The true secrets of photography are elusive. I’m realising that time, rather than the latest and most expensive equipment, is the key to great shots. After all, even the best of cameras can’t create insightful… Read More
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Rescuing ‘Pili’ the Elephant
6.53 AM, Saturday morning, I’m settling into a strong coffee, the morning send off completed, the dawn chorus dissipating as the birds head off to feed. Sammy, one of our Serian mess attendants rushes in with… Read More

The Bridge to Ngare
There can be few more exhilarating and exotic ways to enter your safari camp than a suspension bridge above the mighty Mara river, and for everyone who experiences the bridge to Alex Walker’s Ngare Camp… Read More

Behind the Image: Waves of Feathers
Thick dark grey-blue clouds started to hug the horizon as we made our way to a nearby tree for sundowners on the plains of the Mara North Conservancy. The guests and myself hadn’t passed or… Read More

My Life in the Mara: A Day with the Offbeat Lion Pride
Karibu Sana! My name is Penny Robartes, and I am a professional Wildlife Photographer and Photo Tour Leader. I am currently writing this post from Serian Camp in the Mara North Conservancy, with a view… Read More

Ladybugs – A fully female guided safari
Join us as we embark upon our fabulous first-ever fully female-guided adventures! Led by Serian’s legion of lovely lady guides, we start our journey in Kenya in the Mara North Conservancy and wend our way… Read More

The Essence of Nature – Pyramids of Life
Tightening of shoelaces, the smell of fresh unwritten paper, doodling to check the pen works, that fast walk that isn’t a run yet. Chefs, mess attendants, guides, drivers all gather round to read the schedule… Read More