Mara West
Travel Blogs from Masai Mara National Reserve
Masai Mara
... other tables with food stuffs. Of course the tables all had white table cloths, cloth napkins, nice silverware, china plates and tea cups, stemware, the works! It was something like Out of Africa! It was an incredible setting. This was all proceeded by nice cold wash cloths after the long drive. We also noticed a military person with a rifle standing near the river as we walked up. After being seated at tables next to the river, we looked out over the bank to see at least 13 ...
Experience the greatest wildebeest migration
... district town
live there - great opportunity to take pictures of the people wearing
their traditional cultural attire
Good bye kicheche
... vervet monkey hanging from my tent. He climbed up and down and jumped up and down on the roof. It was great to see one so close. Many times during the night you get woken up by animal noises since animals are allowed to roam camp freely. We then flew to Nairobi late afternoon and headed to our hotel. I really enjoyed my time in Kenya. It is a very stable and friendly country that loves to show its interesting cultures. Next stop Zanzibar, ...
Lion King come to Life
... were just relaxing and lying in the tall grass. They looked like harmless cuddly cats although I was not going to test them. Further along we saw several zebras with wildebeest, gazelles, and impalas nearby, and off in the distance we caught a glimpse of some ostriches. The park is full of life and the savannah stretches for miles dotted with a few trees here and there, it was absolutely stunning and breathtaking to actually be in this place ...
Eye to Eye with Two Rare White Rhinos
... rhinos are aggressive and have very bad tempers. One of the Rangers takes his walking stick and scratches the belly of the male. The rhino loves it.
White rhinos are on the endangered species list and the Kenyan Government is doing everything possible to protect them. These two rhinos are under Maasai Ranger protection 24/7.
We leave the rhino behind. While driving toward the hotel, we get excellent pictures of some very shy eland ...
Location
Amenities
- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Restaurant
- Free parking