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An Introductions of Masai Mara And
Serengeti Ecosystems
Undeterred Perilous
Crossing the crocodile infested rivers. Many wildebeest loose
their lives
The 3 days Masai Mara Safari is Mid range to
Luxury with a mixture of high class components. You fly/
flight into Masai Mara from either Nairobi Wilson or Mombasa
Diani Airstrip. Accommodation is either in luxury tented camps
or safari lodges. For game lodges we use Mara Serena while
tented camps we recommend governors or any other of your choice.
The Safari Highlights
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Personally experience the Masai Mara
Magic reputed to have
the richest assemblages of wildlife in the world and supports
about 237 herbivores per km2
, making it one of the most productive natural terrestrial
ecosystems". In Mara
the
overwhelming population and the rich species presentation is
mesmerizing
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Witnesses first hand one of the
seven wonders of the modern world-the wildebeest migration.
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A personal interaction with nature
and see survival of the fittest in play as herbivores brave the
often perilous life of prey and large carnivores stock, capture,
kill and feed on them. And of course do not forget the
super predators- the vultures hovering in the skies.
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The flights from Nairobi Wilson or
Diani Mombasa
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Use of private 4x4 custom made
safari land cruiser in Masai Mara
National Reserve
The
Wildebeest Migration in Maasai (Masai)
Mara /Serengeti
wildebeest migration is not about
wildebeests migrating
per se but rather its influence on the movement patterns of the
other animals including human beings. The migration comprise
of the never ending milling of over 2.5 million wild animals
composed of a about 1.7 million wildebeests, and 800,000 common
Zebras and gazelle, followed closely by their predators-lions,
hyenas, leopards, jackals. Hovering in the skies are
thousands of vultures, the super predators. Patient in nature, they
survey the migrating herds descending on the dead carcasses reducing
them to skeletons in a matter of seconds. The hazardous
crossing of crocodile invested Mara and Grumeti rivers is magical
wonder of nature attracting thousands of human beings. This
survival of the fittest spectacle has been described at the
"seventh wonder of the modern world". Strategic sighting
of the migrating herds tend to influence the setting up of tourism
facilities. The best time to witness migration in
Masai Mara National Park Kenya, is between July to September.
Masai Mara
Wildebeest
Migration Safari 3 days
Pick up from your hotel after breakfast
and transfer to Nairobi Wilson or Moi airport/Ukunda airstrip.
Arrive at the airports an check in for your Masai Mara Flight.
From Mombasa, the flight will take about an hour and from Nairobi 30
Minutes. Upon you are met by your safari driver guide and
driven to your Lodge or tented camp for lunch. Lunch is followed by
afternoon game drive in the vast Masai
Mara National Park. Dinner and Overnight at your lodge of
choice.
Masai Mara Flights
From Nairobi flights depart from Wilson
Airpot; Mombasa flights depart from Moi Airport or Diani Airstrip;
Full day in the Mara dedicated to either
full day game drives. Have an early morning game drive and
return to the lodge for breakfast. After breakfast collect
your lunch boxes and proceed for a full day game drive. This gives
you a chance to follow the migrating herds and witness nature at its
best. Watch for the predator hunting and the prey as they
evade them.
Dinner and overnight at the lodge or
tented camp of your choice.
Early morning game drive and return to
the lodge for Breakfast. Check out of your lodge and have a morning
game drive en-route to the airstrip. Fly to Nairobi/ Mombasa
where you are met and assisted to your hotel or to the airport to
catch your flight back home.
Accommodation in Masai Mara.
You have lot of choices to choose from.
Prices in USD Mara Serena Hotels
| Season |
No of Pax |
Cost PP USD |
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03 Jan-31 Jan212,
01Jun-30 Jun 2012,
01Nov-22dec 2012 |
1 |
2139.00 |
| 2 Sharing |
1360.00 |
| 3 Sharing |
1220.00 |
| 4 Sharing |
1085.00 |
| 5 Sharing |
1056.00 |
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01Feb-28Feb 2012,
01 Jul-30Oct 2012
23Dec-02Jan 2012 |
No of Pax |
Cost PP |
| 1 |
2374.00 |
| 2 Sharing |
1558.00 |
| 3 Sharing |
1430.00 |
| 4 Sharing |
1283.00 |
| 5 Sharing |
1261.00 |
Seasonal Variations affect the price.
Enquire the price of this safari
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Transportation- in the park by 4x4
custom made safari land cruiser: Flights from origin to
destination
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Services of multi-lingual driver
guide,
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Park entry fees
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Accommodation as mentioned on
program
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Government taxes
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2Litres mineral water per person per
day.
All prices are
subject to change without notice as a result of increased rates or
fluctuation of foreign currency, oil prices and from any other
unforeseen circumstances.
More About the Wildebeest
December to March
The herds spread out over wide area
covering Plains of Eastern Serengeti stretching all the way to
Western Ngorongoro and Masawa Game Sanctuary. It is the calving
season of wildebeests and the plains of Seronera all the way to
Western Ngorongoro are teaming with vast herds of wildebeest (about
1.7M) with their calves. The wildebeest are always on the move
and not even calving will disturb this rhythm. Upon delivery,
within minutes, they young calf can stand and walk with the herd.
In a few days, it can outrun any predator. The best places to
stay at this time are Kusini Camp and Ndutu Lodge.
Wildebeest herds
covering the whole plain like a carpet. From the sky, it looks
like a ceaseless flow of a mighty river.
Between April and May
The calves matures and are readying for
migration. The migrating herds are leaving Eastern Serengeti
and slowly approaching Central
Serengeti
(Serenora). Between May and June the herds enter
the western corridor of
Serengeti
called Grumetti. By Mid June they start crossing Grumeti River
along the Northern Corridor towards
Maasai Mara.
In July the herds cross the Mara
River into Maasai (Masai) Mara, where mating takes place.
Between August And September the herds are settled in Masai
Mara. By the end of September, the succulent grass in Mara is
diminishing and the
wildebeest migration heads eastwards crossing into Northern
Serengeti in October and part of November. By December, the
herds have are past central Serengeti headed to western plain of
Ngorongoro, Masawa game sanctuary and Ndutu areas.
Accommodation In Maasai (Masai) Mara National Reserve:
Maasai Mara has the largest number of lodges and tented camps in any
park of East Africa.
Lodges in Maasai
(Masai) Mara
Tented Camps and
Camping in Maasai (Masai) Mara
These luxury tented
camps in Mara offer highest degree of comfort.
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