Where Is Maasai Mara National Park Situated?

Where Is Maasai Mara National Park Situated? Maasai Mara National park is located within the Southwestern region of Kenya and it known to have been first gazette as a wildlife sanctuary in 1948 and later in 1961, it was officially established as a national park. Maasai Mara national park is considered as the most visited national park in the country which is famously known because of its wildebeest migration which covers a total surface area of about 1510 square kilometers and it shares boarders with other national parks like; Serengeti National park which is found in Tanzania hence allowing the wild species to get freedom of moving from one national park to another.

Maasai Mara National park is a good destination one could ever choose to visit while on their adventurous safari in Kenya because it a quiet hence providing a cool environment for relaxation and it is also surrounded with beautiful landscapes, open flat grasslands, dense forests which consist of tree species like; Acacia trees which also act as good natural habitats to the many wildlife species due to the fact that Maasai Mara National park is recorded to be a home to over 95 mammal species such as; hyenas, hippos, leopards, topi, zebrs, cheetahs, African elephants, jackals, impalas, rhinos, crocodiles, wildebeests  and many others. more so, this national park is a good place for bird lovers to visit because it harbours a total population of around 570 bird species that tourists can always sight see while they tour around the park.

Tourist Attractions found in Maasai Mara National park.

Maasai Mara National park has so many tourist attractions, which capture the attention of many tourists to travel from all over different parts of the world to visit. And some of these attractions include; the Narok Museum which consists of many items to see that portray well the tradition and culture of the Masai, the Mara river, the wildebeest migration which takes place once in a year between months of july to September, the masai culture which is always to known about for example; tourists get to learn about the local peoples lifestyle such as; how they dress, prepare their local meals, watch their exciting traditional dance performances and learn more about their history after listening from their stories. More so, there is the trans-mara county council, Ol Kinyei conservancy that is considered the largest conservancy, the Mara North conservancy, Olare ork conservancy, Ol choro oiroua conservancy, Lamek conservancy and many others.

Things to do in Maasai Mara National Park.

Touring around Maasai Mara National park always blesses tourists with opportunities to engage in many exciting activities where they gain new experiences as they learn and things that are more new. Therefore, some of these activities include;

Bird watching.

Like stated above, Maasai Mara national park is considered as one of the best birding destinations in the country because it is a home to over 570 bird species that are available moving from one place to another within the park. and some of these bird that tourists can sight see include; southern ground hornbill, turaco, red-throated wryneck, mouse bird, hamerkop, greyheaded king fisher, Saddle billed stork, African wood owl, grey crowned crane, bovide, banded mongoose, red-throated wryneck, bustard, bee-eater and many others.

Where Is Maasai Mara National Park Situated?
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Horseback riding.

Horseback riding is one of the great activities that tourists can opt to do while they explore within the park because it helps they go through many different parts of the park as they are being guided with a park guide. More so, while on the horse rides, individuals get chances of capturing clear views of the wildlife species such as; leopards, antelopes, heartbeests, buffalos, Maasai giraffe, banded mongoose, grey crowned crane, water bucks, rollers, Aardwolf and many others.

More so, tourists can also choose to embark onto other interesting activities like; the great wildebeest migration which is considered as the top activity done in the park, game drives which are usually done in different sessions for example; tourists can opt to either go for the morning, afternoon of evening drives depending on what time they prefer, hot air balloon safaris, visiting the Masai villages where they get chances to interact with the local people, maasai cultural encounters, camping, wildlife viewing, guided nature walks and many others.

Contact our trusted tour operators for more information as to where Maasai Mara National park is situated and Book with our tours and travel companies such as; Focus East Africa Tours who offer the best tour packages while on your safari in Kenya.

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