Masai Mara National Reserve

Pros: Kenya's most abundant wildlife sanctuary!
Cons: None!

The Masai Mara National Reserve was the sixth Game Park we visited during our recent Africa trip, each quite different from the others and special in its own way. Aberdare, Amboseli, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater and, of course, the Serengeti all lived...

Pros: Free as a bird over the Masai Mara National Reserve.
Cons: Pricey for a 90 minute ride. If you are afraid of heights, save your money

On our December 2007/January 2008 Kenya and Tanzania safari, we decided to really break the bank and view the Masai Mara National Reserve from the air. Balloon Safari Ltd was the company we used, and Captain Mike was our Aeronaut or Captain. Our ...

Pros: Beautiful land, amazing animals.
Cons: Hard to get to (but that's part of it's charm)

The Masai Mara is one of the most famous wildlife areas in the world, and deservedly so. It is the northern edge of Tanzania's Serengeti, and site of the annual migration of over a million animals in a never-ending quest for food and water. All the...

Pros: Breathtaking beauty, comfortable living
Cons: Once back in Nairobi, crime is a problem

"Mara" in Masai means "spotted". This is because the Mara landscape is a vast expanse dotted with vegetation. If you're visiting Kenya from the Western Hemisphere, you'll be immediately awestruck by the intensity of the land's color....

Pros: beautiful scenery, tourists are sparse, animals are plentiful, access to local community's culture
Cons: cool weather, hard to access, can be a long time before seeing animals

In December of 2002, 6 of my family members and I traveled to the Masai Mara National Reserve for 4 days of safari. The Masai is home to the greatest concentration of large mammals on earth and is therefore considered to be Kenya's premier wildlife ...

Pros: Scenery, Wild Animals in their natural environment, breathtaking sunrise on the serengeti
Cons: Roads, Occasional Mud-stuck van, Bugs

We traveled to Masai Mara from Nairobi after our trip to Mombasa. Nairobi is a metropolitan city, hustle bustle, dug up roads, heavy traffic, dust and vehicular pollution. But that apart some parts of the city are worth visiting. We found a local...