My Masai Mara travel plan took a while to materialise because I wanted my father to accompany us. He has been instrumental in getting all of us interested in wild life! I still remember one of the first books on wildlife that my dad gave me from his bookshelf was a book of snakes (although I can’t say that I developed a liking from snakes!)
Going to Masai Mara without my dad was unthinkable!
Since his health has not been that good in the past few years, I wanted him to get better before recommending this trip to him! He was hesitant, but finally gave in to my persuasion:) and our team of five (my parents, my sister, niece, and I were ready for Mara!)
Because our parents were travelling with us we did not want our trip to be too long or too hectic…we managed to keep it short, but it did end up being hectic considering the distances we had to travel. However, it was all worth it, every bit of it. Even though the long journeys were a bit rough on my Dad, he commented at the end of the trip that he would not have minded a longer trip!
That's the Mara effect!
We went through a Kenyan travel agency and they were very good. They took care of the entire arrangement starting from pick up from the Airport to dropping us back to the airport. The park entrance tickets, accommodations everything was included in the package:
Two days at Masai Mara National Reserve
One day at Lake Naivasha and Hell's Gate National Park
One day at Amboseli National Park
Masai was everything we had hoped for and more…there is certainly something about the rolling grasslands...can’t really describe; it charms you, steals your heart and leaves you wanting more. The experience of sighting not only the big fives but Hyenas, Ostriches, Giraffes, Zebras….in their natural habitat was an experience of a lifetime!
Our first day sighting at Mara was of a Cheetah, a pride of Lions (a slight distance away...yet awesome!), and a leopard. We were ecstatic!
Interestingly this Leopard was quite close to the pride of lions, watching them from a safe distance!
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This cheetah video is not the best but will give you an idea!
Will post the day two at Masai Mara soon.
