Masai Mara

The Masai Mara delivers on its wildlife promises every time. With enormous herds of antelope, brilliant birdlife, and a plethora of predators, at times it seems impossible to look around and not see some sort of creature.

While the main Masai Mara Game Reserve always provides great safaris, it is in the adjacent private concessions which you can experience some exclusivity and more exciting activities. There are no fences separating these concessions from the main reserve, so animals wander freely over them, but their rules allow walking safaris and night game drives, which cannot be experienced inside the reserve boundaries. Numerous luxury camps have been built in these outskirts, and provide some wonderful safari activities.

The Masai tribe is world famous, and meeting some of the local people is a highlight for many travellers. Most camps arrange village visits when you can learn about their culture, see their homesteads, and interact.

If there is any place in the world to take a hot-air balloon flight, the Masai Mara, or the Serengeti, must surely rank up there with the best of them. After being collected from your camp before sunrise, you will spend up to an hour floating above the plains of Africa and herds of wildlife, enjoying the silence and incredibly coloured sunrise. Watch the continent come to life, before setting down and partaking in a champagne breakfast in the bush. Is there a better way to start the day?