Masai Mara National Park — August 2024
The visit to Masai Mara was planned as to spend as much time as possible deep in the Mara and close to potential migration river crossings (On arrival in Nairobi I stayed one at Eka hotel and on-route to Masai Mara two nights at Naivasha Country Club and one night at Lake Nakuru Lodge). Just outside the gates of Masai Mara I stayed at Oldarpoi Camp and then 5 nights at Naibor Camp and the last night at Jambo Camp just outside Masai Mara. It is common for visitors to overnight just outside Masai Mara as accommodation costs and park fees escalate significantly when overnighting within Masai Mara proper.
We entered Mara early morning at the Sekanani gate. The direct route to Naibor camp would be 2-3 hours. Situated alongside the Talek river, Naibor is a lovely camp with views across the river. On our arrival the evening Elephant and Hippos could be seen from the restaurant area.
Masai Mara best experiences: River crossings were seen as well as cheetah female with four cubs doing a hunt. Thomson’s gazelle at one occasion and a reedbuck on another. Also saw one of the young cheetahs chase a jackal.
Best views of the river crossings were from the Mara Triangle side of the Talek river for which we needed to cross the river into the triangle area.
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