One of Africa’s most stunning game reserves is the Maasai Mara National Reserve. The Serengeti’s northern extension, the Mara, borders Tanzania and creates a wildlife corridor between the two nations.
It is named for the statuesque Maasai tribe, who have lived in the area for millennia and still graze their animals here while wearing red cloaks. Mara, which in their language means “mottled,” may be a reference to the way the acacia trees and cloud-covered skies cast light and shadow on the broad plains.
The park is well-known for the Great Migration, which occurs from July to October and involves tens of thousands of wildebeest, zebra, and Thomson’s gazelles moving toward and away from the Serengeti. Numerous hippos and crocodiles lurk in the Mara River. It is a park.
