Maasai Mara National Reserve

Where in the World: Kenya Website: bushtopscamps.com /mara status: n/a africa is seriously underrated as a destination for stargazing and astronomy. as any safari-goer knows, its rural night skies are as dark as any officially designated dark place. this wilderness area is well set up for safari, and some of the camps run astrophotography workshops. one such camp is mara Bushtops, which has a vast ‘star pool’ for swimming beneath stars at night. the camp sometimes hosts astrophotography workshops by mark Gee.