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Posted in Kenya safari on Jun 25th, 2010
Cheli and Peacock were recently announced Good Safari Guide winners in the following categories:
• Best accommodation group in Africa
• Loisaba – Best Community Safari Property
• Elsa’s Kopje – Best safari property in East Africa
• Elsa’s Kopje – Best safari property in Africa
Loisaba
Loisaba Lodge is a luxurious and authentic African safari camp situated high on the [...]
Posted in Kenya safari on Jun 8th, 2010
The Masai Mara Reserve is unfenced and is the continuation of Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park Reserve, situated in south western Kenya. The Reserve has been named after the Masaai people who inhabit the area and is known for its large populations of Big Cats and the annual migration of zebra, wildebeest and Thomson Gazelle. It [...]
Posted in Kenya safari on Jun 7th, 2010
The Shaba National Reserve lies north of Nairobi in Kenya in the eastern corner of the Samburu ecosystem. It has its own special place in Kenya’s wildlife history as it was the place where Joy Adamson, naturalist and author of the book Born Free, released Elsa - the lion that she adopted and reared as [...]
Posted in Kenya safari, Uncategorized on Jun 1st, 2010
Shaba is incredibly beautiful with its rugged hills, undulating plains and striking red soil offering a stark contrast to the picturesque ribbon of green riverine woodland that borders the life giving Ewaso Nyiro River in Kenya. This terrain with great rocky kopjes (small hills) and lots of springs supports an amazing abundance of wildlife as [...]
Posted in Kenya safari on May 27th, 2010
The Maralal Camel derby is a 3 day event that takes place every year in the quiet Samburu town of Maralal which is situated about 200 miles north of Nairobi in Kenya. The town has hosted the event since 1990 and attracts amateur and professional camel riders from all over the world. Countries that are [...]
Posted in Kenya safari on Apr 29th, 2010
The Tsavo National Park is one of Kenya’s oldest and largest covering an area larger than Wales. It is named after the Tsavo River which runs from west to east through the park, bordering the Chyulu Hills National Park and the Mkomazi Game Reserve in Tanzania. It is located about 100 miles south east of [...]
Posted in Kenya safari on Apr 28th, 2010
The Amboseli National Park (meaning ‘place of water’ in Masaai) is situated in a 3100m² ecosystem that is spread out over the Tanzania and Kenya border, approximately 160 miles from Kenya’s capital of Nairobi. The area is inhabited by the Masaai people.
The Amboseli National Park is a well visited reserve and part of its appeal [...]
Posted in Kenya safari, Uncategorized on Feb 11th, 2010
There have been some good rains throughout January with hotter and dryer weather towards the end of the month. Temperatures have been climbing to 33 degrees celcius. The Mara River has been rising with waters filling up to half way up its banks which has made life rather diffidult for the resident crocodiles and hippos. [...]
Posted in Kenya safari on Jan 18th, 2010
The Mara has seen some great “short rains” recently quenching the dry short grass - turning it into an emerald green carpet. Although life is good for the grazing plains game, the predators are having to work a bit harder as their tawny colours stand out.
The plains are covered with white, apricot and red flowers. The plains [...]
Posted in Kenya safari on Nov 6th, 2009
The Lamu Cultural Festival is an annual three day event held in the town of Lamu, a small island off the north coast of Kenya. The festival revolves around culture, music, sport and traditional events that celebrate Swahili heritage. The aim of the festival is to promote Lamu as a place of cultural interest for [...]