A journey, or safari, solely within the Maasai Mara, Kenya, in September 2009: four nights at Kicheche Bush Camp, in Olare Orok, and four nights at Mara Safari Camp, in Mara North Conservancy. Though the Mara was still relatively green, at this time many other parts of Kenya continued to be severely affected by drought, and the tourism industry is still recovering from the effects of post-election violence in 2008.