Masai Mara National Reserve is situated within the Great Rift Valley in the southern part of Kenya, and is considered a “must see” for any new visitor traveling on a safari to Kenya.
The park has the largest concentration of African lions, including the black-manned lion. Kenya Animals seen at Masai Mara Safari Kenya Birdlife is as plentiful as wildlife at the Masai Mara, which boasts over 400 different bird species. The park experiences a hot and dry climate with a regular rainfall season twice a year. The reserve’s topography is mainly open savannah (grassland) with clusters of acacia trees along the southeastern area of the park.
The Mara and Talek rivers grace the rolling plains of the reserve. Myriad seasonal rivers appear during the rainy season but dry out once the rains are gone. Maasai Mara National Reserve does not fall under the jurisdiction of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS); instead, it is managed by the local county council of Narok district.
