are all served by the airstrip. 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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