Kenya is the land of the Masai Mara, Mt Kenya and the iconic views of elephant and giraffe walking against the backdrop of Mt Kilimanjaro.
Motherly instinct!
It is the original safari destination with an extremely well developed and efficient safari industry. The safari has evolved to include great private conservancies where Masai land has been converted into game sanctuaries with the active involvement of the Masai people. Kenya is a great conservationist success story!
Kenya straddles the equator. The Great Rift Valley passes through its middle, with high mountains on either side, and volcanoes and lakes in the valley.
Kenya can be divided into the Highlands, the Arid North, the Rift Valley, Masai Mara, and the Eastern plateau. Kenya is one of the premier safari destinations in Africa with some lovely game parks where you can experience highest quality safari, excellent game viewing and guiding.
Masai Mara
A Masai warrior welcomes you to the Masai Mara, a natural wonder of the world
The Masai Mara is one of the best safari destinations in Africa. It is considered one of the natural wonders of the world. Its rolling grasslands and wide-open savannah are rich in resident game and you will find all the herbivores and predators. The Masai Mara is blessed with high concentrations of game which you can see all year round. Here you can also witness the spectacle of the migration when literally hundreds of thousands of wildebeest and zebra cross the Grumeti and Mara rivers and arrive in Kenya from Tanzania in search of grazing. Best time to see the migration in the Masai Mara is between August and October. The safari experience in Masai Mara is authentic and prolific.
Bordering the Masai Mara Main Reserve are some excellent private conservancies such as Olare Orok, Mara North, Naboisho & Ol Kinyei. These are private conservancies and they have the advantage of off-road driving close-up to big game and night drives both of which are not allowed in the main reserve. The safari here is superb with top quality game viewing, guiding and some excellent luxury camps. Being private conservancies, visitor traffic is restricted only to the handful of camps compared to the very commercial and touristy main Mara Reserve.
The Highlands comprise of the Aberdare National Park, Mt. Kenya and Laikipia
A classic African sunset!