KENYA - Maasai Mara
The Maasai Mara (also known as the Masai Mara, or simply Mara) is a large game reserve contiguous with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. It is named in honor of the Maasai people (the ancestral inhabitants of the area).
It is world-renowned for its exceptional populations of lions, leopards, cheetahs and elephant, and the annual migration of wildebeest, zebra, Thomson's gazelle and other antelope, to and from the Serengeti every year known as the Great Migration.
BEST TIME to VISIT MAASAI MARA
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to KENYA
Safari : From July to September
Beach : from November to March
Masai Mara - Eagle looking for lunch
Masai Mara - the colorful Lilac-breasted Roller
Masai Mara - the elegant secretary bird
Masai Mara - Elephant on the edge of the Mara River
Masai Mara - Saddle Bill Stork
Masai Mara - Giraffes
Masai Mara - Giraffes
Masai Mara - Vultures are the cleaning service of nature
Masai Mara - Vultures are the cleaning service of nature
Masai Mara - Wildebeest is a powerful and a fast antelope
Masai Mara - Lioness
Masai Mara - Elephants drinking in the river
Masai Mara - Giraffe
Masai Mara - Mother and baby Hyrax, a relative of elephants. Not easy to guess
Masai Mara - Giraffe
Masai Mara - Male elephant with dry mud on his face
Masai Mara - Hyena
Masai Mara - Masai man working at the lodge
Masai Mara - Vultures are the cleaning service ofnature
Lioness in a bush
Masai Mara - Hippotamus
Masai Mara - Hippotamuses in the Mara River - they don't fear crocodiles and only babies are at risk, but Mam is there to keep them safe
Masai Mara - Buffaloes herd
Masai Mara - Male lion
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Wildebeest crossing the dangerous Mara river which is infested of Nile crocodiles
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Zebras crossing the dangerous Mara river which is infested of Nile crocodiles
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Zebra and Wildebeest are migrating together in long lines all over the savanna
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Zebra and Wildebeest are migrating together in long lines all over the savanna
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Zebra are migrating in long lines all over the savanna. Babies have to follow the mother crossing the Mara river, even very small like this one
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Zebra and Wildebeest are migrating together in long lines all over the savanna
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Zebra and Wildebeest are migrating together in long lines all over the savanna
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Zebra and Wildebeest are migrating together in long lines all over the savanna
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Wildebeest are migrating in long lines all over the savanna
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Wildebeest are migrating in long lines all over the savanna
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Wildebeest are migrating in long lines all over the savanna
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Wildebeest are migrating in long lines all over the savanna
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Wildebeest
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Wildebeest are migrating in long lines all over the savanna
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Nile Crocodiles in the Mara river are the biggest in Africa - this one is very impressive
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Nile Crocodiles in the Mara river are the biggest in Africa - Here 2 crocodiles
Masai Mara - Hippopotamuses
Masai Mara - Secretary bird
Masai Mara - Hippopotamuses
Masai Mara - this zebra looks overaged to milk its mother
Masai Mara - large monitor lizard
Masai Mara - male lion
Masai Mara - Cheetah hiding in the grass
Masai Mara - 2 blacks rhinos and elephants at the background
Masai Mara - Lioness and 2 cubs
Masai Mara - Topi Antelope overlooking the landscape
Masai Mara - Lioness on the move
Masai Mara - Topi antelope running
Masai Mara - Predators are happy during the great migration as there is plenty of food - here a lioness
Masa Mara - Sunset
Masai Mara - hyena with a full belly
Masai Mara - eagle
Masai Mara - the colorful Lilac-breasted Roller
Masai Mara - large monitor lizard
Masai Mara - Elephants drinking at the river
Masai Mara - a lodge and a giraffe
Masai Mara - green bee-eaters
Masai Mara - Zebras are inspecting the Mara river before crossing - here just below the white bird there is a dangerous Nile crocodile - so they have to find another location
Masai Mara - the colorful Lilac-breasted Roller
Masai Mara - giraffes
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Zebra are inspecting the Mara River because they know the danger hidden in the depth, or simply on the river bank
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Zebra are inspecting the Mara River because they know the danger hidden in the depth, or simply on the river bank
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Zebra crossing the Mara River
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Zebra crossing the Mara River but they these two ones aren't rushing and they are endangered
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Zebra crossing the Mara River
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Zebra and a crocodile probably too close for the zebra to survive
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Crocodiles are infesting the Mara river waiting the zebra and wildebeest for a good meal
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Zebras crossing the Mara river
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Zebras crossing the Mara river
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Zebras crossing the Mara river
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Zebras crossing the Mara river
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Some Elands are also migrating and they cross the Mara river. Here they are crossing with zebra. It's very rare to have the chance to see the Elands crossing as they aren't so numerous compared to zebras
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Some Elands are also migrating and they cross the Mara river. Here they are crossing with zebra. It's very rare to have the chance to see the Elands crossing as they aren't so numerous compared to zebras
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Some Elands are also migrating and they cross the Mara river. But they are very large powerful antelopes and they cross the river very quickly with big splashes. Crocodiles have no chance to grab them.
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Zebra and a crocodile in the Mara river
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Zebra and a crocodile probably too close for the zebra to survive but zebra are very powerful animals and it can help to escape
Masai Mara - Buffaloes taking a mud bath
Masai Mara - Warthogs
Masai Mara - Savanna landscape
Masai Mara - Buffaloes in a mud bath
Masai Mara - Savannah landscape
Masai Mara - a fresh wildebeest carcasse
Masai Mara - Wildebeest
Masai Mara - Giraffes
Masai Mara - Giraffes
Masai Mara - Giraffes
Masai Mara - Impalas
Masai Mara - Elephants crossing the road
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Zebra and Wildebeest are migrating together in long lines all over the savanna
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Zebra and Wildebeest are migrating together in long lines all over the savanna
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Zebra and Wildebeest are migrating together in long lines all over the savanna
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Zebra and Wildebeest are migrating together in long lines all over the savanna
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Zebra and Wildebeest are migrating together in long lines all over the savanna
Masai Mara - Great Migration - Zebra and Wildebeest are migrating together in long lines all over the savanna
Masai Mara - Great migration - Masai Mara - Great migration - Here a wildebeest killed by a crocodile floating on the river. After, other crocodiles join to dismantle the body while turning on themselves to snatch pieces. There is 3 crocodiles around the body, one in front and 2 at the back.
Masai Mara - Great migration - Here a wildebeest floating on the river with a crocodile.
Masai Mara - Bushbuck
Masai Mara - Vulture
Masai Mara - Lioness
Masai Mara - Hippopotamus on land
Masai Mara - Ox-pecker on a buffalo
Masai Mara - Thompson's Gazelles
Masai Mara - Mother Elephant and very young calf
Masai Mara - Mother Elephant with 2 very young calfs
Masai Mara - tiny bird
Masai Mara - Bird on a tree
Masai Mara - Green Bee-eater have a yellow belly
Masai Mara - Lioness
Masai Mara - brown eagle
Masai Mara - Green bee-eater
Masai Mara - Elephant eating grass with its trump
Masai Mara - Topi Antelope
Masai Mara - Banded mongoose
Masai Mara - Topi antelope
Masai Mara - large monitor lizard
Masai Mara - Eagle looking for lunch
Masai Mara - the colorful Saddle Bill Stork
Masai Mara - Giraffe
Masai Mara - Lioness looking for lunch
Masai Mara - Male Elephant
Masai Mara - Baboon
Masai Mara - Baboon
Masai Mara - Baby baboon
Masai Mara - Baboon
Masai Mara - Masai man with the traditional cloth
Masai Mara - Masai man with the traditional cloth with another man
Masai Mara - Masai man with the traditional cloth with another man
Masai Mara - Masai man with the traditional cloth
Masai Mara - Giraffe
Masai Mara - Masai man with the traditional cloth
Masai Mara - Masai man with the traditional cloth with another man
Masai Mara - Giraffe
Masai Mara - Male elephant
Masai Mara - Baby elephant
Masai Mara - Elephant - mother and calf
Masai Mara - Elephant
Masai Mara - Zebra, Thompson's gazelle and Topi
Masai Mara at night - no a great photo but a hyena on hunt
Masai Mara - Wildebeest - Mother and calf which succeeded both to cross the deadly Mara river
Masai Mara - Hippopotamuses in the river with a large open mouth
Masai Mara - Hippopotamuses
Masai Mara - the deadly Mara river is looking like a paradise but it's not the case for wildlife crosssing it
Masai Mara - Hippopotamus
Masai Mara - Topi Antelope
Masai Mara - Pied kingfisher
Masai Mara - Topi antelopes
Masai Mara - Elephants
Masai Mara - Topi Antelope
Masai Mara - Male Elephant
Masai Mara - Elephant calf
Masai Mara - Elephants and young calf
Masai Mara - Elephant
Masai Mara - Jeep driver
Masai Mara - Elephants
Masai Mara - Elephant
Masai Mara - white and blanc bird
Masai Mara - Bee-eater
Masai Mara - Male elephant
Masai Mara - Ox-peckers on a buffalo
Masai Mara - Buffalo calf
Masai Mara - Giraffe resting
Masai Mara - Buffaloes
Masai Mara - Giraffes
Mating season for these lions - The couple split apart of the lions's pride for few days and they mate dozens of times every day - here the male approach the female to mate again with her
Mating season for these lions - It seems it's the end of the mating season as the female doesn't seems to be interested anymore
Mating season for these lions - The male approach the female .. but
Mating season for these lions - a new tentative
Mating season for these lions - the female refused a new mating and the male lion have to wait
Mating season for these lions - Again the female refused a new mating showing its teeth
Mating season for these lions - Same answer for the disappointed male
Mating season for these lions - Again the female refused a new mating
Black rhinos are very few in Masai Mara because of the poaching of their horn - and we were very lucky to see a couple for the mating season
The rhinoceros originated in the Eocene about fifty million years ago and splits in many species. In Africa, there are the black rhino and the white rhino. In 50 years, some people succeed to endangered this magnificent animal, buying their horn which is only keratin like your hair and your nails. So for the people which kill indirectly the rhinos for keratin : stop buying and eat your nails. It will have the no-effect but allow your grandchildren to see rhinos in the wild.
Mating season for Rhinos - The male its head on the back of the female probably to know if she agree to go further
Mating season for rhinos - The male jumps to the back of the female. The weight of a male can be 1.3 tons when the female is smaller with 900 kilograms
Mating season for rhinos - The male can stay over an hour on the female
Mating season for rhinos - Something get wrong and the female escape
Mating season for rhinos - The male wants another try
Mating season for rhinos - The male approach again the female but she escape
Mating season for rhinos - Again the male wants another try
Mating season for rhinos - All rhinos have birds on their back, mostly ox-peckers
Mating season for rhinos - The male wants another try but same answer
Mating season for rhinos - Lonely male
Masai Mara - Male lion in the tall grass
Masai Mara - Lioness almost invisible in the tall grass - It can be a very bad surprise for some animals
Masai Mara - Lioness
Masai Mara - Thompson's gazelles
Masai Mara - Blue monkey
Masai Mara - Giraffe resting
Masai Mara - Crowned crane
Masai Mara - Muddy buffalo
Masai Mara - Giraffes
Masai Mara - Bushbucks
Masai Mara - Giraffes pattern is different for all giraffes
Masai Mara - Elephants and a calf
Masai Mara - Thompson's gazelle
Masai Mara - Zebras
Masai Mara - Wildebeest
Masai Mara - WaterBuck
Masai Mara - Wildebeest
Masai Mara - Topi antelope like the mounts for a large view
Masai Mara - Wildebeest
Masai Mara - zebras
Masai Mara - wildebeest
Masai Mara - Elephant on the bank of the Mara river
Masai Mara - the deadly Mara river
Masai Mara - Male Elephant
Masai Mara - Vultures are the cleaning service of nature
Masai Mara - Vultures are the cleaning service of nature
Masai Mara - Vultures are the cleaning service of nature
Masai Mara - Vultures are the cleaning service of nature
Masai Mara - Vultures are the cleaning service ofnature
Masai Mara - Vultures are the cleaning service of nature
The great migration is between Tanzania and Kenya every year. There is no road between Tanzania and Kenya in Masai Mara so it's impossible to cross here. Only animals have this right as they do for millions years.
The planet without these magnificent friendly animals will be very sad and never the same, as humans will be responsible of this extinction. So don't buy ivory to save them.
Black Rhino mating - The planet without these magnificent animals will be very sad and never the same, as humans will be responsible of this extinction. So don't buy any rhino horn to save them. You will save your money if you use your own nails as it is the same material than rhino horn (keratin).
Masai Mara reserve rules
Masai Mara -Savanna landscape
advertising of Kenyan Government - The duty of humans is to save all wildlife as they are very precious for many reasons. Don't buy illegal ivory, rhino horn, pangolin scales and much more. No buyer, no poaching.
Bushbucks
Warthog
Bushbucks
Giraffe eating
Masai Mara - Giraffe
Masai Mara - giraffe eating
Masai Mara - Hippopotamuses - mother and calf and may be the dominant male
Masai Mara - Hippopotamuses
Masai Mara - Hippopotamuses - mother and calf
Masai Mara - Hippopotamuses - mother and calf
Masai Mara - Hippopotamuses on land and in the Mara river
Masai Mara - Hippopotamuses - mother and calf
Masai Mara - Egyptian geese at mating season
Masai Mara - Egyptian geese at mating season
Masai Mara - Egyptian geese at mating season
Masai Mara - Believe it or not, the hyrax is the elephant's closest living relative. Here a baby hyrax
Masai Mara - Believe it or not, the hyrax is the elephant's closest living relative. Here a baby hyrax
Masai Mara - Believe it or not, the hyrax is the elephant's closest living relative. Here a mother hyrax
Masai Mara - Buffaloes are the most dangerous animals in Africa
Masai Mara - Impala
Masai Mara - Believe it or not, the hyrax is the elephant's closest living relative. Here a mother hyrax
Masai Mara - Buffaloes
Masai Mara - Buffaloes
Masai Mara - Buffaloes