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Corbin Ball is an international speaker, consultant and writer and he says..."of the fifty countries I have visited, this Masai Mara Kenya trip has been by far the most incredible. The abundance of wildlife, cultural diversity and wild scenic beauty is truly amazing." Accommodation:Corbin stayed at the Mara Safari Club Hotel which is situated right on the Mara river and has about fifty “tents” (12’x30’) each with decks along the riverbank with shower, bathroom facilities, and very nice mosquito netted beds.Highlights:Found a pride of eight lion feasting on a small gazelle and sparring with each other like kittens. A pair of lions mating. The act only takes about thirty seconds but the mating ritual is repeated about every twenty minutes over a period of two days. Went for an evening drive to see the hippos and enjoyed an amazing bush dinner under the stars and a sickle moon, with an armed guard standing by just in case. Six elephant including a tiny baby and the dominant female came so close to the safari truck that she almost grazed the fender when she walked past. Two young leopard (a brother and sister) who were orphaned when lions killed their mother were being harassed by a jackal barking like a dog to warn the neighbourhood of intruders. The jackal was very effectively silenced when one of the leopards reared up and snarled at it. Wildlife seen on a typical Masai Mara Kenya morning drive: Maasai giraffe, wildebeest, zebra, Thompson’s gazelles, warthog, eland, slender mongoose, a male impala and harem of about 20, Grant’s gazelle, elephant (13), ostrich, brown crane, black-backed jackal, buffalo, topi, 4 lions (1 male and 3 female). Bird life included:
widow bird, scale francolin, red-billed oxpecker, ostrich, African goshawk,
fiscal hike, yellow-throated long claw, white-backed vulture, and prowl plovers. Masai Mara Kenya Tips & Recommendations:
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