Cheetah at Maasai Mara

The Maasai Mara National Reserve, occupying the northern reaches of the Serengeti ecosystem in southwestern Kenya, offers superb opportunities to photograph cheetah against its open, rolling grasslands. The reserve's scattered acacia woodland and riverine forest along the Mara provide varied backdrops, allowing photographers to capture this species within a landscape that shifts from wide savannah to denser tree cover. Those joining the African Wildlife of the Maasai Mara holiday in October will find the reserve's characteristic terrain well suited to observing cheetah across these contrasting habitats. It's a location that rewards patience, with the grasslands themselves forming much of the story behind any successful photograph.