please see the latest from the Mara....March....no game? Rubbish!!
"Of course March is low season in the Mara, there is no game, the rains turn the soil into glue and even the birdlife is scarce. The group in Mara Camp this last week may beg to differ. Many were seasoned Kicheche campaigners, delighting in the complete absence of other vehicles and the settled steady weather.
It is difficult to pick one particular event of their safari so this week's Spot will concentrate on two: a day of 42 lions and a morning leopard and cheetah sideshow which climaxed mid-afternoon as the Bila Shaka lions delivered a memorable matinee. Awaking from their slumbers in the deep shade of the Musiara oxbows they clambered onto a fallen olive trunk to survey the menu. This is no ordinary pride and they immediately fanned out menacingly - the classic horns of the buffalo approach. A small herd of zebras stood oblivious to the approaching disciplined infantry. The alpha female, the fabled 'one-eye' cut a distant path as an early foray took her a full kilometre around the back of her striped quarry. Watching this over two hours was extraordinary, even the guides had never seen such an intricate strategic assault. Finally at the critical moment a lone warthog spooked both the lions and zebras and one-eye made her charge across the bank of cameras trained on her. The tawny foot soldiers valiantly enacted their pincer moment but the warthog had spoiled their party. These are remarkable predators and unlikely to go hungry. This happened an hour from camp, closer to home, Nariku (first born) had killed a young wildebeest calf as it came to drink. She hoisted it high into a nearby olive tree then snarled as a mature lioness tried to ascend the tree and pilfer her hard won spoils. This feline theatre lasted for several hours with the sun breaking through illuminating this beautiful leopard as she transferred the carcass to a higher point in the canopy. Although great in itself it probably does not match the Bila Shaka manoeuvres, the fact that it was in full view of five tents - a mere two hundred metres from camp made it rather special. Low season, ignore the tripe written about these times of year and try for yourself."
if you would like prices for Kicheche Mara Camp then please give us a call on 0044 (0)20 7471 8780.........or email on info@kenyaodyssey.com
"Of course March is low season in the Mara, there is no game, the rains turn the soil into glue and even the birdlife is scarce. The group in Mara Camp this last week may beg to differ. Many were seasoned Kicheche campaigners, delighting in the complete absence of other vehicles and the settled steady weather.
It is difficult to pick one particular event of their safari so this week's Spot will concentrate on two: a day of 42 lions and a morning leopard and cheetah sideshow which climaxed mid-afternoon as the Bila Shaka lions delivered a memorable matinee. Awaking from their slumbers in the deep shade of the Musiara oxbows they clambered onto a fallen olive trunk to survey the menu. This is no ordinary pride and they immediately fanned out menacingly - the classic horns of the buffalo approach. A small herd of zebras stood oblivious to the approaching disciplined infantry. The alpha female, the fabled 'one-eye' cut a distant path as an early foray took her a full kilometre around the back of her striped quarry. Watching this over two hours was extraordinary, even the guides had never seen such an intricate strategic assault. Finally at the critical moment a lone warthog spooked both the lions and zebras and one-eye made her charge across the bank of cameras trained on her. The tawny foot soldiers valiantly enacted their pincer moment but the warthog had spoiled their party. These are remarkable predators and unlikely to go hungry. This happened an hour from camp, closer to home, Nariku (first born) had killed a young wildebeest calf as it came to drink. She hoisted it high into a nearby olive tree then snarled as a mature lioness tried to ascend the tree and pilfer her hard won spoils. This feline theatre lasted for several hours with the sun breaking through illuminating this beautiful leopard as she transferred the carcass to a higher point in the canopy. Although great in itself it probably does not match the Bila Shaka manoeuvres, the fact that it was in full view of five tents - a mere two hundred metres from camp made it rather special. Low season, ignore the tripe written about these times of year and try for yourself."
if you would like prices for Kicheche Mara Camp then please give us a call on 0044 (0)20 7471 8780.........or email on info@kenyaodyssey.com
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