Safari Masai Mara NP and Nakuru NP

It's difficult to write about the experience I had since it is one of the things you have to do by yourself one day. I try my best.
First we collected all the participants: one German, a girl from New Zealand, a Canadian who works for a development fund and a Canadian couple on their honeymoon. We fit together easily and enjoyed the ride out of Nairobi to the Rift valley. It starts in Syria and goes all the way down to Mozambique - 6000km. So you descend from Nairobi to the vast valley which is famous for it's volcanic activity and it's fertile grounds. There are still TDP (temporary displaced people) living in the valley who had to flee their village after clashing with one of the other 52 tribes after the post election violence of 2007. It seems like everybody who you talk with in Kenya has a sad story to tell about that time period.
Anyway, you can already see some free Zebras and Baboons on the way to the fenced Nakuru National Park. We checked into a very nice hotel even though I insisted on the cheapest accommodation possible. In the afternoon and the morning we went into the park which surrounds lake Nakuru. Pelicans, Zebras, Baboons, many kinds of Antelopes, Rhinos, Giraffes, Buffaloes and animals I don't remember anymore. Usually you can see cats as well, but we were not lucky enough. The park it self is beautiful and offers some nice views of the Africa shaped lake.
Then we went on to the Masai Mara and we got a tent with mattresses just outside the entrance gate.
We went into the park 3 times. Once for a evening, once a full day and on the last day just for a morning safari. The Masai Mara has loads of animals grassing in the valleys. The cats hide in the high grass and prey on the weak. The three most bloodthirsty days of my life. Sadly I never got to see a kill, but at least we were able to show up just afterwards. The wildebeests (aka Gnus) had their yearly migration just when I arrived so there was abundant meat around.
We obviously saw many many animals - there is rarely a moment when you don't see something moving - so I cant tell you everything, that's why I am going to stick to the most impressive.
Once we saw a whole lion family eating the corpse of a wildebeests.The sun was shining down into the long grass and the wind blew into the male lion mane. He was pulling the skin of the corpse to get to the juicy meat beneath and the rest of the family was waiting. The cups a bit less respectful unsuccessfully tried to get a junk while he was eating. Cool stuff
At the Mara river the wildebeest who show up in numbers hardly imaginable (1 million in total) try to get through the water without getting eaten by the crocs. But the thing is nobody wants to be the first one because he may gets killed right away. But as soon somebody starts the madness starts. Everybody wants to be next, and they scream and make deep sounds, the ground is trembling and dust is fanning out into the air. During the drive to the crossing section we saw thousands of zebras and wildebeests forming an unorganized line down to the river. They have the same migration pattern and seem to enjoy each others company.
Elephants - the true rulers of the animal kingdom - are represented in high numbers as well. At one point we saw a family of 20 elephants making there way through the high grass. Babies, mothers and bulls. There size and tranquility is incredible. But be respectful, they are the main reason for problems between animals and humans in this part of the world. They sometimes charge or can destroy a lot of land because of their size and strength.
I guess I could go on for while, but it's just something you have to see by yourself. I had a good time and recommend it to others.