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Maasai Mara, also sometimes spelled Masai Mara and locally known simply as The Mara, is a large national game reserve in Narok, Kenya, contiguous with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.
Maasai Mara is one of the most famous and important wildlife conservation and wilderness areas in Africa, world-renowned for its exceptional populations of lion, African leopard, cheetah and African bush elephant. It also hosts the Great Migration, which secured it as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa, and as one of the ten Wonders of the World.
Wildebeest, topi, zebra, and Thomson's gazelle migrate into and occupy the Mara reserve, from the Serengeti plains to the south and Loita Plains in the pastoral ranches to the north-east, from July to October or later. Herds of all three species are also resident in the reserve.
All members of the "Big Five" (lion, leopard, elephant, Cape buffalo, black and white rhinos) are found here all year round.[4] The Maasai Mara is the only protected area in Kenya with an indigenous black rhino population, unaffected by translocations, and due to its size, is able to support one of the largest populations in Africa
It began in 1993 as a single, simple and rustic lodge on a family farm in the Sabi Sands, on the edge of the Kruger National Park. This is when Jurie and Pippa Moolman decided to give the safari industry a try and welcome paying guests to their little piece of African paradise. With no experience and nothing but the seed of an idea, the couple began the journey that has turned that family farm – Djuma – into a world-renowned safari destination with a reputation for some of the best game viewing in Africa.
Today Djuma, whose name means “roar of the lion” in the local Shangaan vernacular, is a globally recognised safari brand that’s lauded as much for its commitment to people and planet as it is for its exceptional Big Five safari experiences and incredible wildlife sightings.
With three beautiful lodges, this is the home of truly authentic, immersive safaris where guests connect not just with nature in all its raw, wild glory but also with an incredible team of people who have been nurtured as part of Djuma’s extended, inclusive and thoroughly blended family.
All of our lodges – Galago Camp, Vuyatela Lodge and the brand new Tumbeta House – are offered on an exclusive use, self-catering basis, for a minimum three night stay, enabling you and groups of friends and family to experience the African bush at your leisure, setting your own timetable and creating a lifetime’s worth of unforgettable memories.
The reserve is situated in the Greater Dinokeng Area, a region in northern Gauteng that was earmarked for development through eco-tourism.
Construction of a 200km perimeter game fence for the Reserve commenced in 2008 and landowners began to dismantle fences around individual properties allowing game to move freely between properties. Big 5 Animals such as White Rhino followed by Lions and Elephants were progressively introduced by 2011.
The Reserve was officially opened on 22 September 2011 after the introduction of four of the Big 5 had been accomplished. Buffalo were introduced in late 2012.
In 2018 a herd of Black Rhino were released into the reserve making it a genuine Big 5 Reserve.
The name of the Dinokeng Game Reserve (DGR) is derived from the languages of the baTswana and baPedi people who traditionally inhabited the area. Meaning “a place of rivers”, Dinokeng lies in the catchment area of two rivers that flow into the Olifants and Limpopo rivers and on to the Indian Ocean.
The DGR is situated on the north eastern quadrant of the Gauteng Province of South Africa between latitudes 25°40’00”S and 25°10’00”Sand longitudes 28°15’00”E and 28°40’00”E comprising currently 18 500 ha.
The DGR area experiences summer rainfall patterns in the form of thunder storms which can be variable and erratic. Rainfall varies from 350mm to 750mm per season. Temperatures vary between 0° and 40° with a long term daily average of 21°.
The Dinokeng Game Reserve is Malaria-free.
I joined a tour of the Kruger National Park offered by Martin Brasg of Laughing Hyena Safaris in October 2020.
A well needed break after spending nine months indoors due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
It was a self-catering holiday in the Kruger
National Park at Skukuza rest camp. We were a small group, just 4 of us, including Martin as our host and tour guide. Martin was a
cosummate host, and thought of everything.
He catered for ou every need, and we were want for nothing.
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