MAASAI MARA MARATHON 2013

Maasai Mara Marathon is held annually to raise money and awareness for conservation in the Mara ecosystem. Proceeds from the marathon go towards education, provision of clean water, healthcare, sanitation and conservation projects for communities living in the Mara.

Animals bring it on to the runners

Since its inception in the year 2009, it has shown tremendous growth in popularity and now has thousands of registered local and international participants unlike the few hundreds it started with. Unlike other Marathons ran in urban areas, here participants run in the wild pace by pace alongside zebras, gazelles and wildebeests.

This year, The Kenya Airways Masai Mara Marathon 2013 will takes place on Saturday 5th October 2013 at the Lemeck Conservancy, Masai Mara.

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Footprint safaris brings you the jewel of Kenya's Wildlife Sanctuary, When it comes to game-viewing, there is nowhere in Africa richer in wildlife or more eventful in encounters than the Mara. A pristine wilderness of haunting beauty, The Masai Mara hosts the annual wildebeest and zebra migration of over 2 million animals between Kenya and Tanzania during the months of June-October.
This is the shortest and cheapest safari with the greatest chance to view Africa's big 5 (lion, elephant, rhino, leopard and cape buffalo). If you are on a budget this is the ideal Kenya wildlife safari for you. Safari to the Masai Mara is available through out the season, you can have a group safari or a private tour depending on your budget.

MAASAI MARA WILDEBEEST EXPERIENCE

Guest-Post by Clare || The Maasai Mara Wildebeest Migration is definitely one of the most unforgettable and remarkable wildlife attractions that make Kenya one of the best wildlife destinations worldwide.  Come July, August and October, tourist flock to the Maasai Mara, the most popular wildlife spot in Kenya, to catch the spectacular event, and why not! This natural occurrence has a lot to offer, the deep, primal rumbling sound of thundering hooves as well as low grunts is something that raises the nerves. The sight of the wildebeest migration is amazing, with an unbroken energetic mass that widens from one perspective to the other and the fact that they are joined by stripped black and white zebras gives the sight an outstanding feature. 

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There is no other place in the world where there is a movement of over a million-number of animals from one place to another apart from the Maasai Mara. The Maasai Mara wildebeest migration happens in the month of July all through to October. The wildebeest has to cross the Mara River in to the Maasai Mara in search of greener pastures. During the crossing of the river, the wildebeest have to overcome the wrath of hungry crocodiles that always are a beneficial lot during this migration. They have to wrestle with the crocodiles to for survival, which is the highlight of the event, but not all of them make it to the other end as the crocodiles overpowers them.  Even after crossing to Maasai Mara, they are still wanted by other larger carnivores like lion, but that is just a balance of the ecosystem. 

The Maasai Mara wildebeest migration can be captured on the early morning game drives in customized vehicles, or a walking safari guided by Maasai warrior, or horseback safaris in areas surrounding the Maasai Mara or from hot air balloon safaris over the plains of the Maasai Mara.