The Maasai Mara National Reserve is a large game reserve in Narok County, Kenya, contiguous with the Serengeti National Park in Mara Region, Tanzania. It is named in honor of the Maasai people (the ancestral inhabitants of the area) and their description of the area when looked at from afar: “Mara”, which is Maasa language for “spotted”, an apt description for the circles of trees, scrub, savanna, and cloud shadows that mark the area. It is globally famous for its exceptional population of lions, leopards and cheetahs, and the annual migration of zebra, Thomson’s gazelle, and wildebeest to and from the Serengeti every year from July to October, known as the Great Migration. The Maasai Mara National Reserve is only a fraction of the Greater Mara Ecosystem, which includes the following Group Ranches: Koiyaki, Lemek, Ol Chorro Oirowua, Olkinyei, Siana, Maji Moto, Naikara, Ol Derkesi, Kerinkani, Oloirien, and Kimintet.
In December 2010, Asif Mohamedali took his family to see the Mara for the first time, they had never been to this part of Kenya and whilst they had been on Safari to other parts of Kenya, this was the best opportunity to see many different animals in one place at the same time! The following photos show part of what we saw on that trip.
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In December 2010, Asif Mohamedali took his family to see the Mara for the first time, they had never been to this part of Kenya and whilst they had been on Safari to other parts of Kenya, this was the best opportunity to see many different animals in one place at the same time! The following photos show part of what we saw on that trip.
