Kenya – The Great Migration 2023

A trip to Kenya is unlike any other. Heart-pounding photographic experiences and wildlife encounters explode at every location. With the Great Migration at its heart, this trip will take you into the wilds of Kenya where food is plentiful and wildlife thrive. One of the things we enjoy most about Kenya is the opportunity to make images of wildlife as part of this iconic landscape. Kenya is exciting and unique.

Imagine being in the midst of over two million wildebeest, zebras and gazelles as they move across the Masai Mara and ultimately cross the Mara River. Enjoy watching a herd of giraffe amble across the landscape nipping acacia trees and interacting with one another. Witness a family of elephants teach their young, bathe and play with sticks. Enjoy Rhinos as they walk through the forest and plains just feet from our vehicle and see their enormous horns as nature meant them to be. Watch a pride of lions as cubs chase each other and pounce and play in the grasses. Let the dizzying sight of over a million flamingos fill your eyes. These are just a few of the scenes that play out across this land.
We designed this tour to immerse you in the best opportunities to experience and photograph the iconic wildlife spectacles that Kenya is known for.

We start our tour in Samburu, an area that gives us first encounters with Reticulated Giraffes, Gerenuk (a graceful long-necked antelope that stands on two legs to feed), the endangered Grevy’s zebra, over 350 species of birds, great opportunities to see the “Big Cats”, and so much more.

From here we head to a private reserve that has the highest population of Rhinos in Kenya. You will see family groups and small herds interacting with each other. Amongst these great animals live giraffes, cape buffalo, eland, waterbuck, warthogs, leopards, lions and more.

Our next destination is Lake Bogoria where over 1.3 million Flamingos flock to feed. This is a wildlife spectacle not to be missed! At this location you will use virtually every lens in your bag, from wide-angle “bird-scapes” to tight flight shots.

Next, we head to Lake Baringa where we will photograph kingfishers, wading birds, hippos and other wildlife by boat. We should also have great opportunities to photograph Fish Eagles as they hunt.

For our grand finale, we head to the Mara River for the great migration and wildebeest crossing! For as far as the eye can see, wildebeests, zebras and gazelles by the millions stretch across the land, funneling into the crossings. Unlike some Safaris, we will have the opportunity to photograph the crossing from either side of the Mara River. Our guides will be sure to have us in the best position to capture the action as the drive for fresh grass on the other side pulls the wildebeest into the water. What a show, as the wildebeests leap through the water hoping to avoid the ever-waiting crocodiles.

In addition to the crossing, the Masai Mara is loaded with the predators that live off the herds. This is a time of plenty when life is easy. We were surprised to see how relaxed and playful the lions seemed here. Of course, this makes for some great photo ops and fabulous memories!