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Welcome to the Heritage Hotels Big Cat and Migration Updates Update. A resource for travellers and travel agents to keep up to date on the annual migration of the big cat. If you are looking for accommodation for your stay in Africa try Heritage Hotels to make your trip a relaxing experience.

Tuesday, 14 September, 2010

The Greatest Game Show Continues - Masai Mara

The Wildebeest Migration 

The wildebeest are widely spread around the plains of Meta and Burrugat to Keekorok and heading towards the Topi Plains and the Northwest conservancy where it’s raining. The herds from south of Mara Intrepid are crossing the Talek River east of Mara Explorer to the junction of Olare Orok and Intiakitiak Rivers for greener pastures.
The area south of the plains overlooking Serena and Lookout Hill is covered with zebras while the north overlooking Musiara is covered with wildebeest. This is the corridor that the herds initially walked through in search of water. Other herds in the Triangle are heading down south to graze on the fresh grass that is sprouting after the old grass was burnt. 

There are numerous crossings taking place especially. The most frequent ones are during morning hours at the main Paradise Crossing and Shamarta west of Mara Intrepids where the wildebeest cause a stamped as they attempt jumping over the cliffs. Many are fatally injured at this time as they hurtle head on into the water.
The Olkiombo Plains, Rhino Ridge and Paradise Plains are the only areas that still have tall succulent grasses and hence are full of grazers.  
  
 The Big Cats
Lions
The Ridge Pride and the Paradise Pride are having great time hunting every day even when the lions are not hungry. The Paradise Pride killed four zebras at Lugga ya Nyoka (Snake’s lugga). Notch’s sons are residing between Mara Intrepids and Rekero Camp.
Time for a meal. Now, what's on the menu today......?

Wildebeest scamper for their dear lives as a lioness hunts
The Olikombo males - Cheza, Sala and Junior are back after a foray with the Maji-ya Fisi Pride. 
           
Leopards
Olive has for the last five days been way from her two male cubs, Pasha and Kayoni,  spending most of her time west of Mara Intrepids. Pasha is north of the Smelly Crossing and Kayoni is south of it. The Ridge male is mating with Mbili near the Ker & Downey crossing.
 Cheetahs
Alama and her two male cubs are at Double Crossing where she has been for the last one week. The three brothers are between Olare Orok and Intiakitiak rivers.

Paul Kirui, Chief Safari Guide and John Parmasau, Safari Guide, Mara EXplorer and Mara Intrepids Camps (Pictures © Paul Kirui & John Parmasau) You can read more on Mara Explorer and Mara Intrepids athttp://www.heritage-eastafrica.com/tented-camps/ Book and pay for two nights at this properties and get the third free! Offer only applies for travel between 1st November and 15th December 2010. http://www.heritage-eastafrica.com/specials/3-for-2-safari-special/
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Tuesday, 31 August, 2010

Dining Jumbo-style in the Reeds at Ziwani Dam

It's  a drought season at Tsavo West National Park. Located on a 30,000-acre private farm on the western edge of Tsavo West National Park, Voyager Ziwani sits on the edge of a small, secluded dam on the Sante River. The camp affords guest close encounters with wildlife, as these pictures below show.
The jumbos came for a drink, and decided to nibble at the soft shoots at the edge of thedam.

 

This gave our guests a chance to take pictures uninhibited. 
Notice the hippos in the middle of the dam. The dam is home to a bloat of hippopotamus that comes out to feed at night. 

Stephen Lekatoo, Resident Naturalist, Voyager Ziwani Tsavo

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Tuesday, 31 August, 2010

The Greatest Game Show on Earth - Issue 9

The Wildebeest Migration

The rain in the four areas of the Mara has led to the distribution of the wildebeest and the zebra in them.

The group southeast of Keekorok is now heading west towards the Mara Bridge along Sand River.

Another herd in the Mara Triangle is starting to cross Paradise Crossing and Shamarta and in to the eastern side. A big section of the Mara Triangle has been burnt leaving only a small section with grass for the wildebeest. This has forced the wildebeest to look for greener pastures. The wildebeest crossing to the eastern side are congregating on Topi hill.

                                                             

There are wildebeest along the border of the Reserve and the Mara West Conservancy, northwest of Mara Intrepids Camp.

A herd of zebras and wildebeest has covered the Olkiombo Plains, and the Talek Olare-orok Rivers. It is moving towards Rhino Ridge and Paradise Plains. The grass is still tall here for the zebra.

PREDATORS

Lions

The Olkiombo Pride is camping on the southern side of Talek River, east of Mara Intrepids, with the three males still with the Maji ya Fisi pride.

                                                              

Some of the Ridge Pride lions – the three females, three cubs of different ages and two males are between Intiak itiak and Olare Orok rivers. The Olkeju-Ronkai Pride is very much along Olkeju-Ronkai River.

Notch’s four sons are at Shamarta near the crossing with two lionesses from the Ridge Pride. Leopards Olive with her two male cubs was seen looking for prey at the Smelly Crossing.

                                                             

Cheetahs

Saba with her cub was at the crossing point at Shamarta not far from Notch’s sons.

John Parmasau, Safari Guide, Mara Intrepids Camp (Pictures © John Parmasau)

You can read more on Mara Explorer and Mara Intrepids athttp://www.heritage-eastafrica.com/tented-camps/ Book and pay for two nights at this properties and get the third free! Offer only applies for travel between 1st November and 15th December 2010. http://www.heritage-eastafrica.com/specials/3-for-2-safari-special/

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