Kenya - Masai Mara Wildlife Safari
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6 nights at Kicheche Mara Camp, considered by many to be the best luxury tented camp in the Masai Mara
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Expert led by Head of Steppes Discovery, Jarrod Kyte, former manager of Kicheche Mara Camp
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Spend time with 'Living With Lions' researchers, working to protect the Mara’s lion population
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Extended wildlife viewing by vehicle and on foot, in Kenya’s most prolific nature reserve, the Masai Mara
Group Tour Dates
16 - 22 June 2012
Group Tour Price
From £2,495 per person based twin share. Excluding flights
Trip Summary
This safari is designed for wildlife photographers and perceptive travellers realising time and patience are required to ensure memorable wildlife encounters. This is not for those wanting to tick off as many species as possible but for those that enjoy spending time with individual species, loving nothing more than being out on the plains.
There will be early starts to catch the Mara’s incomparable first light and full day game drives with sumptuous picnic lunches under the shade of Acacia trees. Flaming sunsets can be cooled by icy sundowners and of course intimate camp fires with only the noise of the bush and a million stars as distraction.
Game viewing will be done in custom-built vehicles, however there will be the opportunity to experience a game walk where the emphasis will switch from mammals to birds, insects and fauna. The Maasai are an integral part of any trip to this area and we take good care to ensure your visits to a local market and a manyatta are handled with sensitivity and give an authentic insight into modern Maasai culture.
One of your morning safaris will be accompanied by a Living With Lions researcher working on the Mara Predator Project, identifying key trends and shifts in lion population, and building an online database of individual lions so that effective conservation methods can be applied. The researcher will explain the methods used for identifying lions and those keen photographers on the trip will be encouraged to take lion ID shots for use in compiling the lion database.
Below is outstanding amateur footage of a leopard lying in wait before pouncing on a hapless wildebeest. This footage was taken by a family staying at Kicheche and visiting the Talek area on the border of the Masai Mara National Reserve.
Itineraries (download the group tour itinerary below)
Tailor made option available – contact us for more details