Days 6, 7: Mara – four safaris, 20+ lions, and a near kill

When you are in the jungle, there is never a dull day. Not for the visitors and even more so not for the residents, the animals. The savanas give you ample opportunity to witness the excitement. Each safari was a story or a set of stories to be told. What I felt good about was that we spent a lot of time enjoying each story, … Continue reading Days 6, 7: Mara – four safaris, 20+ lions, and a near kill

Day 5: Masai Mara – The jungle is alive!

Leaving Naivasha was a little sad but there was a lot of excitement to finally see the Masai Mara. It was a 4-hour drive and we started early so we could reach the hotel in time for lunch. There was going to be an additional 45-minute detour the recent floods had damaged the direct bridge that connected our hotel, so we would have to take … Continue reading Day 5: Masai Mara – The jungle is alive!

Corbett- Rare combination of luxury and nature

There are truly a lot of flavors of Jim Corbett National park – you just have to choose which one you want. It’s a beautiful forest, very green with two rivers, many tributaries, and a large lake. It hosts a lot of wildlife, tigers, elephants, crocodiles, deer, and many others. The way it is split up, though makes it harder to cover all of it … Continue reading Corbett- Rare combination of luxury and nature