by Thomas | Jun 9, 2019 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
This was an amazing experience we had in Maasai Mara. We saw how much of patience is required by Lions while they go about stalking and killing a prey. And they are not always successful! In this instance, it was truly incredible to watch a Lioness patiently stalk a...
by Thomas | May 12, 2019 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
After the amazing sighting of Black Rhinoceros, we headed back to the Serena Lodge, content that we had seen the Big 5. On our way back, we spotted this small pride of sleeping African Lions. All in all, it was a fantastic morning drive! The evening game drive...
by Thomas | Apr 10, 2016 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
We were very fortunate to have spot the sleeping Lion pride at Maasai Mara during one of our morning safaris. The next morning we saw the same pride at a Wildebeest and what an awesome sighting it was. Those lazy Lions were at the height of their ferocity as they...
by Thomas | Sep 28, 2014 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Kenya, Maasai Mara
Today was the last day in the Masai Mara Reserve and I was ready before dawn, patiently waiting for the Sunrise. We wanted to see and photograph the gorgeous Sunrise as it lit up the Masai Mara plains. As the sun rose, the entire landscape was slowly getting lit and...
by Thomas | Jul 20, 2014 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Kenya, Maasai Mara
The exciting story that we mentioned in the earlier post unfolds something like this. Given that we timed this visit to coincide with the annual migration of the Wildebeest, we got to see large herds of Wildebeest grazing in the Masai Mara Savannah. We stopped by one...
by Thomas | Jun 8, 2014 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Kenya, Maasai Mara
What could better the morning’s Drama at the Buffalo kill! That’s what we thought. However, Masai Mara had something equally exciting in store for us on that evening safari. We were approaching a major crossing point when we saw a few tourist vehicles...
by Thomas | Apr 20, 2014 | Africa, Animals, Kenya, Maasai Mara
We were so captivated by the magnificence of Masai Mara reserve that we vowed to return again and that is exactly what we did. This time we landed right in the middle of the annual migration of the Wildebeest. However, given the drought this year, the average herd...
by Thomas | Feb 9, 2014 | Africa, Animals, Kenya, Maasai Mara
The panic stricken Wildebeest herd, described in the previous post, finally settled down. This time they approached the river intently behind a leader and stopped a little distance from the water’s edge. Their numbers started building up and a lead group (below)...
by Thomas | Jan 26, 2014 | Africa, Animals, Kenya, Maasai Mara
We started this evening safari into the Masai Mara Reserve with the intention of checking one of the major crossing points on the Mara river. As we turned right to take the safari road to the crossing point, we sighted a huge herd of Impalas grazing alongside the...
by Thomas | Oct 23, 2013 | Africa, Animals, Kenya, Maasai Mara
We were watching the Wildebeests and the Zebras crossing the Mara river in Masai Mara at the previous crossing point when something spooked the last of the herds and they stopped the river crossing. They turned around and ran along the bank of the Mara river to get to...
