Masai Mara National Reserve breathes in gold and shadow. Lions doze, elephants drift, cheetahs streak the grass. This gallery gathers still moments from dawn glow to dust-lifted afternoons and the quiet before night—portraits and horizons that bring the wild indoors, letting it speak in its own light.
Lions in Masai Mara National Reserve
Elephants in Masai Mara National Reserve
Cheetahs in Masai Mara National Reserve
Zebra in Masai Mara National Reserve
Giraffe in Masai Mara National Reserve
Hippos in Masai Mara National Reserve
Leopard in Masai Mara National Reserve
Buffalo in Masai Mara National Reserve
Hot air balloon in Masai Mara National Reserve
Lion in Masai Mara National Reserve
Maasai people jumping
Hot air balloons in Masai Mara National Reserve
Wildebeest in Masai Mara National Reserve
Lions in Masai Mara National Reserve
Hot air balloon in Masai Mara National Reserve
Impala in Masai Mara National Reserve
Lion in Masai Mara National Reserve
Black-backed jackal in Masai Mara National Reserve
Masai Mara
Hippos in Masai Mara National Reserve
Breakfast in Masai Mara National Reserve
Elephant in Masai Mara National Reserve
Elan in Masai Mara National Reserve
Giraffe in Masai Mara National Reserve
Royal Mara Safari Lodge
Elephant in Masai Mara National Reserve
Zebra in Masai Mara National Reserve
Lions in Masai Mara National Reserve
Elephant in Masai Mara National Reserve
Lion in Masai Mara National Reserve
Elephant in Masai Mara National Reserve
Breakfast in Masai Mara National Reserve
Warthogs in Masai Mara National Reserve
Lions in Masai Mara National Reserve
Hippopotamus giving birth. The baby was taken by a crocodile shortly after
Vervet monkeys in Masai Mara National Reserve
Elephants in Masai Mara National Reserve
Giraffe in Masai Mara National Reserve
Lion in Masai Mara National Reserve
Elephants in Masai Mara National Reserve
Sunrise in Masai Mara National Reserve
Spotted hyena in Masai Mara National Reserve
Breakfast in Masai Mara National Reserve
All photos taken by wildelife photographer Svein Magne Tunli