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Coming of age, traditional jumping dance at Masai village Masai Village During our Masai Mara trip, we visited a Masai village. which was not far from the park.The entry fee was around $30/head.The proceeds from the fee goes towards the village school.The fee allowed us to to take pictures and videos as well. We spent around 40 mins in the village...we were welcomed by Masai men and women with their traditional dances which we enjoyed a lot...and joined in as well. I have included the videos at the end of this post.The jumping dance is a part of the the coming of age ceremony. We also got a tour inside one of the huts in the village. The visit ended with us buying some handcrafted items that the village women had put up for sale. We probably spent around 40 min at the village. We had to rush back because we wanted to get back to the park and complete our safari while there was time...our last day at Masai and we wanted to make the most of it. What I really m...

Lioness with cubs at Masai Mara Day two and our last day at Masai Mara was even more exciting! After a wonderful Day one at Masai Mara , we were all set to have an even better day two...we set off after a hearty breakfast.Our plan was to spend as much time as we could at the park. And day two did not disappoint, it was another day in Paradise Masai Mara! Started out with a Leopard sighting and ended with a pride of Lions!!! In between….wild Buffalo, Wildebeests, Zebras, Giraffes, Ostriches, Deer, birds,  a visit to Masai village ,  Hippopotamus, and  Banded Mongoose kept us at our highest high! The lodge we stayed in “Keekorok Lodge,Sun Africa Hotels” was beautiful. We did not get much time at the lodge but whatever little time we did manage to spend in the lodge, it was blissful…birds, scenic beauty, and the water body next to the lodge was lovely...it is home to quite a few Hippos who seem to be having an awesome time! We watched from a safe ...