Around the World in 90 days. Leg # 4

Africa » Kenya » Nairobi Province » Nairobi National Park
February 14th 2020

Published: February 13th 2020

This was a highly anticipated leg. A couple of pretty special places for us to visit and they did not disappoint. Also, some really unexpected delights. As usual, I prefer to allow the photos to tell the story. Panoramas: 1&2 Victoria Falls from the Zimbabwe side...looking to Zambia. 3. Samburu river view. 4. Maasi Mara dawn. Next, we fly to Singapore for a brief stay then an 8 day cruise up... Read Full Entry

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Lakira

Our wonderful tent! With its own private plunge pool. Monkeys use the roof as a trampoline!

Samburu sunrise

Worth getting up at 5am to see.

Monkey alert

These clever vervets have learned how to unzip tents, get in and create havoc! Zips have to be locked. Hippos and huge crocs patrol the river. Right across from our tent 2 lioness had a baboon for lunch. They must have been hungry as apparently they don’t fancy baboon meat.

Samburu Birthday

Chalk up another exotic birthday locale for Marlene. Last year it was the Amazon jungle, this year serenaded by staff singing a traditional birthday greeting in their language accompanied by drums and a flaming torch.

Just cousins

Grevey & common zebra pose together.

Samburu village visit

Formerly nomadic, these people have settled in very simple homes.

fire lighting demo

Using hardwood and dried donkey dung this young man uses this technique to make fire for the village each day.

Samburu home

A family of 2 adults and 3 children live here.

Elephant crossing

We spent 30 minutes watching this family cross the river then problem solving to get the little one up the steep bank.

Great diversity of animal and bird life

Just a small sample.

And a few more

We were able to get quite close to most thanks to our highly skilled guides.

on to Entim Camp, Maasi Mara

A very different landscape with wide open spaces, sweeping views and countless animals. Hippos & Nile crocs in the river; elephant, buffalo, giraffe topi etc. on the far side. Baboons waiting nearby to break into the tent.

Our tent in The Mara

Don’t be put off by “tent” if you are planning an African Safari. They are fully equipped, cool and often found in smaller camps which we really liked. Just 12 tents at Entim, 14 at Samburu.

Roughing it in a tent camp....

We have our own guide, waiter and “houseboy.” Pretty tough....

Entim dining area

With a fabulous view across the Mara River to an open area teeming with game.

The Migration

Every June/July millions of grazing animals migrate to Maasi Mara from the Serengeti for the fresh grasses. One of their crossing points is right across from Entim. Nile crocodiles pick off the stragglers.

The Five Brothers

5 cheetah brothers, 7 years old that live and hunt together. The cross country mud bogging ride to get to them was half the fun.

The magnificent cheetah

One of The Brothers.

Breakfast in The Mara

With our guide on lion lookout. We didn’t want to be a lion’s breakfast!

Spot the difference?

On the left, the Maasi giraffe. On the right, the Reticulated, from Samburu

A multitude of game!

The numbers and variety of animals was staggering!

15th February 2020

Ted and Moe
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Amazing !
Hi Ian and Marlene, We just went through your latest photos - simply amazing ! Your shots of Victoria Falls and your wildlife photos are incredible. What an experience for you both ! Thanks again for passing the photos on to us and enjoy the remainder of your trip, Ted and Moe

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