|  There
is an enchanting, luxurious tented camp at Kichwa Tembo, in the
north-western corner of the richest game park in Kenya. Meaning
"Head of the Elephant" in KiSwahili, Kichwa Tembo is flanked
by the Oloololo Escarpment and the Sabaringo River.
The camp lies deep in a monkey-rich forest on the exclusive western
side of the Masai Mara National Reserve, far removed from the package
tourism of the eastern Mara. Each luxurious, en suite tent is completely
private, tucked away in its own little piece of wild Africa. Adjacent
to Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp lies the self-contained Bateleur Camp,
which opened its doors in May 2000.
The unfenced Masai Mara covers 1 500km² and, together with
the neighbouring Serengeti (combined, they form one ecosystem),
is home to the greatest concentration of large mammals on earth.
The great migration of over two million wildebeest and other grazing
ungulates every year is the Mara's foremost attraction and one of
the greatest spectacles in the animal kingdom.
 Each
year, far south in the vast Serengeti, the wildebeest raise their
heads, sniff the air, and as if of one accord, start the long trek
to the Kenyan border. An endless thunder of wildebeest and zebra
enter the Mara around the end of July, drawn by the sweet grass.
Add to this the richness of fauna, profusion of winged beauty and
untouched landscape, and you have magical Masai Mara.
Here, the pastoral Ilkarekeshe Maasai proudly maintain their traditional
lifestyle as cattle-herders. In contrast to almost everywhere else
on our planet - where man has displaced wildlife - here, in south-western
Kenya, there is a remarkable level of tolerance which allows both
to exist side-by-side. |
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