| Safaris have been romanticized in films and have | | | | their local county councils. There are strict rules on |
| been a part of most veteran travellers' itinerary | | | | how many people can visit the reserved areas |
| for many years. The Masai Mara in Kenya is | | | | and there are also very tough laws against |
| undoubtedly the world's most popular safari | | | | poaching. The character of the reserved areas |
| destination and it has always fulfilled its promise of | | | | has been maintained and there has been very little |
| adventure and romance. | | | | encroachment by western "civilization" on the |
| The charm of the Masai Mara goes much beyond | | | | whole. The safari tours are organised and |
| the viewing of animals in their natural habitat. The | | | | conducted by guides who have spent years |
| animals are beautiful and they have an amazing | | | | training for this, and whose knowledge and |
| capacity to ignore the human beings who descend | | | | concern for the environment is part of their |
| on them and peer at them unabashedly. Where | | | | culture and training. |
| else in the world can you watch a cheetah sitting | | | | Accommodation in the Masai Mara ranges from |
| on the roof of your safari jeep, while you wait | | | | the very luxurious camps to the budget lodges |
| for him to finish sunning himself. Can you think of | | | | and camps. They have places which cater for |
| any other place where you can watch wildlife | | | | every budget and for every type of tourist, and |
| while you sit outside your lodge having an early | | | | you are sure to find something that suits your |
| breakfast? | | | | taste, as long as you make sure that you plan |
| Most travellers to the Masai Mara Reserve speak | | | | well in advance. |
| of the wildebeest migration as the most | | | | The lodges in the Masai Mara are very popular |
| astonishing sight they have ever seen. An annual | | | | places for the tourists to stay in. Each lodge is |
| migration of the wildebeest from Tanzania in July | | | | furnished with all the amenities that you may |
| or sometimes in August, and their return from | | | | need and all of them have a veranda from where |
| Kenya in October can leave you spellbound. | | | | you can watch the surrounding areas and animals |
| Population density is a term which suddenly | | | | in the comfort of your abode. |
| seems to make a lot more sense after this. | | | | Most people however prefer to stay in the tents |
| The open skies, the beauty of the natural | | | | provided at the safari camps. These tents are the |
| reserve and above all the culture of the Masai | | | | ultimate in luxury, with state of the art |
| people are among many other reasons why a | | | | bathrooms and all the comforts of a five star |
| holiday in the Masai Mara Reserve can be one of | | | | hotel. Wooden floors, comfortable furniture, |
| the most unforgettable voyages you will ever | | | | enchanting views and a cool breeze are just a |
| make. | | | | few of the add-ons which makes these camps a |
| Located in south-west Kenya, the Masai Mara is a | | | | sought after tourist hub. |
| reserve inhabited by the Masai people and run by | | | | |