MAASAI MARA EDUCATIONAL TOUR * SIANA SPRINGS*
Day 01: NAIROBI – MAASAI MARA
08:00 hrs, be picked from the school compound and drive through the kikuyu farmlands with a stop at the Kijabe View Point. Here we will have a talk about the rift valley, its formation, geographical features, its connection with human evolution and its economic importance.
Later proceed to drive west past Mount Longonot and via Narok to the Maasai Mara National Reserve to arrive for lunch at the respective Lodge.
Dinner & overnight at SIANA SPRINGS CAMP.
Maasai Mara, Africa’s greatest wildlife reserve in Kenya is without a doubt Africa’s most famous safari destination. The Maasai Mara Ecosystem holds one of the highest lion densities in world and this is where over TWO MILLION wildebeest and zebra migrate annually. The Maasai Mara is also the "New 7th Wonder of the Natural World", and is situated in south-western Kenya on the northern tip of the Serengeti National Park. This is where the word “Safari” comes in to its true light, meaning "journey" in Kiswahili, Kenya’s national language.
The Wildebeest Migration: This happens through out the year, but it only happens in the Maasai Mara from approximately mid June to the end of October. The Great Migration is one of the most impressive natural events worldwide, involving an immensity of herbivores: some 1, 300,000 Wildebeest, 360,000 Thompson’s Gazelle, and 191,000 Zebra. These numerous migrants are followed along their annual, circular route by a block of hungry predators, most notably lions and hyena.
Day 02: MAASAI MARA
Morning and late afternoon game viewing drives in this Reserve, with spectacular sceneries and diverse wildlife.
All meals and overnight at SIANA SPRINGS CAMP.
Day 03: MAASAI MARA – NAIROBI
After breakfast at the Camp, embark on your return journey to Nairobi. On arrival in the early afternoon, you will be dropped off at your school premises.
Activities for Students
Day 01: NAIROBI – MAASAI MARA
08:00 hrs, be picked from the school compound and drive through the kikuyu farmlands with a stop at the Kijabe View Point. Here we will have a talk about the rift valley, its formation, geographical features, its connection with human evolution and its economic importance.
Later proceed to drive west past Mount Longonot and via Narok to the Maasai Mara National Reserve to arrive for lunch at the respective Lodge.
Dinner & overnight at SIANA SPRINGS CAMP.
Maasai Mara, Africa’s greatest wildlife reserve in Kenya is without a doubt Africa’s most famous safari destination. The Maasai Mara Ecosystem holds one of the highest lion densities in world and this is where over TWO MILLION wildebeest and zebra migrate annually. The Maasai Mara is also the "New 7th Wonder of the Natural World", and is situated in south-western Kenya on the northern tip of the Serengeti National Park. This is where the word “Safari” comes in to its true light, meaning "journey" in Kiswahili, Kenya’s national language.
The Wildebeest Migration: This happens through out the year, but it only happens in the Maasai Mara from approximately mid June to the end of October. The Great Migration is one of the most impressive natural events worldwide, involving an immensity of herbivores: some 1, 300,000 Wildebeest, 360,000 Thompson’s Gazelle, and 191,000 Zebra. These numerous migrants are followed along their annual, circular route by a block of hungry predators, most notably lions and hyena.
Day 02: MAASAI MARA
Morning and late afternoon game viewing drives in this Reserve, with spectacular sceneries and diverse wildlife.
All meals and overnight at SIANA SPRINGS CAMP.
Day 03: MAASAI MARA – NAIROBI
After breakfast at the Camp, embark on your return journey to Nairobi. On arrival in the early afternoon, you will be dropped off at your school premises.
Activities for Students
- Guided bush walk with the resident naturalist with a study on game tracking, observing animal tracks with the chance to make plaster casts of the animal prints
- Nature walk/tree identification and lessons on herbal medicine
- Early morning game drives and afternoon game drives with bird/animal identification challenge
- Introduction to the Maasai, visit to a Maasai village, a short lecture and a chance to interact with the Maasai from young children to the warriors and village elders
- The naturalist will talk on the Maasai culture, roles of one in the community, the different stages of life, maasai folk tales etc.
- Bush Orienteering – The Students are divided into groups and learn to find their way through the bush using traditional methods (sun and stars), compasses and watches, as well as high-tech Global Positioning Systems equipment.
- Animal Obstacle Course – Siana Springs Intrepids is equipped with a unique 'Animal Obstacle Course', which enables students to mimic and study the movements and hunting techniques of 10 different animals, including lions, leopards, elephants and baboons. After imitating the movements of each animal, the students are taught the scientific rationale behind them".
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