A view of the duty free department at Dubai International Airport en route to Nairobi and the Maasai Mara. 

Browsing the Duty Free shop at the Mara Safari Club's Airfield, Maasai Mara Kenya. 

An aerial view of the Mara River 

Sunrise at Larsen's Camp in Samburu Game Reserve, Kenya. 

A star of the BBC Big Cat Diary, finishing a meal of White Stork, in the Maasai Mara. 

Often found in dry bush country, on a prominent perch such as this - The Yellow-necked Spurfowl. 

A Vulturine Guineafowl in Samburu. 

d'Arnaud's Barbet often found in dry bush country such as Samburu. 

A Superb Starling in Samburu. What a great name! 

A view of Larsen's Camp, Samburu. More like a 5-star hotel than a camp. Accommodation and food - second to none! 

The Crowned Crane - The national bird of Kenya. 

A male Grant's Gazelle in Samburu. 

A small herd of Elephants making their way along a dry river bed in Samburu. 

A close-up shot of a Monitor Lizard in the Samburu Reserve. 

A Blue-Naped Mousebird in the Samburu Reserve. 

Only from the air can the scale and majesty of the Maasai Mara be fully appreciated. 

Flying from Nairobi to Samburu. Our aeroplane has cast a strange shadow on the clouds. This is probably very common but it was the first time I had noticed it. 

Enjoying my first Kenyan breakfast in the Samburu Game reserve. 

No wonder Leopards are so difficult to spot. I was no nore than ten yards from this fully-grown female who was about ten feet up a tree, eating what was left of a White Stork! 

A typical tent at the Kicheche Mara Bush Camp. 

The view from my tent at Kicheche Mara Camp. Kicheche is a small Bush Camp with eleven, well appointed tents. It caters for those who wish to spend as much time as possible on the plains. Thier flexible approach to Game-drive and other schedules was of particular benifit to me, who wanted to spend as much time as possible viewing animals. The standard of accommodation, food and overall customer care was exceptional. I hope to return soon. 

The passenger's view of the interior of an Air Kenya Twin-Otter. These light aircraft flights between the various Kenyan Game Reserves are a great way to view many places of interest. I particularly enjoyed flying over; The Aberdares, Lake Nakuru, The Great Rift Valley and of course the Maasai Mara. Unfortunately, on both occasions when Mount Kenya should have been in view, it was covered with clouds. 

A young Scrub Hare on a very wet Maasai Mara. 

An impressive pair of Secretary Birds on their nest in the Maasai Mara. 

The Friday cattle market in the Maasai town of Aitong. The atmosphere was the same as any other cattle market - with the buyers trying not to appear too interested in buying and the sellers trying not to appear too desperate to sell! Due to the recent heavy rains the market was not as busy as usual. I spoke to one seller who had taken over two days to travel over 80 kilometres, on foot, to bring four of his cows to market.