FEATURE
Leopard Gorge
from Kandili
We know we’ve arrived at Kandili Camp, when Maasai women greet us with a song. Kandili – Kiswahili iteration of candle, will be the only night light in 200 hectares of private conservancy 20 | NDEGE NEWS DECEMBER 2021 - FEBRUARY 2022
Our four by four traverses the endless red oat grass plains, now dotted with white flowers and a lone acacia. Then it’s all behind us and we are in a small gorge that cuts through a forested area in Leopard Gorge, just west of Mara North. Instinctively we look around for lurking predators. We pass a foetid pool with Hippos basking in their stench, and we move on, seeking lions, even though this terrain, pitted with rocks is surely better for the spotted cats. BBC’s
