Nairobi is the capital of Kenya and is the main travel, business, diplomatic and cultural hub for Eastern Africa. It is also known as United Nation’s fourth “World Center”. As a traveller, your first impressions of Nairobi are likely to depend on the places you visit. You might be surprised to discover that Nairobi offers many…
Tarangire National Park covers an area of 2,850 square kilometers which places it as the sixth largest national park in Tanzania. The park is famous for its huge number of elephants, baobab trees and tree-climbing lions. There are plenty of birds and other animals like zebras. On the first morning after we arrived we were…
The annual wildebeest migration and zebras from Tanzania’s Serengeti in Tanzania to Kenya’s Maasai Mara is an event all wildlife enthusiasts should put at the top of their bucket list. Seeing 1.7 million wildebeests and hundreds of thousands of other wildlife like zebras and gazelles is a sight to remember. Wildebeest migration The migration happens…
On my last trip to the Maasai Mara in Kenya I visited the Olare Orak Conservancy, while there I had the experience of a close up and personal with the Moniko pride of lions. Moniko lion pride The pride consisted of the lead male, five lionesses and their cubs. The cubs ranged in age from…
Seeing mountain gorillas in the wild is an experience right at the top of my list. A couple of years ago, I had the opportunity to visit Bwindi Natonal Park and wow was it an experience to remember! I had no fear of being in the forest so close to the gorillas. Actually, one came…
