An Alternative Rite of Passage9 September 2022At a ceremony celebrating their coming of age, a group of girls from the Mara started a new tradition — and a new life for themselvesByRuth Mboya
The Gift of Time28 March 2021Spending Valentine's Day on a full-day safari, Anna and her partner take time to slow down and explore togetherByAnna Leidenkrantz
Modern Warriors22 March 2021A chance invitation to a rare occasion. Granted special permission, Adam Bannister documents an ancient Maasai rite of passage in the context of modern lifeByAdam Bannister
Rift Valley Revelry12 May 2020Our second cultural night was held mid-March 2020 to celebrate our brothers and sisters from the Rift Valley region of KenyaByAzei Lago
The Greatest Winner of Them All9 July 2019The bi-annual Maasai Olympics is not only one of Kenya’s most celebrated cultural events, but also a mechanism to safeguard the country’s lion population. Tyler Davis and Jospeh Kosen attended to find out who would be named the ultimate winnerByTyler Davis
Banking on Bomas25 June 2019Safeguarding the neighbouring community’s livestock protects the Mara’s predators and encourages shared responsibility for the success of the human/wildlife ecosystemBySue van Winsen
Saruni of the Siria Clan2 January 2018A day to remember when a little boy from Johannesburg was welcomed into his Maasai family and his mother nearly missed marking the heiferByKate Fitzgerald Boyd
The Elegant Eight18 December 2017Two Elizabeths, Seline, Cecilia, Joyce, Marian and a couple of Annes. No, not the eight ill fated wives of a modern-day Maasai King Henry VIII, but the merriest group of beaders in all MaasailandByShannon Davis
Balloons, Picnics, a 911 Rescue and a Lifer2 May 2017From chasing balloons and searching for leopards to rescuing wageni and traversing lesser known roads in the Mara Triangle, this is a day in the life of Angama guide Wilson NaitoiByWilson Naitoi
My Maasai Mitzvah27 September 2016Jacob Kupchik travelled to Angama Mara with his family to celebrate his Bar Mitzvah. The staff had their own celebration planned with special experiences teaching him about the coming of age in the Maasai tradition and so it became a “Maasai Mitzvah”.ByJacob Kupchik
Maasai Games of the XXXI Olympiad16 August 2016When Angama Mara received a request for a team-building event for 40 very competitive Australians, we turned to the Maasai Olympics for inspiration. A program of spear-throwing, rungu-throwing and Maasai jumping was planned and the encouraging and congratulatory cries heard in Maa and Aussie English proved the day a great success.ByTyler Davis
Getting to know Elizabeth Kaiyoni28 June 2016Award-winning British travel journalist Emma Gregg visited Angama Mara and spent some time getting to know Elizabeth Kaiyoni, one of the Maasai Beaders working in the Angama Beading StudioByEmma Gregg
Getting to know Fred Ole Sinoni17 May 2016Emma Gregg spent a morning on a walking safari with Fred Ole Sinoni, one of Angama’s Maasai Naturalists, and learnt all about birds, botany and more about Fred and Maasai culture at largeByEmma Gregg
