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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=””] Surrounding the Maasai Mara National Reserve are a collection of conservancies that operate in a similar fashion to a private game reserve; off road driving is permitted, no more than 5 vehicles are allowed at a sighting at any one time and only those staying within the conservancy have access. On this 10 … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=””] A Maasai Mara Morning I have just returned from leading another wonderful Oryx photo tour in the Northern Mara Conservancy in Kenya. This patchwork of open grassy plains and wooded hills is a photographers dream due to an abundance of wildlife.We found all the usual African mega stars, from Lions, leopards and cheetah, … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] ORYX guest and Photo Tour Leader Daniel Bailey embarked on their photographic safari, the October Odyssey, through Kenya and Tanzania. After a year of meticulous planning, the adventure begins in Amboseli, where the focus is “All About the Elephants.” From there, the journey will continue to Tanzania to witness the Great Migration, capturing the … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Whether booked as a private photo safari, or run as a group photo tour, my Kenya – Life of Predators Photo Tour has always given my guests a wonderful wildlife photography and experiential adventure.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”50775″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]While the name insinuates that the photo tour is about the predators of the Mara, our photographic exploration in … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In August 2022, I led my Kenya – Best of the Mara Migration Photo Tour which took my guests and I to Kenya’s Masai Mara for a week of wildlife photography and a whirlwind of sightings and experiences. As calendar months go, the annual Great Migration typically reaches the plains of the Masai Mara from … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/noLsZjs78a8″ align=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Great Migration sees over 1.5 million Wildebeest and hundreds of thousands of Zebra and gazelles traverse a continuous circular route from Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park and Kenya’s Masai Mara ecosystem in search of water and nutritious grazing. This event is awe-inspiring with the mere numbers alone of the great herds. The great … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In August 2021, I led my Kenya – Best of the Mara Migration Photo Tour which took my guests and I to Kenya’s Masai Mara for a week of wildlife photography and a whirlwind of sightings and experiences. For many of my guests, this was their first time travelling internationally since COVID hit the world … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Welcome to the season in the Masai Mara that is full of life and colour, dramatic afternoon skies containing pending short rainfall, and of course, the highlight to our Kenya safari: predators having to work hard for their meals! From around July to October, migrating herds of Wildebeest & Zebra can generally be found on … Read more
