{"id":8599,"date":"2018-06-28T12:41:23","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T12:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/AFRICAtime\/?p=8599"},"modified":"2020-07-08T12:40:11","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T11:40:11","slug":"spotted-on-safari-lions-and-cheetahs-in-masai-mara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/spotted-on-safari-lions-and-cheetahs-in-masai-mara\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotted on Safari: Lions and Cheetahs in Masai Mara"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In this week&#8217;s &#8216;Spotted on Safari&#8217; we are sharing some lovely images captured by our Driver Guide Imtiaz Rehemtullah, who has been with Somak Holidays since 2013. He has College certificates in Tour Guiding, Animal Identification, reservations and costing and is fluent in two European languages as well as\u00a0having already mastered basic French and Level 1 Spanish.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8613\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ImtiazRehemtullah.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8613\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-8613 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ImtiazRehemtullah.jpg\" alt=\"Somak safari driver\" width=\"540\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ImtiazRehemtullah.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ImtiazRehemtullah-416x300.jpg 416w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Imtiaz<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Imtiaz&#8217;s travels have taken him to the Masai Mara this week and he shared some fantastic photos that he took on an early morning game drive of some male lions relaxing on the savannah whilst others were having a lie in, oblivious to the safari vehicles going by.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8605\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8605\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-8605 size-large\" title=\"Lions relaxing in the Masai Mara\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ebacb2fa-6935-4ecd-8035-f62f86ccb644-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Lion relaxing in the Masai Mara\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ebacb2fa-6935-4ecd-8035-f62f86ccb644-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ebacb2fa-6935-4ecd-8035-f62f86ccb644-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ebacb2fa-6935-4ecd-8035-f62f86ccb644-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ebacb2fa-6935-4ecd-8035-f62f86ccb644.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Imtiaz Rehemtullah<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8603\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8603\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-8603 size-large\" title=\"Lions sleeping in the Masai Mara\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/c29b6168-f6f6-466d-a2a4-19d0ed4c0bcf-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Lions sleeping in the Masai Mara\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/c29b6168-f6f6-466d-a2a4-19d0ed4c0bcf-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/c29b6168-f6f6-466d-a2a4-19d0ed4c0bcf-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/c29b6168-f6f6-466d-a2a4-19d0ed4c0bcf-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/c29b6168-f6f6-466d-a2a4-19d0ed4c0bcf.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Imtiaz Rehemtullah<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He also spotted some cheetahs enjoying a lazy morning during his game drive, trying to camouflage themselves in a bush, but his keen eye and instinct ensured he identified them!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8604\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8604\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-8604 size-large\" title=\"Cheetahs in Masai Mara\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/df8a0f33-08e7-4c54-a36b-4326237cbdba-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Cheetahs in the shade in Masai Mara\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/df8a0f33-08e7-4c54-a36b-4326237cbdba-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/df8a0f33-08e7-4c54-a36b-4326237cbdba-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/df8a0f33-08e7-4c54-a36b-4326237cbdba-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/df8a0f33-08e7-4c54-a36b-4326237cbdba.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Imtiaz Rehemtullah<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Masai Mara, where Imtiaz has just been on safari, is one of the most popular game reserves for a safari in Kenya. It will soon also be host to the\u00a0the incredible spectacle of the annual wildebeest migration, and as we get some footage from our driver guides we will be sure to share it with you.<\/p>\n<p>The area has an amazing concentration of wildlife, particularly when the wildebeest and zebras are grazing on the lush plains between June to October, and so it will become even more likely to see lots of wildlife in the coming months.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8602\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8602\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-8602 size-large\" title=\"Lion in Masai Mara\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ba324363-9bbf-4592-ba51-341ef50aa1b6-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Lion in Masai Mara\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ba324363-9bbf-4592-ba51-341ef50aa1b6-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ba324363-9bbf-4592-ba51-341ef50aa1b6-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ba324363-9bbf-4592-ba51-341ef50aa1b6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ba324363-9bbf-4592-ba51-341ef50aa1b6.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8602\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Imtiaz Rehemtullah<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We hope that seeing these wonderful images by Imtiaz has inspired you to want to go on safari, and enjoy seeing these animals yourself, and to help, we have some amazing itineraries available.<\/p>\n<p>We would love to work with you to plan the safari holiday of a lifetime. For more information on how our safari experts can help you, call Somak Holidays today on 020 8423 3000, or visit our website here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/kenya-safari\">https:\/\/www.somak.com\/kenya-safari<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SaveSave<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":8605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[11,1,580],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kenya","category-uncategorized","category-wildlife-and-safari"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ebacb2fa-6935-4ecd-8035-f62f86ccb644.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8599"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10942,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8599\/revisions\/10942"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}