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The Geography of the Maasai Mara’s Best Wildlife Spot
The most typical mistake when planning a high-end African holiday is succumbing to aesthetic displacement. Travelers spend months…
From the Founder · Safari planning
On Not Counting
Why we stopped treating wildlife sightings as the point of a safari, and what filled the space it…
Safari planning
The best time to visit the Masai Mara, if you prefer fewer people
Four months in the Mara are quieter, greener and cheaper than peak season, and no worse for resident…
Conservation · Safari planning
A family safari in the Masai Mara: is it safe, and is it worth it
Two straight answers for parents: why the Mara works for a nine-year-old and a seventy-year-old on the same…
Masai Mara · Safari planning
Why a camp inside the reserve changes your photography
Photography is a problem of time and light, and both are decided by where you sleep. Plus an…
Safari planning
What makes a game drive in the Mara different
Nothing on a game drive is scheduled. What actually separates one drive from another: the guide, the light,…
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