Simba sighting on our first game drive in Masai Mara

So our tour guide David pulls up along side a rough section of scrub and tall grass, points into the middle and tells us to look for a lion. At first we couldn’t see anything – perhaps an outline, lounging deep in the yellow grasses? We watched for a minute or so, wondering what David was talking out, but then something happened. Out of nowhere, a giant lion’s head appeared, poking above the scrub, glorious mane and long teeth shining – we all gasped. 

The lion stretched – we gasped some more; the lion looked at us without interest, then returned to lounging on its back. We smiled – our first lion. 

Later on we came across a whole pride of lions – right next to the track!

We were able to get really close and see several females, a male and numerous cubs; these were just 4-5 months old, but already quite big.

As before, the lions simply ignored us, and eventually ambled into the bush.

See the video here.