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The Maasai Mara (also spelled Masai Mara ) is a large park reserve in south-western Kenya , within the Great Serengeti region , and is effectively the northern continuation of the Serengeti National Park and game reserve in Tanzania . Named for the Maasai tribespeople (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 the wildebeest every September and October, a migration so immense to be called the Great Migration.

The Masai Mara is perhaps most famous for its lions , which are found in large numbers. All other members of the " Big Five " are to be found in the 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 Mara and Talek Rivers . Cheetah are also to be found, although their numbers are also threatened, chiefly due to tourist disruption of their day-time hunting. As mentioned above, the plains between the Mara river and the Esoit Oloololo Escarpment are probably the best area for game viewing, in particular regarding lion and cheetah.

Like in the Serengeti, the wildebeest are the dominant inhabitant of the Masai Mara, and their numbers are estimated in the millions. Around July of each year these ungainly animals migrate in a vast ensemble north from the Serengeti plains in search of fresh pasture, and return to the south around October. The Great Migration is one of the most impressive natural events worldwide, involving an immensity of hervibores: some 1,300,000 Wildebeest, 360,000 Thomson's Gazelle, and 191,000 Zebra. These numerous migrants are followed along their annual, circular route by a block of hungry predators, most notably lions and hyena.

Safari's and Packages which include Masai Mara:

3 days Masai Mara
4 days Masai Mara
4 days Lake Nakuru & Mara
5 days Lake Nakuru & Mara
7 days Savannah Special
7 days Rift Valley
9 days Rift Valley (birdwatching)
112 days Kenya & Tanzania package

The famous black maned lions of the Masai Mara

Wildebeest are have the largest
herbivore population in the Mara

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