The Masai men

The Masai men served as our guides on early morning hikes into the surrounding hills, fields, and woods pointing out lone warthog other wondering animals. They truly live off the land using plants for hygiene and medicinal purposes. They even taught us the right way to throw a spear (and we only had one injury in the process)!

The Masai women

The Masai (Maasai) are the indigenous people of southern Kenya who live off the land and have traditionally been nomads. Today, many are settling into villages but continue to live near game parks to farm and hunt the land. Their vibrant dress and accessories impressed us all.

Accommodations during our Safari

We stayed in a very remote Eko Camp to fully experience the Masai culture and feel at one with our surroundings. The huts were made out of sticks and sun-dried cow dung. Primitive arrangements, but the darkest and most star-filled skies we've ever seen!

Yes, Ostrich too

At every turn, we seemed to encounter yet another species. These giant birds really did seem prehistoric. They roamed alone very confidently in wide open fields.

Can't get enough of Zebras

The zebras were my favorites, such elegant standouts! We found out that the young ones actually had brown and white stripes (very dark brown). Here they are standing together to confuse their prey.

Hyena alert!

These lone hunters are the other carnivores that we spotted rummaging around. They looked kind of paranoid in the way they moved.

Lions frolicking

The benefits of an early-morning Safari trek is that you see all the animals in their most animated state. Here we see two playful lionesses showing off their speed and agility.