“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it”  – Roald Dahl Hello, “Hujambo” (Kiswahili) and “Supa” (Maa) to you all from the team here on the central plains of the Mara. It has been a little while since our last report (in migration season), so for that we would like to apologize and [...]

September at Selinda Camp was nothing other than extraordinary. Winter has abated and the warmth of summer has started to attract some of the migrant species. We spotted Paradise Flycatchers, Carmine Bee-eaters, Wahlberg’s Eagle just to name a few which we are starting to see in the vicinity of camp. The birding around camp is [...]

There are so many entries for August it is very difficult to know where to start.  The 2012 season is producing some of the most incredible sightings, exceeding all our expectations, in number and diversity of species, including two new species that we have not seen for over a decade.  The reason for this is [...]

The Selinda Reserve is home to a number of Cheetahs. These spotted cats are a very rewarding sighting, but are elusive as they avoid confrontation with other predators such as Lions. This male was resting the shade of small bush in an open area between the airstrip and the Selinda boat station. All 14 of [...]

All of our guests today viewed Leopard with cub (feeding up a tree), Lion (stalking and attempting a kill), Cheetah (licking his lips) and Wild Dog (sleeping) Just about all corners of the concession presented a marvelous sighting today. Out comes the champagne later we think…

The game this month on the northern side of the Selinda Spillway has been simply breathtaking. Elephants are coming down in large numbers now to feed and drink along the edge of the spillway from around midday well into the late afternoon. We’ve had an absolute glut of big cat sightings. The little pride of [...]

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are” – Teddy Roosevelt It has been a quiet month here on the plains with the camp being closed for maintenance and a few touch-up renovations, including our suspension bridge that was severely beaten by the flooding river during the April rains. It has been [...]