Mara River
Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
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What is the 12 hour rule for Masai Mara?
What is the 12-Hour Rule for Masai Mara? This rule limits the time visitors can spend inside the Masai Mara National Reserve to 12 hours per day. Designed to protect both wildlife and the ecosystem from excessive human interference, the rule is enforced by the Narok County Council, which governs the reserve.
What is the Maasai Mara National Reserve famous for?
The Maasai Mara Game Reserve is the northern part of the world-famous Serengeti-Mara animal migration that has been referred to as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. In addition, the Mara ecosystem supports the highest concentration of wildlife in Kenya.
Why is it called Mara River?
It is named in honour of the Maasai people, the ancestral inhabitants of the area, who migrated to the area from the Nile Basin. Their description of the area when looked at from afar: "Mara" means "spotted" in the Maa language because of the short bushy trees which dot the landscape.