We have now finalised the details for the Big Cat Film Safari 2010 in the Masai Mara, Kenya with Gavin Thurston, which you can find at http://www.wildeye.co.uk/bigcats.html. The dates will be 3-13 March 2010.

Not only will you witness the high-speed chase of the cheetah, and watch prides of lions hunting their prey, but you will do this alongside the veteran BBC Big Cat Diary/Week cameraman Gavin Thurston who will show you how the series is made in the bush and accompany you throughout the trip.

Also in the group will be team leader Piers Warren and professional editor Laura Turner who will show you how footage is pieced together with state of the art video editing technology to make programmes such as Big Cat Diary. Our base for the safari will be the beautiful Mara Bush Camp, discreetly tucked away in a riverine forest on the banks of the Olare Orok River. Exclusively for our group, the camp features luxury tents equipped with comfortable 4 poster beds with mosquito nets, en-suite flushing toilets and sink units in the bathroom with running water and hot bucket showers.

Make your own Big Cat Film - at the end of the trip you will take away a DVD that was produced during the safari. Note you do not need to be a videographer to come on this trip - many of our guests are keen stills photographers or simply want to watch big cat behaviour with the experts - no experience or equipment is required. But for those of you who want expert instruction on the use of camcorders then this will be available at all times.

We regularly meet up with the real stars of Big Cat Diary/Week/Live on these safaris - on previous trips we have seen Shadow, Bella, Chui, Olive and Kali the leopards, the Marsh and Ridge pride of lions with stars White-eye and Red, Cheza and Sala, and memorable close encounters with Kike the cheetah and her cubs, and more recently Shakira and her cubs and Honey's Boys.

March 2009 was a record Big Cat Film Safari for Wildeye with 16 different cheetahs filmed, 5 different leopards,
over 30 lions, several servals and much other wildlife. By the end of the expedition we had produced a
35 minute documentary of the trip. Join us in 2010...

Booking: To check availability contact: info@wildeye.co.uk