Safari in Masai Mara

Most trips to Masai Mara start either early in the morning or evening – i.e. in the time of the biggest activity of animals. A few hours around lunch time are always relaxing, because animals are hidden from the sun and you will not see them much. Masai Mara region is upland savanna in relatively high altitude of 1,600m asl. Extensive grassy plains are interrupted by flat hills and scattered trees.
 

Most visitors to the reservation want to see the lions. There are two simple hints – either the presence of vultures waiting for the remains of the feast, or a cluster of safari cars that have already discovered them.

Lions usually hunt large animals – wildebeest and zebras and there is always something left for the vulture. There is also usually a fight between his tribesmen for the best bites.
 

Because of vastness of Masai Mara you do not have quite the feeling of crowdedness and enjoy the wildlife. But if someone discovers a family of lion enjoying their night prey, there will be easily about ten other cars in a while around them. But lions do not even notice that and have a well-deserved rest afterwards.
 

It is the lioness who always hunts. But eats first lion, then lioness and cubs as the last, so if we do not count the vultures.
 

The ostrich is the birds king of savannah. Even large carnivores do not dare to chase him. The risk of severe injury by incredibly powerful stroke of the foot is too big. At the same time he is also the fastest runner among birds and reaches even 70km/h.
 

In Masai Mara you will also see a beautiful example of the symbiosis between birds and mammals. Warthog is very happy to be deprived of parasites.
 

Warthog must take great care of his family, because danger is practically ever-present.
 

Very abundant are here beautiful zebras (it is estimated up to 200,000 pieces) – perhaps the most popular lunch for local lions.

Perhaps the most typical animal of Masai Mara are ugly wildebeest. Every year migrate here around 1.3 million of them.
 

Even during a few hours safari you will see an incredible amount of wildebeest – surrounding plains are literally full of black dots.

You can meet here also very huge antelope Common Tsessebe.

Perhaps the greatest experience is to meet a herd of elephants running through savannah.

Except for safari carts you may occasionally be surprised by a truck cruising among wildlife as there is a road leading into neighboring Tanzania. But there is definitely no dense traffic.