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Africa’s biggest wildlife spectacle

Though he did not see the wildebeest migration, HAROLD AYODO was among many who turned up to wait for the mass movement of wild animals roaming free through unspoiled and savage wilderness.  

Darkness covered the vast land when our plane touched down at Olkiombo airstrip in Masai Mara Game Reserve shortly after 11pm on Friday. Fourteen other planes landed in quick succession within the hour before we boarded a Land Cruiser to the Jonas Kristopher (JK) Camp where we checked in.

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