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Blogs from Masai Mara NP, Rift Valley Province, Kenya, Africa
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Masai Mara National Park
Published: February 18th 2013Africa » Kenya » Rift Valley Province » Masai Mara NP
February 4th 2013
Es ist eine Weile vergangen und zwar ziemlich genau 6 Jahre, seit ich den kenianischen Klassiker für Safari das letzte Mal besucht habe. Obwohl es nicht die geeignetste Zeit ist, um diesen Park zu besuchen, konnte ich viele verschiedene Tiere sichten. Jedoch war die Quantität eher mittelmässig. Dies liegt daran, dass die Tiere zwischen Masai Mara (Kenya) und das Gegenstück in Tanzania, die Serengenti, migrieren. Trotzallem, konnte ich eine riesige Herde von Buffalos sichten, auch recht viele Elefanten. Der Höhepunkt war aber der Liebesakt eines Löwen und einer Löwin. Einen Geparden konnte man beim Sichten seiner Beute zuschauen, doch die Gazelle hat die Gefahr rechtzeitig erkannt und konnte fliehen. Gut für Sie, pech für uns. Ansonsten waren sehr wenig Giraffen und Zebras im Park (oder wir waren einfach im falschen Moment am falschen Ort). Dafür konnten ... read more
Masai Mara National Park
Published: September 2nd 2012Africa » Kenya » Rift Valley Province » Masai Mara NP
July 31st 2012
Africa- here we go. 9 countries in 9 weeks and one step closer to home. We are starting this journey in Nairobi, Kenya with a few stops along the way before finishing in Cape Town, South Africa. After sadly saying goodbye to Europe we flew to Nairobi via Cairo and touched down at 3am. Blurry eyed and anxious with anticipation as to what was waiting for us on the other side of the immigration door we were met by Timathy- a Africa Travel Co (our tour company) representive who whisked us off to the campground, and decided to try get some sleep as we ignored the African sun starting to rise over the horizon. After spending the day at different levels of consciousness we arranged for a driver to take us to an elephant and ... read more
Maasi Mara Reserve Tour
Published: July 17th 2012Africa » Kenya » Rift Valley Province » Masai Mara NP
July 17th 2012
Maasai Mara 3-Day Tour 15-17 July 2012 After a quick breakfast at The Boulevard Hotel in Nairobi, our driver, Steven, picked us up at 7.30am. Steven gave us a quick briefing about the next couple of days and telling us that the road to and in the Maasai Mara National Reserve was very rough. Two months before, they had their heaviest rain for many years, leaving the roads with deep ruts from bogged vehicles. All vehicles had roofs that could be pushed up for excellent animal viewing. I was pretty excited because since Grade 7 and then again during High School history, I had learned of the Maasi People (and their jumping dance), and now I was soon to meet and see them. It took us 5 hours to get to the entry of the Reserve. ... read more
April 21st 2012
I got some antibiotics once I got to Nairobi and began to feel a lot better. I booked a 3 day safari to Masai Mara National Park and got picked up from my hostel and brought to town, where I met the rest of my safari group. There were 8 of us in the truck although, 2 Japanese men left after the first day. It took about 4-5 hours to drive from Nairobi to Masai Mara NP. We first went straight to our camp, had some lunch and went on our first game drive. We got incredibly lucky on this drive as in the first hour or so we saw zebra, giraffe, topi, impala, elephants and finally some lions. We were also lucky enough to see a couple of lions 'mating'. It only lasted about 15 ... read more
Three Days in the Mara
Published: February 12th 2012Africa » Kenya » Rift Valley Province » Masai Mara NP
February 10th 2012
Day 1 We left Nairobi early this morning, the group divided into two little safari trucks for our three day trip to the Masai Mara. I was in a vehicle with seven other girls, and it was nice to have a chance to get to know each other and chat about where we've come from and what we've done up until now. Our driver is a Kenyan called Humphrey, and he's always laughing and talking in the third person. "You have question, you ask Humphrey. Humphrey tell you answer". He greeted us with "jambo" and he used the phrase "hakuna matata" within the first two minutes of meeting, so he instantly endeared himself to me. The only thing we saw much of in the hour after we left the city was trees, ochre coloured dust, and ... read more
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Alleluia - Tales of Kenya (part II)
Published: March 6th 2012Africa » Kenya » Rift Valley Province » Masai Mara NP
January 30th 2012
An air of excitement fills the small plane for our 1 hour flight from Nairobi to the Masai Mara airstrip. I am seated beside a Spanish naturalist who specializes in large cats and snakes. He will spend 20 days in Masai Mara studying. Wow, I’m excited for my upcoming 4 days in the Mara! Upon deboarding, we are greeted by Dixon, our driver/guide and Gladys, our game spotter. Both are Masai. Up we climb into our private Toyota 4WD land rover. Comfy wide seats, open sides for full viewing, freedom to drive over rocks, muddy ravines, two-tracks and no-tracks, constant jiggling to the body and new sights opening my awareness – this is going to be good! Before even getting to our camp, we already observe a huge diversity of animals ranging from varieties of antelopes ... read more
The “Animal planet” channel is becoming reality
Published: September 24th 2011Africa » Kenya » Rift Valley Province » Masai Mara NP
September 24th 2011
A long and bumpy trip on the road in Kenya’s wildness, and we’re on the way to Masai Mara. The scenery is constantly changing but the terrible road remains the same. Some workers try to fix the road by the hands and put some sand in the holes of the road but it seems it doesn’t stay too long. The Masai Mara is the number one draw card for the country and brings a great deal of income, but the road to the park is crazy, maybe it adds to the wilderness part of the trip. It is a long but interesting trip through Kenya’s beautiful landscapes and the dusty villages. It seems that the locals have no rush in their lives. The kids are waiving at the passing cars and they are really cute – ... read more
Amazing Masi Mara
Published: September 11th 2011Africa » Kenya » Rift Valley Province » Masai Mara NP
September 2nd 2011
Accommodation: Kichwa Tembo Game Viewing: Lions, Elephants, Hippos, Buffalo, Cheetah, Black Rhino, Hyenas, Zebra, Wildebeest (very few) & Birds. Game drives: 6:30/7:00am to 10:30am and then 3:30/4:00pm to 6:30pm (park closes at 6:30pm). However we bucked this trend and went from 7:30am to 2:00/2:30pm. The advantage of doing this was we literally had the entire park to ourselves while the rest had gone back to their various lodges for lunch. There were several occasions where we just hung out with the lions with nobody in sight or no sounds of vehicles, it was truly amazing. Guide: Douglas – very good. From the Seregenti we flew from the Kogatende Airstrip to the Tarime Airstrip which was an amazing flight. It was just the two of us and we followed the Mara River at just 1,000 Ft, allowing ... read more
Wildebeest Migration – Mara River Crossing
Published: August 4th 2011Africa » Kenya » Rift Valley Province » Masai Mara NPAugust 4th 2011
With trepidation, the first few wildebeest dip their toes and snouts into the unknown tea-coloured waters of the Mara River. The growing number of their kind that follow close behind either increase their courage, or startle them into a swift retreat back up the bank from the mud and water to dust and grass…and relative safety. They continue to wait and search for the courage for the crossing that they know they have to make, as more of them arrive, bustling for position and kicking up the dry dust of the bank into the hot, east African air. Eventually, a solitary beast, out of fear, necessity, or a new found bravery, makes the move. A sudden jump into flowing river and then further jumps through the water. These bounding movements through the river make you unsure ... read more
