The Maasai Mara Game Reserve has finally started the gradual reopening, after being closed for four months as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
The reopening follows the directive from President Uhuru Kenyatta to reopen the air space as from 1st August 2020 that will pave way for international travels.
Narok County Governor, Samuel Tunai, says strict health measures are in place to curb the spread of the virus, with every employee and people visiting the game reserve required to undergo a coronavirus test before being allowed in the park.
Already, seven camps have reopened after 316 employees working in the camps were tested and found negative of Covid-19 and the camps fumigated. These are the Mara Porini Camp, Naboisho Camp, Ashnil Camp, Olseki Camp, Zebra Plains Camp, Little Governors Camp and Mara Serena Camp.
Maasai Mara is a large national game reserve in Narok, Kenya, contiguous with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. Maasai Mara is one of the most famous and important wildlife conservation and wilderness areas in Africa, world-renowned for its exceptional populations of lion, African leopard, cheetah and African bush elephant. It also hosts the Great Wildebeest Migration, which secured it as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa, and as one of the ten Wonders of the World.
By April this year, Kenya’s travel and tourism sectors were the worst hit by the pandemic. The industry executives projected that revenues will drop by at least 60% by the end of this year.
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