Some pictures from our trip to the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya

[thereds]

I'm no photographer by any means. That being said, here are a few pics from our trip:

An old solitary bull -

A young elephant that was part of a larger herd -

Maasai Giraffe -

Zebra foal -

Wildebeest -

We went during the Great Migration. Here's one pic from a small river crossing -

Griffon vulture -

continued in next post...

 

[thereds]

Lions from a the Mash pride, iirc, in the Naboisho Conservancy -

Different lion from a different pride watching us taking pictures -

Different pride watching their dinner (they didn't hunt them while we were there, unfortunately) -

Lazy lions -

Elephant collision -

Lazy hippos -

Wife checking out the hippos -

 

[purbeast0]

cool pictures, would love to see those types of animals out in the wild.

but is "bull" slang for elephant or something?

or am i missing something?

 

[purbeast0]

Different lion from a different pride watching us taking pictures -

Different pride watching their dinner (they didn't hunt them while we were there, unfortunately) -

wow those 2 are my favorite pics by far, awesome shots. not sure which i like better. the color on the first one is awesome, but that 2nd one is just a neat shot too.

 

[thereds]

cool pictures, would love to see those types of animals out in the wild.

but is "bull" slang for elephant or something?

or am i missing something?

An older mature male is also known as a bull.

 

[bignateyk]

Can you give us more info on your trip? Was it just to Kenya? What hotel did you stay at? Did you feel safe the whole time? Was everything pretty cheap?

 

[thereds]

Can you give us more info on your trip? Was it just to Kenya? What hotel did you stay at? Did you feel safe the whole time? Was everything pretty cheap?

Sure. We were there for 5 nights in Kenya. One night in Nairobi and the remaining four in the conservancy.

In Nairobi, we stayed at the Fairview Hotel. Nothing flash about it but it was clean and fairly comfy.

The next day we set off to the Reserve. For the first two nights, we stayed at the Encounter Maracamp. This is a fairly new camp in the Naboisho convervancy and is run by a South African guy and his German wife. Would highly recommend this place if you are going to the Maasai Mara. You will feel like family here. The guides are great too!

After two nights at Encounter Mara, we went to the Olare Orok conservancy and stayed at the Porini Lion camp. Not as good as Encounter Mara but decent enough.

At both Encounter Mara and Porini Lion, we stayed in tents. These tents are nice and have running water except for showers, which they have to come and fill up for you. You cannot walk alone after dark unless you are escorted by the staff. This is because you are in the wild and you could run in to an African buffalo, elephant, lion, you get the idea. At night, you can hear all kinds of animals outside, which is very cool.

Did we ever feel unsafe in Kenya? Not at all.

 

[ViviTheMage]

awesome, i've always wanted to go there...someday.

 

[thereds]

awesome, i've always wanted to go there...someday.

You should.

 

[DirkGently1]

Great picture, thanks!

 

[BabaBooey]

Thanks for sharing,very cool pics..

 

[Jodell88]

Is it possible to get these pics in 1920x1080 resolution? They're wallpaper worthy

 

[rivan]

Great stuff - thanks for sharing!

 

[KidNiki1]

very nice pics, well done. and sounds like you had an awesome time. thanks very much for sharing! so cool to see stuff like this.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

So did you put the 2008 election controversy to rest while you were there?

 

[stargazr]

Very nice, thanks. I'd love to see it for myself someday.

 

[her209]

Awesome photos.

 

[Eli]

Awesome pics! Particularly like the Griffon Vulture and the one of the lion looking at the camera.

 

[davmat787]

Great pics, looks like a trip that you and your wife will remember for the rest of your lives. I have always wanted to go on a photo safari and especially diving in Lake Malawi to see those crafty and intelligent Cichlids, me so jealous!

 

[7window]

One of my to do before I die.

 

[OBLAMA2009]

thats cool that you saw all those animals. did you get to see the lions hunting?

 

[thereds]

Is it possible to get these pics in 1920x1080 resolution? They're wallpaper worthy

Yea, I can give 'em to you. Which ones do you want?

So did you put the 2008 election controversy to rest while you were there?

I'm pretty sure that they had been resolved prior to my arrival. Thank goodness for that.

Great pics, looks like a trip that you and your wife will remember for the rest of your lives. I have always wanted to go on a photo safari and especially diving in Lake Malawi to see those crafty and intelligent Cichlids, me so jealous!

We're going to try and go gorilla trekking in Rwanda next year. The Kenya safari was an awesome experience.

thats cool that you saw all those animals. did you get to see the lions hunting?

No, we just caught a pride feasting on a wildebeest. Missed the kill by about 10 mins. I have pics of this and will post once I process the rest of my pictures.