Kenya Travel Guide & Manual - International Luxury Travel Market
Kenya Travel Guide & Manual - International Luxury Travel Market
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Mara Triangle<br />
MARA TRIANGLE<br />
Contact details<br />
Mara Conservancy<br />
PO Box 63457 – 00620, Nairobi<br />
Tel: +254 (0)2 3749632<br />
Fax: +254 (0)2 3749636<br />
Email: mara@triad.co.ke<br />
www.maraconservancy.com<br />
Contact person<br />
Brian Heath<br />
Location<br />
Trans Mara District - Western<br />
sector, Masai Mara.<br />
Distance from Nairobi<br />
300 km<br />
Size<br />
510 sq km<br />
Park fees<br />
Contact tour operator.<br />
Climatic conditions<br />
Altitude 5,300 feet (1,600<br />
metres). Rainy season from November<br />
through May, with peak<br />
rainfall in December-January<br />
and April-May. Dry season from<br />
June-November. Often sunny<br />
mornings with cloud build-up<br />
in the afternoons – during the<br />
rains this develops into thunderstorms<br />
in the afternoon and<br />
evening. Max temperatures up<br />
to 30°C and min temperatures<br />
around 20°C.<br />
Wildlife<br />
The Mara is known as one<br />
of the finest wildlife destinations<br />
in the World. There is an<br />
excellent chance of seeing the<br />
Big 5, cheetah, serval, hyena,<br />
bat-eared foxes, black-backed<br />
and side-striped jackals, hippo,<br />
crocodile, baboons, warthog,<br />
topi, eland, Thompson’s gazelle,<br />
Grant’s gazelle, impala,<br />
waterbuck, oribi, reed-buck, zebra.<br />
During the migration (July<br />
to November) huge numbers of<br />
wildebeest move in.<br />
Access<br />
The Mara Triangle is serviced<br />
by two all-weather airstrips<br />
– Mara Serena and Kichwa<br />
Tembo. The main road access<br />
into the Triangle is through<br />
Narok and Sekenani Gate.<br />
Accommodation<br />
Mara Serena (150 beds) and<br />
Little Governors’ Camp (36<br />
beds) are the only two lodges<br />
situated in the Triangle. Kichwa<br />
Tembo, Mpata Club, Olonana,<br />
Mara Siria and Kilima Camp are<br />
situated on the periphery but<br />
use the Triangle.<br />
Best time to visit<br />
Peak season is between July<br />
and October, during the migration.<br />
Early November and February<br />
can also offer excellent<br />
game viewing.<br />
Activities<br />
Game viewing, camping, night<br />
game drives, visits to Masai cultural<br />
villages, ballooning, bush<br />
dinner, lunch and breakfast.