Local and international tourists are urged to visit the Maasai Mara Game Reserve to witness the attraction of about three million wildebeest who will start crossing the Mara River.
Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Game Warden Stephen ole Minis, says 80 per cent of tourists are in Mara, ahead of the wildebeest Migration that started last week.
Minis noted that a big herd of Wildebeests is building up in the neighbouring Serengeti National Park in Tanzania to cross the Sand River to the Kenyan side, Maasai Mara Game Park.
Minis encourages Kenyans to witness the wonders at a low price, where the animals cross from the neighbouring Serengeti National Park from Tanzania to Kenya. At the same time, crocodiles find them and eat them.
“It’s a Kenyan resource, a Kenyan park, and all Kenyans should come and enjoy the scene and it’s affordable to all visitors,” said Minis.
He also predicted profits up to approximately 90 per cent compared to 2019, where a profit of Kes .164 billion was obtained, showing a positive sign in revenue collection.
However, Minis said this is the best time for visitors to visit the park and witness the wildebeest crossing from Tanzania to Kenya, although their movement depends entirely on seasonal rainfall patterns.
On his part, Maasai Mara Conservancy Association, Chairman Jackson Ole Mpario, admits that there is an increase in wild animals and tourists according to the census done in 2021 by Kenya Wildlife Services, the Wildlife Research and Training Institute (WRTI), and with county government.
The wildebeest and the zebras cross aggressively from Serengeti National Park to Kenya’s Maasai Mara Game Reserve, marking the beginning of their new diet and breeding season for the next five months.
Tourists must pay between Kes 10,000 and above as a fee to enter the park, while locals are required to pay Kes 1,000.
