Vaswani Family Safari

Kenya · Nairobi – Lewa – Masai Mara · July 15–21, 2026

Big Cats

Lion, leopard and cheetah — all three in one week. 34

Lion — LionMasai Mara

Young lion at the river — Young lion at the riverMasai Mara

Lioness crossing the stream — Lioness crossing the streamMasai Mara

Lions in the long grass — Lions in the long grassMasai Mara

Lioness at rest — Lioness at restMasai Mara

Lion cub on the sand — Lion cub on the sandMasai Mara

The pride at dawn — The pride at dawnLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Lionesses on watch — Lionesses on watchLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Cheetah — CheetahLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Cheetah in profileLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Cheetah sentinel — Cheetah sentinelLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Cheetah in the golden grass — Cheetah in the golden grassLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Cheetah cub — Cheetah cubLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Mother and cub — Mother and cubLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Cheetah after the hunt — Cheetah after the huntMasai Mara

Leopard — LeopardMasai Mara

Leopard in the grass — Leopard in the grassMasai Mara

The pride at the river — The pride at the riverMasai Mara

Cubs on the road — Cubs on the roadMasai Mara

Lioness with her kill — Lioness with her killLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Cheetah yawning — Cheetah yawningLewa Wildlife Conservancy

The pride at the kill — The pride at the killLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Resting lionesses — Resting lionessesLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Young lion — Young lionLewa Wildlife Conservancy

In the golden grass — In the golden grassLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Paws — PawsLewa Wildlife Conservancy

After the hunt — After the huntMasai Mara

The lion in the grass — The lion in the grassMasai Mara

Lioness — LionessMasai Mara

Resting — RestingMasai Mara

Lion portrait — Lion portraitMasai Mara

Lion on the rocks — Lion on the rocksMasai Mara

Leopard, hidden — Leopard, hiddenMasai Mara

Leopard at the water — Leopard at the waterMasai Mara

Elephants

From Lewa's great tuskers to the Mara river crossing. 13

Tusker in golden light — Tusker in golden lightLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Ivory — IvoryLewa Wildlife Conservancy

The greeting — The greetingLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Mother and calf — Mother and calfLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Elephants at the deadfall — Elephants at the deadfallLewa Wildlife Conservancy

On the move — On the moveLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Crossing the Mara River — Crossing the Mara RiverMasai Mara

Feeding time at the orphanage — Feeding time at the orphanageNairobi

At the orphanage — At the orphanageNairobi

Elephant and calf — Elephant and calfLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Family group — Family groupLewa Wildlife Conservancy

The old bull — The old bullLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Through the tall grass — Through the tall grassLewa Wildlife Conservancy

On the Plains

Rhino, rare northern species, and the supporting cast. 46

White rhinoceros — White rhinocerosLewa Wildlife Conservancy

White rhino and calf — White rhino and calfLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Black rhinoceros — Black rhinocerosLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Grevy's zebra — Grevy's zebraLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Dust bath — Dust bathLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Grevy's zebra rolling — Grevy's zebra rollingLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Gerenuk — GerenukLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Beisa oryx — Beisa oryxLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Masai giraffe — Masai giraffeMasai Mara

Reticulated giraffe — Reticulated giraffeLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Among the acacias — Among the acaciasLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Blue wildebeest — Blue wildebeestMasai Mara

Topi — TopiMasai Mara

Cape buffalo — Cape buffaloLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Hippo on the move — Hippo on the moveMasai Mara

Hippo and calf — Hippo and calfMasai Mara

Nile crocodile — Nile crocodileMasai Mara

In the shallows — In the shallowsMasai Mara

Spotted hyena — Spotted hyenaMasai Mara

Hyena at the kill — Hyena at the killMasai Mara

Black-backed jackal — Black-backed jackalLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Rothschild's giraffes — Rothschild's giraffesNairobi

Face to face — Face to faceNairobi

Vervet monkey — Vervet monkeyLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Rhino mother and calf — Rhino mother and calfLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Mid-roll — Mid-rollLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Grevy's zebra standing — Grevy's zebra standingLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Hyenas on a carcass — Hyenas on a carcassMasai Mara

Wildebeest — WildebeestMasai Mara

Plains zebra — Plains zebraMasai Mara

Herds on the horizon — Herds on the horizonLewa Wildlife Conservancy

An uninvited guest — An uninvited guestLewa Wildlife Conservancy

At the waterhole — At the waterholeLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Reticulated giraffe browsing — Reticulated giraffe browsingLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Rhinoceros — RhinocerosLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Buffalo close up — Buffalo close upLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Zebra in the grass — Zebra in the grassLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Buffalo and calf at dusk — Buffalo and calf at duskMasai Mara

Giraffes — GiraffesMasai Mara

Giraffe — GiraffeMasai Mara

Curious — CuriousMasai Mara

Hippos — HipposMasai Mara

Hippos in the shallows — Hippos in the shallowsMasai Mara

Crocodile in the shallows — Crocodile in the shallowsMasai Mara

Wildebeest country — Wildebeest countryMasai Mara

The herds — The herdsMasai Mara

On the Wing

The birdlife of Kenya, from rollers to vultures. 19

Lilac-breasted roller — Lilac-breasted rollerLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Grey crowned cranes — Grey crowned cranesLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Crowned cranes at dawn — Crowned cranes at dawnLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Somali ostrich — Somali ostrichLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Von der Decken's hornbill — Von der Decken's hornbillLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Secretary bird among the herds — Secretary bird among the herdsMasai Mara

The clean-up crew — The clean-up crewMasai Mara

White-backed vultures — White-backed vulturesMasai Mara

Tawny eagle — Tawny eagleLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Grey crowned crane — Grey crowned craneLewa Wildlife Conservancy

At the water's edge — At the water's edgeLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Ostrich on the plain — Ostrich on the plainLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Yellow-throated longclaw — Yellow-throated longclawLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Egyptian goose — Egyptian gooseLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Helmeted guineafowl — Helmeted guineafowlLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Superb starling — Superb starlingLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Marabou stork — Marabou storkMasai Mara

Southern ground hornbills — Southern ground hornbillsMasai Mara

Longclaw in the grass — Longclaw in the grassMasai Mara

From the Air

Dawn by hot-air balloon over the Masai Mara. 12

Lift-off at dawn — Lift-off at dawnMasai Mara

Balloon over the herds — Balloon over the herdsMasai Mara

Drifting over the migration — Drifting over the migrationMasai Mara

The Mara from above — The Mara from aboveMasai Mara

Hippo pools from the air — Hippo pools from the airMasai Mara

Before dawn — Before dawnMasai Mara

Balloon at sunrise — Balloon at sunriseMasai Mara

Balloons over the Mara — Balloons over the MaraMasai Mara

Drifting — DriftingMasai Mara

Dawn flight — Dawn flightMasai Mara

Balloon at golden hour — Balloon at golden hourMasai Mara

Balloons over the herds — Balloons over the herdsMasai Mara

Golden Hours

Sunrises and sundowns, Lewa to the Mara. 32

Fire in the sky — Fire in the skyLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Acacia at dusk — Acacia at duskLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Magenta hour — Magenta hourLewa Wildlife Conservancy

The lone acacia — The lone acaciaLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Clouds over the plains — Clouds over the plainsMasai Mara

The herds at last light — The herds at last lightMasai Mara

Kwaheri, Kenya — Kwaheri, KenyaMasai Mara

Evening on the river — Evening on the riverMasai Mara

First light over the plains — First light over the plainsMasai Mara

Northern Kenya — Northern KenyaMasai Mara

Sunset over the river — Sunset over the riverMasai Mara

Campfire at sundown — Campfire at sundownMasai Mara

The fire is lit — The fire is litMasai Mara

First light on the river — First light on the riverMasai Mara

Lewa hills — Lewa hillsLewa Wildlife Conservancy

The waterhole — The waterholeLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Lone tree — Lone treeLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Acacia country — Acacia countryMasai Mara

The plains — The plainsMasai Mara

The valley — The valleyMasai Mara

Evening sky — Evening skyMasai Mara

Under the lone tree — Under the lone treeMasai Mara

Sunrise — SunriseMasai Mara

Last light — Last lightMasai Mara

Bush at dawn — Bush at dawnMasai Mara

Acacia sunset — Acacia sunsetMasai Mara

The Mara — The MaraMasai Mara

Waterhole — WaterholeMasai Mara

Rocky outcrop — Rocky outcropMasai Mara

Kopjes — KopjesMasai Mara

The river bend — The river bendMasai Mara

The river — The riverMasai Mara

The Vaswanis

The family, July 15–21, 2026. 28

The whole family, Giraffe Centre — The whole family, Giraffe CentreNairobi

Making a new friend — Making a new friendNairobi

At the elephant orphanage — At the elephant orphanageNairobi

Morning game drive — Morning game driveLewa Wildlife Conservancy

On watch — On watchLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Bush breakfast — Bush breakfastLewa Wildlife Conservancy

With our Maasai guide — With our Maasai guideMasai Mara

Taking it in — Taking it inLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Up in the balloon — Up in the balloonMasai Mara

Balloon selfie — Balloon selfieMasai Mara

Watching the hippos — Watching the hipposMasai Mara

Sundowners on the plains — Sundowners on the plainsMasai Mara

Cheers to Kenya — Cheers to KenyaMasai Mara

A toast to the Mara — A toast to the MaraMasai Mara

Sundowner — SundownerMasai Mara

Sundowners on the hill — Sundowners on the hillMasai Mara

Breakfast at camp — Breakfast at campMasai Mara

The family at the Giraffe Centre — The family at the Giraffe CentreNairobi

Breakfast on the plains — Breakfast on the plainsMasai Mara

Dinner at Kifaru House — Dinner at Kifaru HouseLewa Wildlife Conservancy

The whole family — The whole familyMasai Mara

Balloon morning — Balloon morningMasai Mara

The family at sundown — The family at sundownMasai Mara

Three generations — Three generationsMasai Mara

Wrapped in a Maasai shuka — Wrapped in a Maasai shukaMasai Mara

With our guides — With our guidesMasai Mara

The team — The teamMasai Mara

Lunch at camp — Lunch at campMasai Mara

Camp & Journey

Airstrips, camps and the meals in between. 11

The bush plane — The bush planeLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Arriving at Lewa — Arriving at LewaLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Keekorok Airstrip — Keekorok AirstripMasai Mara

Dinner at camp — Dinner at campMasai Mara

Sand River camp — Sand River campMasai Mara

Dessert in the bush — Dessert in the bushMasai Mara

A note from camp — A note from campMasai Mara

The Tanzania border — The Tanzania borderMasai Mara

Kenya–Tanzania border marker — Kenya–Tanzania border markerMasai Mara

Bush breakfast menu — Bush breakfast menuLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Breakfast in the bush — Breakfast in the bushLewa Wildlife Conservancy

Videos

The moving pictures — with sound. Tap any clip to play. 45

Looking for the full film? It's in the folder next to this website: Vaswani Family Safari July 2026.mp4

Feeding the giraffesNairobi · 0:18

Bottle time at the orphanageNairobi · 0:42

Orphaned elephants at the troughNairobi · 0:55

White rhinos up closeLewa · 0:28

Plains zebrasLewa · 0:26

The big tuskerLewa · 2:36

Bulls sparringLewa · 1:11

Elephants at dawnLewa · 1:23

The herd approachesLewa · 0:23

Ostrich courtship danceLewa · 0:06

Vervet mother and babyLewa · 0:47

Lioness in the marshLewa · 0:11

Lionesses head-onLewa · 1:58

The pride crosses the roadLewa · 0:41

Lions among the vehiclesLewa · 0:28

Cheetahs on a killMasai Mara · 0:26

Face to face with a lionMasai Mara · 0:08

The male under the treeMasai Mara · 0:54

The roarMasai Mara · 1:06

Marking his territory at duskMasai Mara · 1:06

Lion cubs on the riverbankMasai Mara · 0:42

Spotted hyenaMasai Mara · 0:14

The hippo podMasai Mara · 0:09

Elephants crossing the MaraMasai Mara · 0:26

The great migrationMasai Mara · 0:46

Wildebeest on the marchMasai Mara · 0:24

Waiting at the crossingMasai Mara · 0:07

Wildebeest herdLewa Wildlife Conservancy · 1:15

Wildebeest on the moveLewa Wildlife Conservancy · 0:06

Jackals and vultures at a carcassMasai Mara · 0:27

Last morning on the plainsMasai Mara · 0:15

Leaving from Keekorok airstripMasai Mara · 0:15

Baboon troop on the hillsideLewa Wildlife Conservancy · 0:15

Elephant browsingLewa Wildlife Conservancy · 1:49

Lioness in the reedsLewa Wildlife Conservancy · 0:33

Following the prideLewa Wildlife Conservancy · 1:55

The herd crosses the plainLewa Wildlife Conservancy · 1:26

Ostrich displayLewa Wildlife Conservancy · 1:04

Two bullsLewa Wildlife Conservancy · 1:05

Vervets on the branchLewa Wildlife Conservancy · 0:26

Somali ostrich at the streamLewa Wildlife Conservancy · 0:17

Male lionMasai Mara · 0:09

The lion callsMasai Mara · 0:52

Lion at restMasai Mara · 0:34

The leopard walksMasai Mara · 0:22