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Kenya Safaris
Kenya was immortalised as the home of the safari by legendary personalities such as Ernest Hemingway and Karen Blixen. The classic movie, Out of Africa, was filmed in Kenya and it perfectly portrayed the romance, thrill and excitement of the country.
Kenya boasts spectacular natural beauty and bountiful herds of wildlife, and is renowned for the annual Great Migration of millions of herbivores across the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem. The Masai Mara National Reserve is arguably Kenya's premier wilderness highspot, home to the famous Big Five and much more.
Kenya is also a birdwatcher's paradise, with over 1 000 species recorded.
Highlights of a Kenya Safari
- Land of the Great Migration
- The Masai Mara National Reserve is world famous for its diverse wildlife
- Vast game reserves of Tsavo and Amboseli
- Peaceful, tropical island of Lamu
Popular African Safaris in Kenya
A fantastic 11-day Kenya safari staying at some of the original sites of legendary 'Father of Lions' George Adamson and his wife Joy (from 'Born Free' fame).
Rates per person sharing from: US$ 5,900
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Masai Mara
Famously, the Mara is the northerly end of the Great Migration, that great primeval surge of wildebeest, zebra and antelope that sweeps in from Tanzania's Serengeti to Kenya's Masai Mara as the Tanzanian grass starts to fail.
The great herds, nearing their destination by July, mass along the Mara River, pushing, shoving and fantastically noisy, just waiting for the first animal to cross so that they can all follow, lemming-like, on the final leg of the journey.
However, crocodiles lie in wait, sluggishly cruising the waters, fully prepared for their best meal of the year. Many fail in the life-and-death struggle - drowned, eaten by the crocodiles or, made careless or weak by their stressful swim, brought down by lions.