The Masai Mara



Expansive green grasslands stretching to the horizon and beyond, bird songs providing an ongoing musical soundtrack, the equatorial sun warming our shoulders, and a landscape dotted with a broad array of herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores - the Masai Mara! 

Pick a spot anywhere here and you will see animals. Perhaps herds of elephants, zebras, impala, topi, prides of lions, cheetah, kongoni, cerval cats, or any one of the variety of gazelles. And the birds, oh the gorgeous and bizarre birds here! 


We’re at Enkewa Camp, where we do an early 6 AM safari with our lovely Masai guides. Morning safari includes breakfast in the bush (coffee, sweet bread, fruit, egg sandwiches). When the sun starts getting too hot, we lunch back at the main lodge, have a rest, then an evening safari from 4 pm to sundown. Late dinner back at the lodge ends our day and finally we fall into our beds which have been   preheated with water bottles!


The Masai Mara has to be one of the most amazing ecosystems in the world! Think of it as a terrestrial Galapagos - unique animals everywhere, with very little fear of humans. Although photos simply don’t do this grand place justice, here are a few from today to give you a peek at the density and diversity. 


Nursing elephant! 


Turaco “Go Away Bird” making lotsa noise outside our tent


Our jeep-mates and lovely Masai Guides


Simba

Topi 










 




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