Walking Safari in the Masai Mara
Jackson pointing out plants Since we were staying at andBeyond's Bateleur Camp in the Masai Mara we had the opportunity to head out on foot into the wilds for a walking safari. It is a very different way to experience the African bush and one that I didn't want us to miss. Our wonderful guides Jackson and Massek led us first through the neighboring jungle and then up the escarpment. Watching the monkey turf war In the jungle we quickly came across a tree hyrax, which looks like a giant hamster but is actually closely related to elephants. It saw us and scampered higher up in the tree, but that is when we noticed a second hyrax head poking out a hole, and this one belonged to a baby hyrax. Then we heard a commotion nearby so we went to investigate. It turned out to be two rival troops of blue monkeys having a bit of a turf war. Massek talked us through what was going on and pointed out things before they even happened. Maggie's natural Maasai toothbrush ...