by Thomas | Jan 1, 2020 | Africa, Animals, Bandipur, Central India, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Kenya, Maasai Mara, Nagarhole, South India, Tadoba
We wish all our readers a very Happy New Year! In this blog, we share our “Best Wildlife Experiences” of 2019. Maasai Mara, Kabini, Bandipur and Tadoba have been our favourite wildlife destinations and that’s probably why they are featured in this...
by Thomas | Dec 29, 2019 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
On this safari in the Maasai Mara National Park, we went searching for the elusive and endangered Black Rhinoceros. We had to drive far away to one corner of the park to find this fellow. Most of the times, the Black Rhinoceros keep themselves far away from the road...
by Thomas | Dec 22, 2019 | Africa, Animals, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
On this game drive in Maasai Mara National Park, we saw a few Giraffes in the distance, headed in the direction of the road. Emanuel, our guide and driver, pointed out that they might cross the road somewhere ahead and we could wait for them, just in case. We willing...
by Thomas | Dec 8, 2019 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
After the amazing sighting of the African Elephants playing in the Mara river, we headed deeper into the Maasai Mara Savannah only to be stopped in our tracks by this motionless Yellow-billed Stork. It formed a beautiful reflection in the water. After taking a few...
by Thomas | Nov 24, 2019 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
This post is another follow-up to the “Mara Crossing – African elephants” post. Here we wanted to depict the playful character of African Elephants. While most of the herd peacefully crossed the Mara river, these two juveniles decided to spend some...
by Thomas | Nov 10, 2019 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
This post is follow-up to the Mara crossing – African elephant from a couple of weeks back. While majority of the herd crossed the Mara river without any drama, one of the Elephants decided to settle down in the middle of the river. It took us a minute to...
by Thomas | Oct 27, 2019 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
We were on a morning game drive in Maasai Mara National Park, when we decided to go check out one of the frequently used crossing point on the Mara river. As we reached the crossing point, we noticed a herd of African elephants on the river bank. Instinctively we knew...
by Thomas | Oct 13, 2019 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
Maasai Mara always has something exciting to offer, if you keep looking – and “keep looking” is what we did after we left the Cheetah brothers and moved on. However it is always Emanuel, our driver and naturalist who gets the spotting done. This time...
by Thomas | Oct 6, 2019 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India
Kabini one of the most popular National Parks in Southern India is a stone’s throw (read five hours drive) from home. We take off to Kabini at least once every 3-4 months for a quick replenishment of our wildlife memories. On this trip to Kabini, we spotted an...
by Thomas | Sep 29, 2019 | Africa, Animals, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara
This afternoon we decided to go back to the area where we had spotted the famous Cheetah brothers, just in case they were still around. We hadn’t had an opportunity to see them awake, so we took a chance. When we reached the location, they were around and were...
