MASAI MARA, Kenya - What strikes you most about the Masai Mara, a massive game reserve in Kenya, is the amount of wildlife roaming its grassy plains. Hundreds, sometimes thousands, of animals dot the landscape - from elephants and lions, to cheetahs, giraffes and the always-cranky wildebeest. Flying across the Masai Mara from Nairobi or Mombasa, you get a glimpse of the stunning landscape, with the Mara River winding across the sweeping grasslands that are dotted with rolling hills. But it's not until you touch down at the remote, dusty airstrip that the beauty of the area and abundance of wildlife becomes brilliantly clear.
MASAI MARA, Kenya - What strikes you most about the Masai Mara, a massive game reserve in Kenya, is the amount of wildlife roaming its grassy plains. Hundreds, sometimes thousands, of animals dot the landscape - from elephants and lions, to cheetahs, giraffes and the always cranky wildebeest. We were lucky enough to visit during the annual Great Migration, when more than a million wildebeest, zebras and associated predators following seasonal rains cross from Tanzania's Serengeti into the Masai Mara in search of fresh grass. The animals arrive in July and return in September and October. It is one of the greatest natural spectacles on Earth. GREAT MIGRATION: The animals cross from Tanzania's Serengeti into Kenya's Masai Mara in July, then return in September and October.
MASAI MARA, Kenya -- What strikes you most about the Masai Mara, a massive game reserve in Kenya, is the amount of wildlife roaming its grassy plains. Hundreds, sometimes thousands, of animals dot the landscape -- from elephants and lions, to cheetahs, giraffes and the always cranky wildebeest. Flying across the Masai Mara from Nairobi or Mombasa, you get a glimpse of the stunning landscape, with the Mara River winding across the sweeping grasslands that are dotted with rolling hills. But it's not until you touch down at the remote, dusty airstrip that the beauty of the area and abundance of wildlife becomes brilliantly clear.
MASAI MARA, Kenya - What strikes you most about the Masai Mara, a massive game reserve in Kenya, is the amount of wildlife roaming its grassy plains. Hundreds, sometimes thousands, of animals dot the landscape - from elephants and lions to cheetahs, giraffes and the always cranky wildebeest. Flying across the Masai Mara from Nairobi or Mombasa, you get a glimpse of the stunning landscape, with the Mara River winding across the sweeping grasslands that are dotted with rolling hills. It's not until you touch down at the remote, dusty airstrip that the beauty of the area and abundance of wildlife becomes brilliantly clear.
MASAI MARA, Kenya -- What strikes you most about the Masai Mara, a massive game reserve in Kenya, is the amount of wildlife roaming its grassy plains. Hundreds, sometimes thousands, of animals dot the landscape -- from elephants and lions, to cheetahs, giraffes and the always cranky wildebeest. Flying across the Masai Mara from Nairobi or Mombasa, you get a glimpse of the stunning landscape, with the Mara River winding across the sweeping grasslands that are dotted with rolling hills. But it's not until you touch down at the remote, dusty airstrip that the beauty of the area and abundance of wildlife becomes brilliantly clear.
Getting there: Kigali is served by international flights from Brussels and London; Bujumbura, Burundi; Johannesburg, South Africa; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Kampala, Uganda and Nairobi, Kenya. It is best to travel from Kigali to the park in a four-wheel drive vehicle. Tours or private taxis can be arranged in Kigali. Rates for individual taxi drivers start from $42 a day plus fuel. Guides from the entrance gate or the Akagera Game Lodge will accompany you at no charge. Tipping is not expected. Entry fees to the park are $6 for adults, $2 for children 7-18 and free for children under 7. Fees for vehicles begin at $3. When to go: The best time to visit the park is during the dry period from November to January when most grass is short and hard, the way herbivores such as zebras and antelopes...
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... tour of KenyaOs best-known wildlife reserves -- Amboseli, Laikipia and the Masai Mara. Amboseli... ballooning at sunrise over the Masai Mara Game Reserve, followed by a champagne breakfast in the ...
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... New York's JFK, six nights' accommodations, game drive, boat safari on Lake Naivasha, sightseeing ... visits Nairobi, Lake Naivasha and the Masai Mara Game Reserve. Book by July 27; travel on select d...
... tour of KenyaOs best-known wildlife reserves -- Amboseli, Laikipia and the Masai Mara. Amboseli... ballooning at sunrise over the Masai Mara Game Reserve, followed by a champagne breakfast in the ...
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