Get Up Close To Kenya’s Wildlife

Get Up Close To Kenya’s 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.

An African safari’s actual experience may differ greatly!

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.

Elephants, too? Being trapped in a 4×4 Jeep on a woodland route directly behind a massive tusker that is taking its time and making you do the same is not unheard of. Vibrant hour in the forest.

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

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

Hundreds of wildebeests

When we talk about the Great Migration, we mostly mean the 1.5 million wildebeests who traversed the Serengeti and entered the Masai Mara as part of their never-ending journey to find higher grasses and to survive.

At the Mara River bridge, you may have a front-row seat to this influx of Kenyan animals into the Masai 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 neighbouring banks for protection.

Get Up Close To Kenya’s Wildlife
wildebeest migration

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

This age-old fight for existence will be on display for you to see in the river, along its banks, and in the adjacent farms and bush. The drama created by the powers of nature will unfold in front of you.

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

A Few Silent Encounters

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 out of the ordinary for your guide to catch a glimpse of a leopard slumbering on a nearby tree branch.

Additionally, you may, as it were, round 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 for a beautiful moment, nobody talks. The feeling of a shaky connection causes time to stop.

Similarly, in the more forested regions such as the Arabuko Sokoke Reserve, where monkeys whistle in the vicinity and young dik-diks and bushbabies come across you — only a few feet away. Prior to quickly running away to the cover of the dense vegetation.

Riding a bicycle safari at Hell’s Gate National Park is another fantastic and unusual way to get up close and personal with the wildlife. Cycling alongside gazelles, zebras, hartebeests, antelope, and buffalo is possible during this unique experience, which aims to get you surprisingly near to these peacefully grazing creatures.

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!

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