Masai Mara Safari Kenya Review Of A Memorable Trip

Masai Mara Safari Kenya

Company Used: Raylenne Tours Masai Mara safari Kenya trip

Duration: Three days, 26 to 28 July 2004

Journal Author: Laz, United Kingdom

Baboon Picture by Bruce Whittaker (c)

Elephant Picture by Bruce Whittaker (c)

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Laz and Kate spent an incredible three days on a Masai Mara safari in Kenya. I know how busy everyone is nowadays so I've done a review of their full travel journal and listed the most important bits for you below.

Accommodation:

Stayed at the Masai Sarova Luxury Tented camp which was more luxurious and cheaper than expected because the structures are really lodges lined with tent material.

Highlights

After the long trip to get from Nairobi to the Mara (takes about 5-6 hours), their first afternoon game drive delivered a pride of 8-10 lion drinking at a pool including 4 small cubs before they were forced to return to camp by a downpour. Dinner consisted of various hot dishes (curries), barbeque, salads and breads.

The next day they decided to have a full day game drive (rather than two separate ones at dusk and dawn) and so went out later than normal but they still managed to see a cheetah mother with four cubs. Cheetah give birth throughout the year and the litter size can vary from one to as many as six cubs.

After a roast chicken lunch under an acacia tree with warthog and ostrich ambling in the distance (how cool is that!) they were escorted along the river by an armed ranger to come face to face (well almost) with 3 hippos and a couple of crocodiles on a beach. That's when the armed ranger comes in handy just in case.

On their final day of their Masai Mara safari Kenya they saw a family of lions devouring a wildebeest and one of the young males actually climbed a tree to get a better viewpoint of the surrounding area. Not often you see a lion doing that.

They also paid a visit to one of the local Masai villages where they saw the men dance and heard the woman sing but Laz found it hard to forget that it was all a show for visiting tourists.

Tips & Recommendations:

Take the early morning drives. You'll be glad you did. The animals are a lot more active in the early morning and late evening because it is cooler and the nocturnal species are either getting up or going to bed so your chances of spotting them are generally much better.

Remember that on any Masai Mara safari Kenya the guides are not allowed to make their own trails through the bush to follow animals off-road and if they do they could get fined for it. This is to protect the ecology of the area.

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