Kenya Project Blog Post 5

The plans for next summer’s visit are progressing well and we will be looking to share these with those students fortunate to be selected early in the new year.

The village that we will be visiting is called Madungu and is 400 kilometres north west of Nairobi.  Travelling outwards we will arrive in Nairobi to connect with an internal flight to Kisumu – saving most, what will otherwise be, an 8 hour truck journey.  But in week 2 of our trip we will travel back by road but stopping regularly along the way.

One of these stops will be in the masaimara – a must see for every safari traveller.

‘Rolling hills, sprawling savannahs, dramatic river crossings and of course … more wildlife and adventure than any movie could ever portray.  Welcome to the Masai Mara, home to the lions of ‘Big Cat Diary’, temporary residence of the ‘Great Migration’, mighty Maasai warriors and some of the most luxurious safari lodges on earth.

The Masai Mara features a stunning kaleidoscope of wild and rugged landscapes, warm and welcoming people and an exciting array of creatures – big and small.  World famous for hosting the epic Great Migration, the Masai Mara welcomes 1.5 million wildebeests onto its sprawling savannahs each July through October.  The Masai Mara National Reserve and conservancies are brimming with life and offer safari travellers a wide variety of activities to choose from.  Whether you take to the skies for a high-flying hot-air balloon adventure at sunrise or hit the road for a 4×4 safari, you’re sure to leave the Masai Mara with unforgettable experiences and lifelong memories.’

And if you want to get an early ‘sight’ of this incredible landscape, I would suggest watching Masai Mara video clip