Maasai mara and Kidepo safari – what to expect : Maasai Mara Game Reserve and kidepo national park safari is one of the safari combination safaris that have become popular in the past two years. Previously though some travelers would take the combination, it wasn’t popular and didn’t receive as much attention as now.

The reason this combination Safari has become popular in the recent days is because of these reasons.

  1. Kidepo National Park and Maasai Mara Game Reserve are both considered semi-arid places so considered to have similar vegetation and seeing how animals live in both habitats has become one thing that tourists are curious about.
  2. The maasai mara has the wildebeest as the Kidepo National Park has the cheetahs among other animals, both those animals are unique in the region and travelers would want to experience them.
  3. The Maasai people who live in the neighboring community of the maasai mara game reserve are very similar to the Ike people that live in the neighboring community of the Kidepo National Park, which gets people interested to see people who are almost exact living in extremely separate parks or areas within the east African region.

These 3 reasons are the main ones that have made this safari a combination of maasai mara game reserve and Kidepo National Park safari however there are many more reasons some coming down to preference of the traveler.

Now that the reasons for the safari’s popularity is covered, here is a list of things you will expect on this safari.

  1. You will expect to have a safari in two countries Uganda and Kenya, this is because Kidepo National Park is in Uganda and Maasai Mara National Park is in Kenya.
  2. You will see animals from the big five the lions, leopards, buffaloes, elephants, and a couple of other unique animals like the cheetahs and wildebeests. You will also see zebras, topis, impalas, giraffes and many more.
  3. You will also see over 2000 bird species combined those in kidepo national park and those in maasai mara.

    Maasai mara and Kidepo safari
    Maasai mara and Kidepo safari
  4. Both these parks are far from their countries capitals, so your in for a road trip for both.
  5. Your entire safari will take to up 8 days or more with the transfers included.
  6. You will need an East African Visa for this safari.
  7. Your safari can start from anywhere you like, whatever you prefer works best.
  8. If you start from Uganda, you will visit Kidepo National Park first.
  • You will start the safari from Kampala and travel by road to Kidepo national park, the journey will take 10- 11 hours a full day’s travel.
  • You will tour the park for the next two days viewing the over 100 mammal species in the park and the over 1500 bird species in the park, you will also have a chance to have nature walks to enjoy the flora and landscape among other things, you will most definitely crown your visit to this park by visiting the ike community where you will interact with the local people, learn more about them and their culture among other things.
  • You will then travel back to Kampala where you will connect to Entebbe for a connecting flight to Kenya for your maasai mara safari.
  • When you get to Nairobi, you will transfer to Maasai Mara a day’s journey where you will spend a night
  • You will spend the next two days exploring the maasai mara game park seeing the animals and the birds and then you will also visit the Maasai people to learn more about the culture of the people after whom the park is named.
  • After you will travel back to Nairobi where you will connect to your next destination.
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