I-Maasai Mara National Reserve itholakala eGreat Rift Valley eKenya futhi iqukethe ikakhulukazi utshani obuvulekile. Isemngceleni we ISerengeti National Park futhi ngokubambisana basingatha izimanga e-Afrika ezaziwa kakhulu - ukufuduka okukhulu kwaminyaka yonke. Igama elithi Masai Mara lakhethwa ngokuhlonipha isizwe samaMasai.
Lesi siqiwu sineqoqo elihle kakhulu lezilwane zasendle futhi kungenzeka ukuthi ungaboni nje 'izilwane Eziyisihlanu Ezinkulu' njengoba kuvame ukushiwo kabanzi, kodwa empeleni 'iBig Nine', okuhlanganisa iBhubesi, Ingwe, Indlovu, Ubhejane, Inyathi, Indlulamithi. , Idube, Ingulule, neMvubu. Kungenzeka ukuthi ngenxa yemvelo nokunotha kwezitshalo nezilwane epaki likazwelonke, umuntu angabona zonke lezi zilwane ezingenhla hhayi nje ekushayeleni umdlalo wamahora angu-2-3, kodwa futhi nangenhlanhla eyengeziwe, ngaphakathi komgwaqo. ihora lokushayela kwakho endaweni yokubhuka. Ingxenye engenhla ibala izithombe nolwazi olufushane ngezinye zezilwane zasendle ezimangalisayo nezilwane ozozithola eMasai Mara kuhlanganise nohlu lwezinyoni ezivame ukubonakala lapha. Isiqiwu siwumbuso wezilwane futhi cishe indawo engcono kakhulu yokubona uhlelo olumangalisayo lwezilwane zasendle zase-Afrika ehlane.
AmaMaasai ahlala kule ndawo kusukela kudala asuka eNayile Basin. I-Mara isho ukuthi 'amabala' ngesi-Maa, ulimi lwendawo lwesiMaasai. Kubhekiselwa ezihlahleni eziningi ezimfushane ezinamahlathi ozibona zinamachashaza phezu kwamathafa ase-savannah lapho ushayela epaki. Ukuze ubone ukuthi isizwe samaMasai siphila kanjani, ungavakashela elinye lamadolobhana awo eMasai Mara.
I-National Reserve iyikhaya lezilwane ezingaphezu kuka-95 kanye nezinhlobo zezinyoni ezingaphezu kuka-400. Izilwane zasendle ngokuvamile zisekelwe ekukhuphukeni kwesiqiwi. Phakathi kuka-August naphakathi no-Okthoba, ungavakashela iMasai Mara ukuze ubone ukufuduka okukhulu zezinkonkoni, amadube, izinsephe, izinyamazane nezimpala. Ngaleso sikhathi cishe sebewelile besuka eSerengeti National Park yaseTanzania ngaphesheya komngcele. Lokhu kufuduka kwaminyaka yonke kwezinkonkoni kuhilela izilwane ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-2.5. Izilwane ziwela uMfula iMara oyingozi ziyimihlambi yezinkulungwane zezilwane ukuze zithole utshani obusha ngaphesheya. Izingwenya sezilindile emanzini. Lona umbukwane othokozisayo akufanele uphuthelwe!
Izivakashi ziza eMasai Mara Triangle ngoba ingenye yezindawo ezihamba phambili emhlabeni ukuze zibone izilwane zasendle. Umfula iMara udabula iMara Triangle. Yindawo yokuqala abantu abaningi abafudukayo abafinyelela kuyo lapho besuka eSerengeti beya eMasai Mara. Unethuba elihle kakhulu lokubona izilwane eziningi lapha. AmaBig Five adumile (indlovu, ibhubesi, ingwe, ubhejane, nenyathi) ahlala eMasai Mara. Futhi ngenhlanhla encane, ungabona ama-cheetah, ama-servals, izimpisi, izimpungushe ezinamandlebe amalulwane, nezimpungushe ezinomhlane omnyama nezinemigqa esemaceleni. Unxantathu waseMara ubuye ube nezimvubu, izingwenya, izimfene, ama-warthogs, ama-topis, ama-elands, ama-Thomson's gazelles, ama-Grant's gazelles, ama-impala, ama-waterbucks, ama-oribis, ama-reed-cogs, amadube ezinye izilwane eziningi.
I-Maasai Mara iyindiza yemizuzu engama-45 ukusuka enhlokodolobha yaseKenya Nairobi, Izikhumulo zezindiza eziningana zisebenzela izindawo ezihlukahlukene zeMasai Mara, Akulula ukufika eMasai Mara usuka eTanzania ngoba alikho ihhovisi lentela eduze.
Esikhathini esomile kusukela ngoJuni kuya kuLwezi noNhlolanja noNdasa, amazinga okushisa angaba phezulu emini (30°C). Esikhathini semvula kusukela ngoNovemba kuya kuMeyi, nemvula ephezulu ngoDisemba-Januwari nango-Ephreli-May, amazinga okushisa avame ukwehla aze afike ku-20°C. Ngokuvamile alini usuku lonke njengoba umuntu ebona ekuseni libalele namafu emvula akhuphuka abheke ngezikhathi zantambama nakusihlwa.
Sincoma ukuvakashela iMasai Mara phakathi kuka-August naphakathi no-Okthoba, phakathi nokufuduka okukhulu. Lesi ukuphela kwesikhathi lapho inikeza khona inani elingeziwe, uma kuqhathaniswa ne-Serengeti National Park e-Tanzania.