Maasai Mara National Reserve is not only one of the popular destination in Kenya but in Africa as well. Masai Mara is regarded as the jewel of wildlife viewing in Kenya. Situated in the Great Rift Valley, the reserve is primarily open grassland. The annual wildebeest migration involving over 1.5 million animals arriving from Serengeti in early July departing in November. The migrating animals are tracked by predators: lion, leopard, cheetah, and hyena, and circled by vultures as their journey unfolds. Their dramatic river crossings are a reality for tourists visiting in early July-August. Apart from the seasonal migration, game viewing is excellent year round. Game includes elephant, black rhino, buffalo, plains zebra, hartebeest and big cats. There have been some 95 species of mammals, amphibians and reptiles and over 400 birds’ species recorded on the reserve.
