A friend once spoke to me about his fascination with the tribes of Kenya – he talked only about the Maasai. I realised that he was under the impression that the Maasai is all there is to Kenya / Tanzania. Having been to Kenya and having understood the diversity of the culture and tribes of...
“The only man I envy is the man who has not been to Africa - for he has so much to look forward to”Richard Mullin The safari capital of the world, it is home to some of the best National Parks and Game Reserves in Africa. For a person visiting the African continent for the first...
Samburu Reserve – a semi-arid region dotted by green riverine duom palms To the north of Nairobi, around 350 kms away, is the small but important Samburu National reserve – which derives its name from the Samburu people who have lived here for ages. A place of endless skies, dust-red plains, open grasslands with clusters of...
I was quite surprised when I heard that name ‘Kashoggi’ during my trip to the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. I was visiting the Ol Pejeta house (a Serena property), I learnt that the Ol Pejeta House (within the Conservancy) had some very famous owners and had quite a colourful history. The name Kashoggi would ring...
Amboseli National Park in Kenya is a bundle of contradictions and truly a unique ecosystem in Kenya or Africa for that matter. With far more numbers and species of mammals than can reasonably be sustained in this small region and with an impressive 400 species of birds, this small park of 392 sq kms is...
The Masai Mara is a savannah grassland – with the picture of vast rolling landscapes dotted with the occasional acacia with the background of the distant bordering hills. You will also find Riverine forests by the many streams and rivers (like the Mara and the Sands river). I had been to Masai Mara in April /...
An African safari is on the bucket list of many travellers especially Kenya. The mesmerising experience of stark, beautiful landscapes – be it the dry arid environment of Samburu in Northern Kenya, the grasslands of Masai Mara / Serengeti or the swampy grasslands of Amboseli - combined with the sheer pleasure of watching animals in...
Fences are considered to be an important tool in the conservation battle. It is thought to mitigate human-wildlife conflicts and promoting human development (agriculture) outside the parks while giving a semblance of protection to the park. However, it has been criticized that fences have been ineffective in its primary objective and have in fact given...
Seen it on TV Channels? Read about it in the books? Now is the time to experience – the Great Wildebeast Migration. Over two million animals migrate from the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania to the greener pastures of the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya during July through to October. It is a round trip...
