Adventure at the Masai Mara

Masai Mara is an all year safari destination. sometimes though there are people who their main reason to visit there is to see the great wildebeest migration and if that is main reason then the best time to go there is July, August to the end of November. That is when there is the wildebeest migration. And it is a spectacular view.This year however I decided to tour Masai Mara at the beginning of the year since I had gone home to visit my parents. I may have made it sound like I have been there before but it was actually my first time there.  And I was anxious to go on Safari. It was an amazing time to actually get to go and appreciate the beauty of the animals living in their natural habitat.We booked our 3 days 2 nights itinerary with the Rupu tours. They have great discounts all year around. The fees paid do not include the park entrance fees, but it is inclusive of meals accommodation in en-suite rooms and a tour guide. I personally felt it was a good deal worth trying.We were picked up by the van in the morning and left for the Mara.It took us almost 5 -6 hours. After 3 hours or so we got to Narok the stop over for lunch and snacks. We had spent so much time on the road waiting for another group of tourist to join our van.  After lunch we embarked on the road again to the Mara now. From here road gets bumpy and really bad. Not advisable if one is travelling with a young one. It was like a really rough horse ride. That is why they advise one drives there with a 4*4 van/vehicle. It is was a long journey. After getting to Masai Mara the tour guide had to collect our park entrance fees and then escorted us to our hotels where we would spend the rest of our nights and also showed us dining hall where we would have our meals.

DAY 1 IN THE PARK

We drove just a little bit in the evening before dinner.

DAY 2

Started the day off quite early. We had to shower with cold water since this area only operates on generator which is turned on at 6:00. It is supposed to heat the water but sill did not work for us. OTL
But the sunrise was beautiful all in all. It was good seeing this sight {below} first thing in the morning!

Second day was quite a success. We spent the whole day in the park driving around looking for animals.
We saw more that we had the previous day and also got to camp under a tree for lunch.
It was freaky as we had to be on the look out just in case and animal came running around or suddenly appeared, but the tour guide had assured us that that part of the park was safe and that he had camp there for lunch with other groups before!

DAY THREE

An early morning game drive which we spent most of the time looking for leopards to a fail. But we still got to see lots and lots of elephants before leaving for Nairobi again.
I also got to take a shot of the legendary tree that stands by itself. It was amazing to see most of the animals.
The only animals I did not get to see were the leopards and the rhino. But I could get to see the Rhino later at Nakuru so it did not bother me.

It was an amazing experience for me and my boyfriend since it was also his first time in Africa.

Lotsa love

Phie