Blogs from Nairobi Province, Kenya, Africa - page 4

Breakfast at 7, cereal, lady guide came at 7.45 to take us round a local village, she explained how the villagers were living in real poverty until a charity stepped in and showed them how to harvest, knit, sew & make jewellery, they also set up a school for the children. First thing was visiting the local children's nursery where they all came out and sang us a song. We were then welcomed to where they do their crafts by a group of ladies singing & dancing, of course we all joined in. Back at camp we had lunch and then walked down to the lake to board boats to see the rhinos, scenery was brilliant, the guide whistled, threw a fish in the water and we watched the sea eagles swoop down to eat ... read more

Brilliant day! Started with getting a wake up call from reception asking is there anything I wanted to do today quickly got ready and ran down booked to do elephant orphanage & giraffe sanctuary. Met a couple of girls in reception Sarah & Sarah who were doing the same tour as me who were also doing the trips. Elephant orphanage was great baby elephants from 9 month old, most of them were saved when there parents had been killed by poachers we watched them being bottle fed milk they were all very lively & playful. Older elephant then came out again all had different stories as to how they had come to be there. At the giraffe sanctuary we were given little pellets of food and were allowed to feed them, very gracious animals. Back at ... read more

I have always loved Africa and everything about it- growing up glued to David Attenborough on the television has made me not just yearn for visiting Africa, but lust for it intensely. There is something about Africa, it has whatever the X factor is. It is a continent of having absolutely everything you could imagine, home to the cradle of mankind, the oldest of civilizations, the largest and most diverse collections of birds, mammals and plants, colossal sky scraping mountaing and deep gorges, intense heat and drought to snow covered mountains, rocky cliffs to white tropical beaches- it literally has everything anyone could ever want encompasses in one massive block of land sandwiched between the Atlantic and Indian ocean, and the Mediterranean sea. Africa is, without a doubt, my favourite place to visit, with ten individual ... read more

Onto camp #3. Il Keliani. Not part of the Porini Camps. However, same principle. We arose at 5:30 AM for a 6 AM departure. The airfield was not far. As we drove along the road we passed a motercycle heavily laden with crates of supplies it seemed. A real balancing act that I am sure has been well rehearsed over time. I wonder how hi it could go before the balancing of the bike was affected. lol.No security. Check-in was easy. Just stay clear of the animals meandering about and stay close. Remember that we are the prey. As we drove towards the airport, the sun was rising and we were able to stop and take pictures of Mount Kenya again. It was clearer and added a peaceful moment to the beginning of the day. Game ... read more

Day 4: Chimps. White and Black Rhinos and Lions. Began with the sunrise of Mount Kenya. Perfectly positioned, we were treated to the sunrise slowly materializing until all of its glory. We took off from there and went to a watering station area and came across a pride of Lions . Our driver Benjamin followed along the plain as they loped off. The Lions were irritated,. One had blood on its face. They fed well over the last night. A picnic breakfast later in a beautiful scenic area by a river allowed me to capture amazing shots of the tamer wildlife , of birds in a tranquil setting..After eating away at all the food we were interrupted by a German tourist that said he had a permit to be where we are and that we should ... read more