The 15 Best African Safaris to Add to Your Bucket List | Vogue

"Perched more than 1,000 feet high on the edge of the Oloololo Escarpment, Angama Mara is located within a 1,700-acre expanse directly bordering the Mara Triangle, with nearly a mile of Rift Valley frontage opening to Africa’s most iconic view: the endless grasslands of the Maasai Mara, where the Great Migration surges across rivers in a frenzy of dust and hooves. Each of the glass-fronted suites features private decks and spacious interiors, all hovering above the plains, so at sunrise you feel suspended between worlds as the light falls over the Mara. Most days, you’ll begin early to take a hot air balloon ride above the plains or to venture out on game drives to scout the best of the area’s wildlife, enjoying a picnic breakfast or lunch under a desert date tree. But Angama is not only about glimpsing lions, leopards, elephants, and black rhinos: It’s also about the people who shape the landscape, especially Maasai naturalists who share their generational knowledge of the area’s plants and wildlife. Through the Angama Foundation, the lodge also supports schools, scholarships, and clinics, fostering a community partnership that ensures tourism benefits extend far beyond the escarpment." - Michaela Trimble