Photos of Narok to Maasai Mara, Kenya

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Narok to Maasai Mara

Narok is a small town about 150 kilometres west of Nairobi. It is mainly inhabited by Maasai, a Nilotic pastoral people, with their distinctive customs and dress.

Maasai herd boys
 
Maasai women and boy
 
Maasai women and boy
 
Traditional Maasai moran
 
Young Maasai herdboys
 
Young Maasai herdboys
 
Maasai herd boy
 
Maasai man, the Loita Plains
 
Maasai girls, Loita Plains
 
Maasai couple
 
Maasai Mara National Reserve
 
African buffalo
 

The road leading from Narok to the Maasai Mara National Reserve on the Tanzanian border lead via the Loita Plains through Maasai territory. Herdboys are looking after the cattle. The “moran”, warriors, carry spears; they used to need those to protect their cattle from lions.

Maasai Mara National Reserve is an expanse of African Savannah, with a large diversity of wildlife. It borders the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania and is a favourite destination for wildlife safaris.