Get up close To Kenya Wildlife

Get up close To Kenya Wildlife : If you’ve never gone on safari, your thoughts generally involve cheetahs sprinting into the distance, lions spotted from a distance, and elephants positioned far away—at some distant drinking hole.

Many a safari visitor has been shocked to find themselves only a few yards away from a kill, where a multitude of lions are dining so near that, were they so dumb, one might reach out and touch them.

What about elephants? Being trapped in a 4×4 Jeep on a forest trail directly behind a massive tusker that is taking its time and making you do the same is not unheard of. In the jungle, it’s rush hour.

What’s the rush, though? When was the last time you were forced to follow a slow-moving elephant? Savour the current moment.

For many tourists, getting up close and personal with Kenya’s wildlife can be such an unexpected delight that it represents the pinnacle of their safari trip, an encounter they will never forget.

Wildebeests by the Thousands.
When we talk about the Great Migration, we mostly mean the 1.5 million wildebeests that leave Serengeti and made their way into the Masai Mara, always moving in search of longer grasses and a chance to survive.

At the Mara River Bridge, you may have a front-row seat to this influx of Kenyan animals into the Maasai Mara Park. Crocodiles lurked nearby, beneath the murky waters of the river, waiting for the swarms of wildebeests, zebras, gazelles, and other animals as they fought to get to the neighboring banks for protection.

All the big cats, lions, cheetahs, leopards, jackals, hyenas, and, not too far away, you, are waiting for them to arrive in the Mara.

Baby wildebeest suckling on a plain in Kenya. This age-old struggle for existence will be on display for you to see in the river, along its banks, and in the adjacent fields and bush. The drama created by the forces of nature will unfold in front of you.

And you’ll be able to observe directly what the animals does throughout the day.

Some Quiet Sightings.
However, not every animal sighting in Kenya will be as dramatic as this one; there will be plenty of chances for more subdued but equally unexpected interactions. It is not uncommon for your guide to catch a glimpse of a leopard slumbering on a nearby tree branch.

Additionally, you might, as it were, turn a corner on a walking safari and see a stunning herd of grazing gazelles in a clearing. They’re as shocked as you are. And then everyone stops for a beautiful moment. There’s a sense of a tenuous connection and time stops.

The same is true in the more wooded regions, such as the Arabuko Sokoke Reserve, where you may hear monkeys chatting nearby and see tiny dik-dik and bush babies discovering you a few feet away. Prior to quickly running away to the cover of the dense vegetation.

Pedaling Past Giraffes.
Riding a bicycle safari in Hell’s Gate National Park is another fantastic and unusual way to get up close and personal with the wildlife. On this unique excursion intended to get you unexpectedly near to these gently grazing animals, you can bike past gazelles, zebras, hartebeests, antelope, and buffalo.

Who thought safaris were only for taking distant views of Africa’s wildlife? You won’t believe how near we can get you to some of nature’s most prized species.

Enjoy everything that East Africa has to offer, and we’ll see to it that your journey is amazing and safe.