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	Kenya safari guide - Kenyalogy: Parks and reserves: Masai Mara National Reserve: Lodging
		Keekorok, the most classical of Masai Mara lodges, belongs to Block Hotels and is the main reference point inside the reserve, since it is located at the crossroads of the E176 (Keekorok-Oloololo Gate), C12 (Sekenani Gate-Sand River Gate), E177 (Keekorok-Talek Gate) and E301 (Keekorok-Ololamutiek Gate).
		The Mara River Camp, property of Savannah Camps & Lodges, is located northwest of the reserve by the Mara river, in Koyaike Conservation Area.
		The camp is surrounded by a loop of the Mara river with plenty of hippos.
	www.kenyalogy.com /eng/parques/mara4.html (1501 words)

	\| Masai Mara - Information including maps, lodges and safaris \|
		Masai Mara has a rolling savannah landscape dotted with patchy shrubs and bush thickets,and is the Kenyan part of the large ecosystem stretching south to Serengeti in Tanzania.
		The wildlife in Masai Mara is quite varied and ranges from large herds of elephant and prides of lions, to families of mongoose and squirrels.
		Conservation in the Masai Mara is of paramount importance, and has been targetted at preservation of the wildlife, environment, land issues, human-wildlife conflicts and tourist practises.
	www.shoortravel.com /masaimara.html (588 words)

	Mara River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Mara River is a river of Africa, flowing in Kenya and Tanzania.
		It lies across the annual migration path of the ungulates in the Masai Mara reserve.
		Crocodiles are common near the river, as are many species of birds.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mara_River (122 words)

	\|\| Mara Safari Club, Masai Mara, Kenya - Discounted Rates \|\|
		Your base for the adventure is the Mara Safari Club, which lies in the north west of the Masai Mara, at the foot of the Aitong Hills.
		The camp is positioned on an ox-bow of the Mara River, so that all en-suite tents have a view of the hippo-filled river.
		Mara Safari Club's luxurious en-suite tents, spread along an ox-bow of the Mara River, are erected on a concrete plinth and each have a game-viewing verandah.
	www.shoortravel.com /marasafari.html (317 words)

	Masai Mara Accommodation Guide, Kenya \| Safari Lodge and Camp Portfolio in Kenya
		The Masai Mara National Park is best known for the great migration of Wildebeest and Zebra as they search for lush grazing following the rains, stalked by their predators – one of the world’s greatest wildlife spectacles.
		Covering an area of 1 500km2 in south western Kenya, the Masai Mara is bordered in the west by the Oloololo Escarpment of the Great Rift Valley and in the east by the Ngama Hills.
		Mara Camp is located on the Koyiaki Group Ranch adjoining the Masai Mara National Reserve.
	www.thesafaricompany.co.za /Lodge_Hotel_Kenya_MasaiMara.htm (698 words)

	Masai Mara National Reserve (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Mara, as it is referred to, is 721 square miles and was established in 1961.
		The Mara is an extension of the Serengeti National park of Tanzania, and is cushioned by the Loita Hills in the east, Itong Hills in the North and Siria escarpment in the west.
		An impressive feature is the annual migration of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle from the plains of the Serengeti that cross the Tanzanian border and rivers to reach the Mara's lush grassland from late June, hunted by the predators: lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena and circled by vultures as the journey unfolds.
	kenya.com /masaimara.html (873 words)

	Kenya safari guide - Kenyalogy: Parks and reserves: Masai Mara National Reserve
		From July to October, Masai Mara is at its peak, with the seasonal visitors populating the vast grasslands.
		The riverbanks of the Mara and of the multiple tributary streams are bordered by dense riverine forests with a good chance to find some of the reserve's bird species.
		But the Masai Mara region had already been deserted over the 19th century, when epidemics and tribal warfare decimated the Maasai people and drove them to a decline which they are still expecting to recover from.
	www.kenyalogy.com /eng/parques/mara.html (1199 words)

	Accommodation in Maasai Mara, Kenya - Star Travel & Tours Ltd.
		Mara Simba was conceived, not just as an overnight stop but as a safari resort, as the ultimate lodge in the Maasai Mara.
		Mara Intrepids Club is located in the centre of Maasai Mara National Reserve, on the banks of the Talek River, and near one of the major wildlife migration crossings.
		Voyager Safari Lodge, Mara is situated to the northeast of the Maasai Mara National Reserve, within the borders of the Koyaki/Lemek Wildlife Trust.
	www.startravel.co.ke /acc_mara.html (2081 words)

	WWF - Mara River Basin Management Initiative (Kenya and Tanzania)
		The Mara River Basin is about 13,750 km2, of which 65 per cent is located in Kenya and 35 per cent in Tanzania.
		The future of the Mara River, the multi-billion tourism industry in the Masai Mara and Serengeti, the multi-million wheat and maize farming activities, the ever-growing livestock enterprise of the Maasai all depend on the management of forests (SW Mau) at the source of the river.
		The survival of the Mara River and that of its users was recently threatened by a plan by the Kenya Government’s plan to diverse water from the Mara’s Amalo tributary to another river for purposes of hydro-power generation.
	www.panda.org /about_wwf/where_we_work/africa/publications/index.cfm?uNewsID=10822 (751 words)

	African Safaris & Travel \| Kenyan Safaris \| Tanzania Safaris
		Well-watered by the Mara River, enjoying abundant vegetation, wildlife and rainfall, its ecology would appear, at first sight, to be relatively resilient.
		At the Mara River they mass together on the banks before finally plunging forward through the raging waters, creating a frenzy as they fight against swift currents and waiting crocodiles.
		The Mara is an awesome natural wonder, a place where Maasai warriors share the plains with hunting lions, a place of mighty herds and timeless cycles of life, death and regeneration.
	www.kenya.com /location.asp?id=7 (1047 words)

	Mara River Camp - Safaris - Masai Mara Kenya
		Nestled at the foot of the Oloololo Escarpment and on the northwest boundary of Kenya's famous Maasai Mara National Reserve, on a beautiful forested bend of the majestic Mara River, is one of Kenya's smallest and most charming tented lodges.
		The camp is located right on the Mara River, which makes wildlife interaction an excellent one: at night you can often find hippos coming into the camp area or sun-basking around on the banks.
		The cuisine is delicious and wholesome, the staff and management are exceptionally friendly and the canvas tents have all the authenticity of being '"in the bush'" whilst providing all the luxurious facilities for a most comfortable stay.
	www.africanmeccasafaris.com /kenya/safaris/lodges/mararivercamp.asp (446 words)

	Mara Safari Club :: Lonrho Hotels :: Holiday Destinations :: Choices Wild Limited
		Surrounded on three sides by the Mara River, all tents have their own private river frontage, with four-poster beds, verandah, electricity, modern en-suite facilities with hot and cold running water.
		Mara Safari Club is not on the mains, but a generator operates for 24 hours in both the main building and the tents in the form of 3-point square pin sockets.
		Mara Safari Club has a total of 50 tents, of which 42 are twin-bedded and 8 double- bedded.
	www.choiceswild.com /holidays/lonrho_marasafari.htm (3320 words)

	Mara Conservancy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		About Us The Masai Mara is a National Reserve, not a National Park, which means that it is held in trust for the people and managed by the local county councils, as opposed to the Kenya Wildlife Service.
		Trans Mara County Council then became responsible for the management of the section of the Masai Mara National Reserve falling within their jurisdiction – known as the Mara Triangle....
		The Situation As We Found It When the Mara Conservancy became responsible for the management of the Mara Triangle, the infrastructure, equipment and roads in the area were absent or decayed.
	www.maraconservancy.com (176 words)

	Serengeti Migration - The Greatest Show on Earth
		In general the migration is still at large in the Masai Mara and river crossings are happening any day depending on the weather patterns which determines the direction where the animals will go.
		Those that had crossed the Mara River into the Mara Triangle are concentrated on the southwestern part of the Masai Mara triangle.
		in the morning we went to check the Mara bridge crossing points and we were astonished by the numerous herds of both wildebeest and Zebras massing the banks of the Mara river desperate to cross into the Triangle.
	africanadrenalin.co.za /CCA/migration.htm (1447 words)

	Mara Safari Club - Kenya Safari - Masai Mara
		The Mara Safari Club is a four-hour drive from Nairobi, or a forty-five minute flight from Wilson Airport (Nairobi) with a ten-minute drive from Ngerende Airstrip.
		Mara Safari Club has a total of 50 tents, of which 42 are twin-bedded and 8 double-bedded.
		It is not uncommon to see hippos and crocodiles swimming or walking in the river, monkeys swinging through the trees or any of the larger mammals stopping at the water's edge for a drink.
	www.africanmeccasafaris.com /kenya/safaris/lodges/marasafariclub.asp (946 words)

	Mara River Camp, the Maasai Mara Game Reserve
		Nestled at the foot of the Oloololo Escarpment and on the north west boundary of Kenya's famous Maasai Mara National Reserve, on a beautiful forested bend of the majestic Mara River, is one of Kenya's smallest and most charming tented lodges.
		The resident Hippo of Mara River Camp have long ruled out any possibility of a swimming pool, while roaming herds of bull Elephant have also put an end to any exotic gardens.
		Mara River Camp is favoured by naturalists, wildlife researchers, film crews, photographers and conservationists.
	www.savannahcamps.com /scl/maasaimara.html (507 words)

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		The Mara River, the reserve's backbone, traverses north to south.
		The fresh, tender and mineral-rich pastures on the other side of the humans' border, in Masai Mara, are the irresistible bait for the animals to finally invade the Kenyan reserve, an event which usually starts in late June to early July.
		The operation of fording the river is the most delicate along the migration, and as such seems to plunge the gnus in a state of anxiety that only relieves when the whole herd has crossed.
	www.masaimara-migration.com /Pages/migration.html (674 words)

	Masai Mara
		Together, the Masai Mara and Serengeti make up one ecosystem; and animals pass across the political border between the two areas freely, as instinct and the seasons dictate.
		By and large, the Mara is an area of breathtaking vistas with vast rolling plains stretching to the horizon.
		In the Mara river, hippo submerge at the approach of a vehicle only to surface seconds later to snort and grumble their displeasure.
	www.tulsagymnastics.com /africa/Masai_Mara.html (870 words)

	Simba Lodges
		The Mara Simba lodge sits overlooking a dramatic bend on the bank of the Talek, a tributary of the Mara River, gently blending into the surrounding wilderness.
		Stretching almost a kilometer along the river the grounds on the bank remain in their virgin condition, while the landscaped gardens filled with indigenous trees at the back draw a great variety of birds and butterflies.
		The Mara Simba is the only truly environment friendly lodge in Kenya as it is the first to install a sewage treatment plant.
	www.marasimba.com /section.asp?ID=2 (288 words)

	Mara Station on the River B&B at Mara Station on the River B&B and Vacation Rental :: Mara, BC :: ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Mara Station on the River B&B at Mara Station on the River B&B and Vacation Rental :: Mara, BC :: Accommodation for Mara Lake
		Mara Station on the River B&B and Vacation Rental :: Mara, BC :: Accommodation for Mara Lake
		Mara Station on the River is now taking bookings for 2006.
	www.marastation.com /2006/04/15/mara-station-bed-breakfast (103 words)

	Photo Safaris - FOCUS ON: Masai Mara Wildlife Reserve, Kenya
		The Mara is a huge, unspoiled landscape of rolling hills evocative of Hemingway's "Green Hills of Africa." Stands of acacia trees break up the extensive stretches of grass savannah that is threaded with numerous tributaries of the Mara River.
		In the river itself, hippopotamus and crocodiles bask near the shore.
		Mara Intrepids Club is located on a tranquil bend in the Talek River and sheltered by a forested canopy.
	www.photosafaris.com /Tours_2004/FocusOn_MasaiMara.asp (2330 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Kenya's Masai Mara is teeming with wildlife
		MASAI MARA, Kenya — What strikes you most about the Masai Mara, a massive game reserve in Kenya, is the amount of wildlife roaming its grassy plains.
		Flying across the Masai Mara from Nairobi or Mombasa, you get a glimpse of the stunning landscape, with the Mara River winding across the sweeping grasslands that are dotted with rolling hills.
		Almost everywhere in the Mara is crowded with lions, elephants, cheetahs, buffalo, antelope, giraffes, hippos, gazelles, zebras, hyenas, kudu, ostrich, jackal, impala, and wildebeest — always looking hostile and often fighting each other.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,635202519,00.html (1151 words)

	Kenya Parks and Reserves: Masai Mara (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Masai Mara National Reserve is probably the most famous and most visited Reserve in Kenya.
		An impressive feature is the annual migration of wildebeests, zebras and gazelles from the plains of the Serengeti that cross the Tanzanian border and rivers to reach the Mara's grasslands from late June, tracked by predators: lion, leopard, cheetah, and hyena, and circled by vultures as their journey unfolds.
		Their dramatic river crossings are a reality for tourists visiting in early July-August.
	www.kilimanjaro.com /kenya/mara.htm (210 words)

	Around The World - Masai Mara National Park
		But this richness of fauna, this profusion of winged beauty and the untouched fragility of the lanscape, are all subordinate to the Mara's formost attraction, the march of the wildebeest.
		Once the Mara grass has been devoured and when fresh rain in Tanzania has brought forth a new flush there, the herds turn south, heading hundreds of kilometeres back to Serengeti and the Ngorongoro plains.
		In the reserve itself, options include: the Mara Sarova Camp with 150 beds; the Mara Sopa Lodge with 144 beds; the Mara Serena Lodge with 152 beds; the Keekorok Lodge with 158 beds; Governor's Camp with 76 beds; Little Governor's Camp with 34 beds; and the Mara Intrepids Club with 60 beds.
	www.indiatravelite.com /discoverworld/masaimaranationalprark.htm (560 words)

	Serengeti Migration - The Greatest Show on Earth 2004
		At least nearly 20,000 migrants are at the Mara triangle and the huge mass are still coming soon, to enjoy their honeymoon bread[red oat grass] before they head back to the Serengeti later in the year.
		On 20/07/06 along the Mawemawe crossing near Serena about 1,000 wildebeest and zebras were crossing the river before they were cut off by a huge crocodile that snatched one foal of a zebra cutting and tearing the stomach and the intestines were out.
		An amazing view of those from the loita hills crossing the Mara river can be seen near Kichwa Tembo camp and those from Serengeti at Mara bridge, the southern part of the Masai Mara.
	www.wildwatch.com /sightings/migration.asp (996 words)

	Webkenya - Safari in Kenya - Maasai Mara Reserve - Masai
		The ecosystem of the Mara is unique as large open grassplainsN are soaked by permanent riversN (Mara, Talek and Sand River) which provide different habitats (plains, riverine forests, swamps) and beautiful sceneries.
		The highlight of the Mara is the great migration of wildebeestN and zebraN coming from the Serengeti in search of lush grass - watching millions of gnus crossing in mass the deadly Mara river is fascinating.
		The vegetation of the north-western is slightly denser as the area is soaked by the Mara river, and it is composed of dense woodlands, bushlands and one large swampy area.
	www.webkenya.com /eng/safari/maasai_mara.php (2348 words)

	Keekerok to Mara River, 14th Sept. '99 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		These wildebeest were moving westward towards the Mara River on the hill rising from Keekerok.
		We spotted this one among all the wildebeest heading towards the Mara River.
		All we managed to see at this point were a few hippopotami lounging in the river.
	www.eastafricadreams.com /140999_am3.html (112 words)

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		And its precisely the large bearded antelope of the acacia savanna and short-grass plains, known also as gnu, the most numerous inhabitant of the Masai Mara (as it is of the Serengeti), with an estimated population of almost 2 million individuals living in the Great Serengeti ecosystem.
		Its riverbanks (as well as those of the Mara's multiple tributary streams) are bordered by dense riverine forests where many the reserve's bird species are to be found.
		It's here, on the banks of the Mara River, where the migratory herds of the Great Migration make their mass crossing, that one of the most dramatic spectacles of nature is consumed.
	www.masai-mara.net /introduction.html (651 words)

	Institute for Field Education Seminars - NWT Rivers - Mara
		The Mara River flows northward through the Central Canadian Arctic and empties into the Burnside River about 50 km up the Burnside from Bathurst Inlet on the Arctic Ocean.
		It is a mid-sized river, not frequently travelled, and quite beautiful.
		In recent years (mid 90s) a portion of the Bathurst Caribou herd has been calving near the junction of the Mara and Burnside Rivers.
	www.muskox.com /rivers/mara.html (121 words)

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