Every year, more than a million wildebeest journey across the Serengeti and Maasai Mara in one of nature's greatest spectacles. Yet few visitors stop to ask why this place is called the Maasai Mara, how it came to exist, or why one of Africa's most famous wildlife reserves still isn't a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This is the story behind the Maasai Mara. THE MEANING BEHIND MAASAI MARA The name Maasai Mara carries the story of both people and landscape. ‘Maasai’ refers to the
