Kenya – Galago Travel https://galagotravel.co.uk/category/destinations/kenya Worldwide Wildlife Adventures & African Safaris Sun, 02 Jul 2023 19:47:54 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 Amboseli https://galagotravel.co.uk/destinations/kenya/amboseli https://galagotravel.co.uk/destinations/kenya/amboseli#respond Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:37:45 +0000 https://galagotravel.co.uk/?p=213 Possibly one of the most iconic National Parks in the world, with its grassy plains accompanied by the towering Mount Kilamanjaro in the backdrop, Amboseli is a firm favourite on anyone’s safari to Kenya. Consisting of sweeping grasslands with scattered acacia trees - aside from its unique location in the shadow Africa’s most famous mountain – […]

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Possibly one of the most iconic National Parks in the world, with its grassy plains accompanied by the towering Mount Kilamanjaro in the backdrop, Amboseli is a firm favourite on anyone’s safari to Kenya. Consisting of sweeping grasslands with scattered acacia trees - aside from its unique location in the shadow Africa’s most famous mountain – Amboseli is renowned for it’s Elephants which can provide spectacularly close views and encounters.

Aside from Elephants, Amboseli is also home to a healthy population of Lion, Leopard, Cheetah and Buffalo as well as commoner plains game. For obvious reasons, the area is a favourite for photographers – and the target is to capture the local wildlife on the grassy plains with the iconic Kilamanjaro in the background.

 

When to go:

Generally, the best game viewing is between June to October in the drier months when game is more concentrated around more permanent water sources.

Images courtesy of the Great Plains Conservation

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One of the most renowned wildlife areas in the planet, the Masai Mara lies to the south of the country and is most certainly a contender for offering the best wildlife watching anywhere in the world. Forming part of the larger Serengeti ecosystem, the Mara plays host to the ‘Great Migration’ - involving the movement of some 2 million Blue Wildebeest, half a million Thompson’s Gazelles and 250,000 Zebra.

This gigantic mass of herbivores is in-turn followed by a large number of predators with Lions, Cheetah, Leopard and Hyaena being spotted almost daily.

 

When to go:

When to go to the Masai Mara completely depends on what you want from your safari. If your focus is seeing the spectacle of the great migration, then it is key to factor this into your itinerary.

The rains begin in November as scattered showers and thunderstorms from November and in March and April these can become intensified. As a result, March and April are viewed as low season, and this very busy destination can become much quieter and also, much cheaper!

 

Tracking the Wildebeest Migration:

The thousands of wildebeest and zebra congregate on the southern short grass plains of the souther Serengeti in January. They remain in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania until around July, when the reach the northern reaches of the park and the border with Kenya.

It is from July-September that herds start to cross the Mara River into the Maasai Mara offering the spectacle of the river crossings and the constant battle for survival.

The massive hers remain in the northern Serengeti and Masai Mara during the dry season (July to October) where they have access to the permanent waters of the Mara River. In November, they start to slowly head towards the southern Serengeti for the cycle to start again.

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