Visit the Masai Mara National Reserve for Incredible Wildlife

The Masai Mara National Reserve is one of the most incredible wildlife reserves on the planet. It is home to an astonishing array of animals, including lions, elephants, cheetahs, and more. Tourists from all corners of the globe come to the reserve annually to witness its grandeur & beauty in person.

The park is best known for being home to huge herds of elephants, often spotted roaming around the open plains. Other wildlife that can be seen here includes lions, cheetahs, giraffes and zebras. The park’s terrain is mostly made up of open grass plains, with small rivers emerging within any dips in the ground during rainy seasons. The environment is perfect for several different animals that live in harmony with each other.

Although the Masai Mara doesn’t compare in size to other parks in East Africa, its concentration and density of wildlife are particularly high. While on safari there, you can spot many bird species, including grey heron, sacred ibis, great egret, crowned and tawny eagle, ground hornbill, hamerkop, grey-headed kingfisher, marabou stork, lilac-breasted roller and the large Masai ostrich.

There will also be the opportunity to spot animals in the park, such as the legendary African big five, made up of elephant, cape buffalo, black rhino, leopard and lion. However, the numbers of black rhinos are currently low, with an overall population of only 37 when last counted in the year 2000.  Along with its Tanzanian neighbor, the Serengeti, the Masai Mara is home to one of the greatest natural wildlife events in the world, the great migration.

This migration sees a collection of nearly 2 million animals, including wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle, make their annual, perilous journey from the Serengeti to the Masai Mara Plains in search of new pastures. En route, the migrating animals are often met with many obstacles, such as predators such as lions looking for a kill, drowning or being snapped up by a hiding crocodile as they cross the Mara River.