Showing posts with label wildebeest migration Kenya. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wildebeest migration Kenya. Show all posts

Tuesday, 29 July 2014

Why You Should Go For Migration in Kenya Masai Mara

The Masai Mara safari is one of the utmost wildlife reserves on earth. Kenya is home to most of the African Safari’s and the Masai Mara is one of the premium destinations within this place, an impressive 200 square miles hugging the crocodile swarming banks of the Mara as well as Talek Rivers that flow through the park.

If you have for no reason visited Africa and have not experienced her overwhelming natural wonders, a Masai Mara Safari is the perfect place to start. Here the imperial Masai warriors share their prehistoric lands with lions, hippopotamus, crocodiles and the biggest herds of wildebeest alongside gazelle in the world.

Masai Mara luxury safari
Masai Mara luxury safari

Here are some of the reasons why any vacation to the Masai Mara will be a memorable adventure trip:

•    The Great Wildebeest Migration

Just before the end of June the Masai Mara witnesses’ one of nature’s most overwhelming events, the largest migration of animals on earth; 1.3 million Wildebeest, and hundreds of thousands of gazelle as well as zebra gather into a solitary massive herd to shift towards north from Tanzania to the fresher battening areas of the Masai Mara. The utter size of this passageway has to be seen firsthand to be believed.

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•    Lion Spotting

The Mara (as the Masai Mara is warmly called) is often dubbed the Kingdom of the Lion. There are more than 20 prides of lions that govern life in the Mara grasslands. A Masai Mara luxury Safari is the ideal way to get close up and personal with the King of the Beasts.



•    Balloon Safaris in Kanya Masai Mara

What better way to stumble upon the full splendor of the Masai Mara than from a hot air balloon. Acquire a bird's eye view of Africa's enormous rolling plains and experience the absolute enormity of the immense migration for yourself.

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•    Camping under the African Sky   

The Masai Mara is one of the most excellent serviced Game Reserves within Kenya. There is a broad range of tented lodgings that allows you to incident the true escapade of Africa, detached from the tourist attractions, sounds and smells by sheer canvas. Never fear, camping safari way is a luxurious thing so you needn't be frightened of roughing it.

Tuesday, 29 April 2014

Have an Adventure You Will Never Forget in Masai Mara Safari

The Masai Mara Safari is a vast area used as a game reserve in Narok County, Kenya shares common boundary with Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. The Masai Mara Safari is well known for having extraordinary numbers of leopards, cheetahs and lions. The Masai Mara Safari has a plethora of wildlife and culture and the natural habitats in this area are peaceful, placid and poised. The safari is known for its annual migration where animals like wildebeest migrate in large groups and present a majestic sight. The wildebeest migration happens every year and these majestic beasts move from Masai Mara Safari, to the Serengeti National Park and then back again. The best time to witness this event is a little after the months of July and before October is over.

The safari is spread in a very huge area of 1510 square kilometres. As it is located near the equator, the weather here is hot most of the times with sun shined ground most of the time. The rain occurs from March to May and from November to December. The temperature here not too high as Kenya is located on a plateau and the altitude keeps the temperature in the comfortable range.

The Masai MaraSafari is very rich in terms of wildlife population, the animals occupying the major area of the safari are:

·         Wildebeest
·         Zebra
·         Topi
·         Thomson’s gazelle
 
Thomson’s gazelle
Thomson’s gazelle

Topi
Topi

Wildebeest Migration
Wildebeest Migration

Zebra
Zebra


It also contains a huge population of lions, leopards, African elephants, African buffaloes and black rhinoceros. Mara and Talek rivers have large groups of hippopotami and Nile crocodiles. Lions and cheetahs are found the plains between the Mara River and the EsoitSiria Escarpment and is regarded as the best area for game viewing.

Plenty of tourists visit this heaven, every year for experiencing a first class safari. Inside the reserve and conservation area borders, there are numerous lodges and tented camps for the tourists. For an excellent game viewing and no poaching there are rangers patrol on a regular basis. The authorities have restricted the number of vehicles around the animal sightings so that the tourists have a better experience when on a game drive.

Wildebeest are an antelope which belongs to the genus Connochaetes and family Bovidae. There are two types of wildebeest found in Masai Mara Safari:

·         Black wildebeest
·         Blue wildebeest
Wildebeest Migration Kenya
Wildebeest Migration

Blue wildebeest
Blue wildebeest


All types of wildebeests are not migratory, black wildebeest are nomadic and often live in regular homes. Wildebeest migration takes place from the moths July to October between Masai Mara and Serengeti every year. Blue wildebeest migration takes place in East Africa, which is very long distance migration. The wildebeest migration takes place according to the annual pattern of rainfall and growth of the grasses. At the end of every rainy season wildebeest migration takes place to dry season areas due to lack of drinking water. When the rainy season starts again, the animals again shift back to rainy seasoned areas. The factors that are assumed for the wildebeest migration are:

·         Availability of surface water
·         Food
·         Predators
·         Phosphorus availability

Monday, 10 March 2014

Advantages of going for Migration of wildebeest in Kenya

People whenever think of going on for wildlife safaris the first place that comes in to their mind is Migration of wildebeest in Kenya because of all scene tic views Wildebeest migration consists of.

For more info visit at : https://www.apsense.com/article/advantages-of-going-for-wildebeest-migration-kenya.html