Masai Mara

An absolutely fantastic holiday for 1 week at Little Governor's Camp in the Masai Mara. Unforgettable. This is only a small selection of some 1,400 shots taken.

Flying in
Fuji X100
Made a nice landing on the dirt strip; 4x4 vehicles ready to take us to the camp.
Fuji X100
Ready to leave.
Fuji X100
Masai welcome on the dirt strip in the Mara after we landed; 'nice tooth'.
Nikon P310 Masai Mara
The ladies section of the Masai dance group.
Nikon P310 Masai Mara
The guys; the jump is part of the dance.
Nikon P310 Masai Mara
Getting out of the sun
Nikon D3100 lion
Stalking a warthog; she wasn't successful.
Nikon D3100 lion warthog
Firing up; 06:15 in the morning at Little Governor's Camp and getting the balloon ready to fly.
Nikon P310 Balloon
This one has a broken tusk.
Nikon P310 elephant
Topi on watch; you frequently see them on these mounds watching out for predators.
Nikon D3100 Topi
Shadow of the balloon over the Masai Mara.
Nikon P310 balloon
Loo with a view; this was set up at the landing site for the ladies. The guys did the usual check out of the vehicle wheels!
Nikon P310 balloon
Topi and calf
Nikon D3100 Topi elephant
Elephant and calf
Nikon D3100 elephant
Preparing crepes for the breakfast after the balloon ride.
Nikon P310 balloon
Breakfast after the balloon ride; real good food, but Susi not so keen after a nasty bump to her head on landing (crashing!)
Nikon P310 balloon
Sunrise over the Masai Mara; from the balloon.
Nikon P310 balloon
Grey crested crane.
Nikon D3100 birds
Three grey crested cranes
Nikon D3100 birds
Clouds over the Masai Mara. Fuji X100 in mono mode and with in-built red filter.
Fuji X100 Clouds
Clouds over the Masai Mara. Fuji X100 in mono mode and with in-built red filter.
Fuji X100 Clouds
Broken tusk
Nikon D3100 elephant
The river crossing from vehicle park to camp; twice a day. Sometimes the hippo made its presence known.
Nikon D3100
Mongoose tribe on the run.
Nikon D3100 mongoose
Mongoose family on the run; note the two lookouts.
Nikon D3100 mongoose
Impala
Nikon D3100 Impala
Buffalo; don't mess with them.
Nikon D3100 Buffalo
Saddle-billed stork
Nikon D3100 bird
Lioness
Nikon D3100 lion
Pair of waterbuck
Nikon D3100 antelope
Art class; my warthog
Nikon P310 art
Art class; Susi's giraffe
Nikon P310 art
Artists at work
Nikon P310 art
Spotted Hyena
Nikon P310 hyena
Warthog with young; they stayed around the camp.
Nikon P310 warthog
He joined us in camp for lunch
Nikon P310 elephant
Lioness with 2 cubs
Nikon D3100 lion
Cute
Nikon D3100 lion
Learning frum Mum
Nikon D3100 lion
Just a small part of the Wildebeest migration, early morning with a little mistyness.
Nikon D3100 wildebeest
Lioness on the run hunting.
Nikon D3100 lion
Wildebeest, early morning. The silver under their necks is not their breath, it's a hairy beard.
Nikon D3100 wildebeest
Lioness scattering the wildebeest as she tries to home in on one for a kill; she didn't make it this time.
Nikon D3100 lion wildebeest
Mother and cubs.
Nikon d3100 lion
Waiting for the other female to come back
Nikon D3100 lion
Lioness on a wildebeest kill
Nikon D3100 lion wildebeest
Wildebeest running; panning the camera.
Nikon D3100 wildebeest

Photography without an iPhone.

Masai Mara