Top reasons to go on a game drive in the Masai Mara

By HerdTracker

Game drives are just one of many activities that you can experience in Kenya’s Masai Mara. For a glimpse into what you could see, we’ve scoured Instagram to find 10 reasons why you should experience a game drive in the Masai Mara during your Kenya safari.

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A photo posted by Leslie Lawrence (@bal928) on Feb 24, 2016 at 9:25pm PST

?: @dounial | tag your shot #appleandtravel to be featured First place to be featured is the beautiful and incredible #masaimara #2weektravel Situated Southwest of Kenya, covering an area of 1 510 square km, the Masai Mara National Reserve is a land of breathtaking vistas, abundant wildlife, and endless plains. The quintessential Masai Mara safari delivers many attractions and is home to an excellent year-round concentration of game as well as the two million animals that make up the Great Migration. The Masai Mara National Reserve was named for the Maasai people who inhabit the area, and for the Mara River, which flows through this great reserve. It shares a border with Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park and is essentially a continuation of this park, forming the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem. In addition to the abundant wildlife in the reserve, no Masai Mara safari would be complete without a cultural experience with the Maasai people. &Beyond has a wonderful assortment of sensitive cultural excursions due to the strong ties we have maintained with the communities surrounding our lodges. We also offer an extensive range of Masai Mara safari adventures as well as some of the finest lodges in Kenya and a host of carefully selected partner properties to ensure your stay is truly unforgettable. Why Visit Great Migration – One of nature’s biggest wildlife spectacles is the wildebeest migration – watch in awe as the animals cross the Mara River for the Masai Mara (Jul – Oct). Glide over the Masai Mara in a Hot Air Balloon followed by an indulgent breakfast celebration. Home to over 450 bird species. Wildlife haven, with the Big Five regularly spotted on game drives. Breath-taking views of the open plains The Masai Mara Ecosystem holds one of the highest lion densities in world. See Maasai herdsmen graze their cattle side by side with predators and prey. For now information visit : http://www.andbeyond.com/kenya/places-to-go/masai-mara-national-reserve.htm #Apple #travel #stevejobs #kenya #africa #safari #thisisafrica #wildlife #elephant #bigfive #traveller #travelgram #travelpics #travelawesome #traveltheworld #globetrotter #ranger #iphoneonly #iphonography A photo posted by Appleandtravel (@appleandtravel) on Feb 24, 2016 at 4:06pm PST

Every year more than 2 million #zebra and wildebeest take an epic journey across #Africa in the #Serengeti #Greatmigration, the most phenomenal natural spectacle on earth #masaimara #zebrasintransit A photo posted by ’74Escape (@74escape) on Feb 20, 2016 at 2:34am PST

I visited Masai Mara National Reserve… Located in south western Kenya it offers amazing view of animals as well as there Masai warriors watching over the reserve… #amazingplace #amazingexperience #keepexploring #keepdiscovering #Emirates #kenya #masaimara #globalexplorer #beautifuldestination A photo posted by Jamilah Mo (@jamilahmo) on Feb 23, 2016 at 9:16pm PST

The Road of Lions ?? Photographed in Masai Mara,Kenya Photography by © Burak Dogansoysal #traveling #wildlife #Lion #nature #naturelovers #biology_ecology #biology #Kenya #Masaimara A photo posted by Biology ? Ecology (@biology_ecology) on Feb 20, 2016 at 9:36pm PST

The Masai Mara is just so vast. This hot air balloon gives some idea of the scale. Amazing place. Amazing experience. Can’t recommend it enough! #wildeyesa #masaimara #wildlifephotographer #migration #greatmigration #hotairballoon #wildebeest #kenya #whyilovekenya #wildlifephotographer A photo posted by David Verbossche (@davidverbossche) on Feb 18, 2016 at 1:56pm PST

Sunrise, Maasai Mara #kenya #africa #savanna #safari #animal #animals #travelphotography #travel #wildlifephotography #wildlife #wild #photo #photography #photooftheday #photojournalism #lion #sun #sunrise #masaimara #canon #maasaimara #landscape #landscapephotography A photo posted by @jomhod100 on Feb 18, 2016 at 7:22am PST

 

A giraffe drinking (and dripping…) in Masai Mara, Kenya. #giraffe #giraffes #naturegram #bestnatureshots #Nationalgeographic #natureshots #allwhatsbeautiful #nature_wizards #conservation #keepitwild #cool_capture_ #animal_captures #Wildlifephotography #nature_of_our_world #cool_capture #ig_naturelovers #splendid_animals #wildlife_perfection #nakedplanet #animalelite #animalpolis #nikonnofilter #exclusive_animals #animaladdicts #wildlife_seekers #natureshooters #Amazing_pictures #wildlifeplanet #nikonusa #masaimara To see more of my pictures and in better quality, and to order prints, please visit my website www.YSWildlifePhotography.com and please like my Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/YS.Wildlife.Photography

A photo posted by Yaron Schmid (@yswildlifephotography) on Feb 2, 2016 at 2:03pm PST

#africa #lilacbreastedroller #lilac #bird #birdwatching #nature #kenya #masaimara A photo posted by Biscio Matteo Sarzi Amade’ (@bisciomn) on Feb 20, 2016 at 1:07pm PST

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