{"id":86347,"date":"2025-01-02T07:57:41","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T07:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diwakasafaris.com\/massai-mara-game-reserve\/"},"modified":"2025-01-02T07:57:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T07:57:41","slug":"massai-mara-game-reserve","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/diwakasafaris.com\/en-ca\/kenya-destinations\/massai-mara-game-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Massai Mara Game Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Massai Mara Game Reserve<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The Maasai Mara Game Reserve is a large park Reserve in south-western Kenya, which is effectively the northern continuation of the Serengeti National Park game reserve in Tanzania. Named for the Maasai people (the traditional inhabitants of the area) and the Mara River, which divides it, it is famous for its exceptional population of game and the annual migration of zebra, Thomson’s gazelle and the wildebeest from the Serengeti every year from July to October, a migration so immense it is called the Great Migration.<\/p>

The Maasai Mara Game Reserve (MMNR) covers some 1530km\u00b2 in south-western Kenya. It is the northern-most section of the Mara-Serengeti ecosystem, covering some 25,000 km\u00b2. It is bounded by the Serengeti Park to the south, the Siria escarpment to the west and Maasai pastoral ranches to the north, east and west. Rainfall in the ecosystem increases markedly along a south-east-north-west gradient, varies in space and time, and is markedly bimodal.<\/p>

The Sand, Talek and Mara are the major rivers draining the reserve. Shrubs and trees fringe most drainage lines and cover hillslopes and hilltops.Giving Maasai Mara Game Reserve its unique Savanna look. All members of the “Big Five” are found in the Maasai Mara, although the population of black rhinoceros is severely threatened, with a population of only 37 recorded in 2000. Hippopotami are found in large groups in the Masai Mara and Talek rivers.<\/p>

Cheetah are also found, although their numbers are also threatened, chiefly due to tourist disruption of their daytime hunting. As mentioned above, the plains between the Maasai Mara river and the Esoit Oloololo Escarpment are probably the best area for game viewing, in particular regarding lion and cheetah. The terrain of the reserve is primarily open grassland, with seasonal riverlets. In the south-east region are clumps of the distinctive acacia tree. The western border is the Esoit Oloololo Escarpment of the Rift Valley, and wildlife tends to be most concentrated here, as the swampy ground means that access to water is always good and tourist disruption is minimal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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