These posts will be about the tours we do.
The best Masai Mara take-homes include handicrafts, art and beaded jewellery sold in the Masai Mara villages. By buying directly from artisans, you know your money is going to those who need it most. But for many tourists, buying Masai Mara souvenirs in the villages can be stressful, with the haggling making many so uncomfortable … Read more
If these guys get any closer to my camera they’re going to be smack up against my lens, I think as I desperately try to keep the image in focus. We’re on a cultural visit to a Maasai village close to the Sarova Mara in the Masai Mara and I’m filming the Maasai warriors, resplendent in … Read more
My top 10 safari photography tips are based on my experience photographing The Big Five on safari in Kenya in the Masai Mara National Reserve and Tsavo West National Park recently. But also my many years photographing wildlife everywhere from Australia to Arabia as a pro photographer shooting travel guidebooks and magazine stories. Photographing wildlife … Read more
Our safari guide, Edward, is his usual cheery self when we meet at 6.15am for an early morning game drive. As Edward has already shown us the Big Five – the lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino – on the previous two days’ drives, he is determined to show us some hippos today. Although the leopard … Read more
While going on safari is the main reason to come to the Masai Mara, there is more to do than game drives. The Maasai guides at the Sarova Mara offer nature walks – short one-hour walks in the forest within the Sarova Mara, and longer walking safaris in the reserve. As we had signed up … Read more