Today we’re journeying from Nairobi to the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, the country’s flagship wildlife destination and one of the best places in the world to go on safari… or so we’re told.
I want to find out if the Masai Mara is worth the hype.
Join me as I spend 2 days exploring the Masai Mara, searching for the famous Big Five.
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Salute you …such a fatastick and natural vedio….. Best wishes…
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Too many visitors,please go to other more exciting places in Africa. The lions are forgetting to hunt, they re counting safari vehicles.
That little black cat is still at the Rift Valley overlook, I took a video of him last week 😆
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Tamil language please
The visitors keep the animals. Keep it simple.
15:23 Please DO NOT drive off the official roads. It's illegal and it is harrassing wildlife.
Super documentary. Are you a Lumix user? The colors are unmistakable.
Wowowwwww
Looks amazing so sad to see only 1 beautiful Rhino 🙁 seen 6 in Kruger
Exceptional game viewing experiences, knowledgeable and friendly guides, comfortable and well equipped camps and seamless logistics
im in kenya im 6th grade we are going there for out trip on ugust 1 and 2 we are sleeping there
Hello Ella, thank you for the amazing video on Massai Mara Safari. I'm going there end of the month. I love the cramp n camera platform you used which I think is terrific. Can you tell me what brand n model are they so that I can install my camera on the rail as you did. Thank you🙏
How did you shoot with the drones?
Aren’t they banned there?
How did you shoot with the drones?
Aren’t they banned there?
That’s so nice
The video has justified the title, you will find the hype is real just when you are halfway through the video. The edit, audio and the narration made it an interesting watch <3 <3.
Very nice video.
You have a good chance of sighting a leopard in Mumbai in India. In fact, I believe one was found when asking for a ticket in a public bus lol.
How many days are good enough for Masai Mara tour? Also, what is the best place to stay? Thank you.
Really enjoys this documentary actually each and everyone you update,,,,,,,,,,, and am also a Kenyan but fun of it as well likes the tours on other places as well😊😊
Your Informative Videos are just outstanding !!! Amazing photography
Entry fee is now a staggering 200usd 😮
This has got to be the best video I've watched so far of Maasai Mara. Good story telling and quite detailed. Felt like I was literally part of the Safari. Gideon is sure the guide to look for! You'vespoken highly of him and now i dont want anyone else 😅. The company by logo on the van is Meektrail safaris right? I've seen quite good reviews about them. I definitely have to do this.
2025 hi 👋
We saw Nishapei and her 4 cubs in August 2024. By then the cubs were a year old. She now is so famous that two vehicles of Rangers stay with the all the time to protect them from tourists and animals. There had to be 40 to 50 vehicles there. We were very lucky in that when she and the cubs decided to hunt, the direction they took led them right past our vehicle.
It’s so tough for cheetahs. They have to hunt during the day because their night vision isn’t great. They have to stay in open areas to protect themselves from lions and leopards who are much bigger. And as the video shows they often quickly lose their kills to hyenas or other predators so they have to eat as quickly as they can. We also saw Nora, another cheetah she saw in this video (I think) and Neema, who she saw on her video in the Mara North conservancy.
The saddest thing about this video, made only two-plus years ago, is that she saw the Rongai Pride and the 5 males who controlled them, the Black Rock Boys. Now, only two of the BRB remain alive; the other three have been killed by herders, including Lorkulop, probably the most famous lion in the world at the time, who was deliberately run over by a jeep and then stabbed with spears.
As much as I love Masaii Mara, I will never return after I learned of that. This year we are going to Tanzania.
Are the Masai people paid( fairly) for their phenomenal appearance? The tour looks exciting, the animals are wonderful. How do you protect from flies?
Me and my Son had a trip of our life time last year in Masai Mara and Naivasha.
awesome🥰
Good job my girlfriend wow thats a wonderful coverage
How much did that cost? Please advise.
Another great video Ella!!