The Masai Mara has previously been named the seventh new wonder of the world.

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Odds are, you'll want to see Masai Mara from the ground as well to get up close with Africa's intriguing wildlife.

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Their squabbling is fearsome, and the shrieks ear-splitting - it's the nearest thing Australia can offer to experiencing a lion kill on the Masai Mara.

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The sheer, vast expanse of what the Masai Mara has to offer is impossible to see in one day, or even repeated safaris across the landscape.

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Wildebeest migrate from Tanzania to the Masai Mara from July to September. iReporter Louisa Wong recommends going in July to see the wildebeest to avoid crowds of other tourists.

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Ten of the Virgin Atlantic's frequent fliers recently worked with the airline, Sarova Hotels and charity Water for All to help rebuild a school in the Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya.

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Except that in this case the wildebeest, zebra and giraffe are replaced by people out for an afternoon stroll and the pale hues of the Masai Mara by the budding luxury condos of Chelsea.

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Swathes of what should be one of the best tourist roads in the country, leading to the Masai Mara reserve, one of Africa's finest game-viewing sites, are barely better than a rock-strewn, muddily rutted farm track that was once smooth tarmac.

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The Aberdares are also almost completely overlooked by most tourists, who usually head to the southern parks of the Masai Mara and Amboseli or the luxury camps of the nearby Laikipia plateau, including the Lewa Safari Camp and Borana Ranch and Safari Lodge.

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