The Maasai Mara Game Reserve is often called simply “The Mara” Maasai word meaning “mottled” a reference to its patchy landscape. The terrain of the reserve is primarily grassland and riverine forest with clumps of distinctive acacia trees. The Mara ecosystem supports a high density of animals including the Big Five evident throughout the year, which plays host to the annual migration but whatever the time of year the resident wildlife will surely enthrall all who visit this wondrous Park.