Landscapes, wildlife and camp life from the reserves featured most often in the itineraries I plan.
Sundowners laid out on the rocks as the sun dropsA balloon reflected in the floodplain at dawnA pair resting in the shade, Masai MaraCubs in the long grass, waiting for the pride to moveA big bull below Kilimanjaro, AmboseliThe crossing — wildebeest dropping into the Mara RiverGiraffe and calf browsing the acacia lineRhino resting in the morning sun, LaikipiaBalloon over the plains at first lightThe track after the rains, green and emptyBoats among the drowned trees, Lake NaivashaThe mountain clear from the lodge gardenAn afternoon off, with the mountain behindThe fire lit before dinner as the sky goes orangeSundowners at the bonfire, the plains belowTent open to the night, lanterns on the deckInside the tent — beds turned down, lamps lowThe mess and bar at blue hour
