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Mara Triangle

Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
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Type: Nature/ Wildlife Areas
Owner description: The Mara is a beautiful but sensitive environment that can survive only if properly respected. Well-watered by the Mara River, enjoying abundant... more » Owner description: The Mara is a beautiful but sensitive environment that can survive only if properly respected. Well-watered by the Mara River, enjoying abundant vegetation, wildlife and rainfall, its ecology would appear, at first sight, to be relatively resilient. It also appears to have withstood the erosive effects of huge numbers of visiting tourists extraordinarily well. There are signs, however, that the delicate balance between tourist numbers and wildlife populations cannot be properly maintained for much longer as evidenced by the reduction in the protective vegetation cover and the emergence of a series of dust bowls. Meanwhile, the Reserve is host to 95 species of mammals, amphibians and other reptiles and 485 species of birds. During the dry season (July to October) it also hosts a major concentration of migratory herbivores including about 250,000 zebra and 1.3 million wildebeest. Amongst the list of easy-to-view species are: gazelle, elephant, topi, buffalo, lion (Kenya's largest population), black rhino, hippo, hyena, giraffe, leopard and mongoose. « less
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2013 via mobile

We had the best time in Kenya. We arranged all our Safaris and trips via the internet before we left from the UK. Private safaris that are tailored to you and cheaper than booking through your package deal. JTSafaris are the best...we booked all our trips through them and could not have asked for more. I chose them after spending... More

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buckinghamshire
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 13, 2013

We booked a trip to the Mara from Mombasa with JT Safaris ( Julius Tact) and found the whole trip from start to finish was wonderful. JT arranged our flight to the Mara and then collection from the airstrip by Govenors Camp and the animal viewing started straight away. The game viewing in the Mara is second to none and... More

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staffordshire england
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2013 via mobile

Beautiful place and beautiful people I would recommend this to others and I am hoping to return very soon. Our driver was great and very knowledgeable. Accommodation was amazing

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Bangalore, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 10, 2013

Travelled with my 15 y/o son in April. Our TO was Travel HTT. Our driver James was amazing, he knew the main tracks and the little tracks, some submerged under water. Added to the experience. The vistas are amazing. Lovely, silver sunrises and glorious, orange sunsets. Plains with Acacia trees, shadows of clouds and the unforgettable sight of distant rain... More

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Bungoma
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2013

Mara Triangle is GREAT---has a calmer and more natural feel compared to the Narok side of the park. The area outside the park gate is also peaceful and beautiful---at some other gates things are a bit more "crowded"!!

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Victoria
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 30, 2013

My family and I just returned from 4 days of safari in the Mara Triangle. Despite it being shoulder season we had a great time. There isn't as much wildlife in the season we were there as there is at other times but we still saw the big 5 plus a couple of cheetahs. The driver we had, Albert, was... More

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Nairobi, Kenya
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 22, 2013

Fantastic game viewing and conservation efforts brilliant....the Mara Triangle cares about the wildlife unlike their counterparts on the Narok side

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 16, 2013

We travelled from Nairobi with Scenic Wildlife Safaris to see this amazing preserve for two days in late January 2013. Before we got to the front gates we were entertained by distant sightings of giraffe, zebras, gazelle and other wild animals along the road side. The unassuming front gates became the window to this amazing place where you can often... More

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California, Maryland
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 15, 2013

There is this company in Kenya (Travellers Square Tours) that has online adverts and safaris on their facebook page and recently i have been receiving their adverts through email for a while. Is there any one who knows about this company because i intend to use their adverts which seem to be good for a holiday to Maasai Mara during... More

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Nairobi, Kenya
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 15, 2013

Masai Mara is known for the abundance of lion, the Great Wildebeest Migration , it is without a doubt one of Africa’s most famous safari destinations. The Maasai Mara Ecosystem holds one of the highest lion densities in world and this is where over two million Wildebeest, Zebra and Thomsons Gazelle migrate annually. Its hosts over 95 species of mammals... More

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