Kenya Reviews

I will be the first to admit it: Kenya was not in the my top 5 of African countries to visit. To me, the country evoked Meryl Streep and Robert Redford's doomed romance in Out of Africa, National Geographic programs on the Maasai tribal customs and the occasional political issues that actually make it to our Western world news; all this presented a country too commercialized to be able to offer a wild [...]

Participating in a Maasai rite of passage The most treasured experience with my granddaughter Holly, was participating in a Maasai gathering to celebrate the rites of passage from warrior to elder. We felt privileged to attend as the ceremony had not taken place in this part of Maasailand for twenty years and this was clearly not part of any tourist itinerary. Upon arrival, I was awestruck by the [...]

It's all about personal connection for our family Its all about personal connection for our family. We took an incredible adventure to Kenya, East Africa with Wildland Adventures (Maasailand Safari, July 2005) and learned about the real life of the Maasai people. On that trip we met our guide, Meitamei Dapash, who became a true friend to our family. That friendship solidified the personal aspect of our [...]

Maasailand Cultural Safari: Beyond the Looking Glass Our journey to Masai* land was a true homecoming. Personally, this trip was among the most important and meaningful Wildland Adventures I've experienced. It affected the rest of the group members in a deep level as well; I've never seen such emotion from our guests! July 30, Masai Mara As I write this journal entry from the Masai Mara Game [...]

Field Report from the Maasai Mara Our drive to the Mara from Loldia took us through Naivasha town, as we headed south along the floor of the Great Rift Valley. We saw the smoky Oldoinyo loo Nongot (Mt. Longonot) smile at us from the west. To the east, the morning sun shot sharp orange rays over the forest-covered highlands walls east of the rift valley. The morning was cool and the smooth-flowing crisp [...]