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Category Archives: Kenya
African Safari – October 27th – Narok, Kenya to Masai Mara National Reserve
African Safari – October 27th – Narok, Kenya to Masai Mara National Reserve As mentioned in the earlier post, the road to Narok, Kenya was paved. (Location) That was the good news. Shortly after leaving Narok, we began to encounter … Continue reading
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Tagged Acacia tree, africa, bat-eared fox, black rhinoceros, buffalo, cheetah, crowned crane, elephant, Esoit Oloololo Escarpment, gazelle, grassland, Great Migration, Great Rift Valley, hartebeest, Hippopotamos, hippopotamus, hornbill, hyena, impala, kenya, leopard, lion, long-crested eagle, Maasai Mara, Mara River, marabou, Masai, Masai giraffe, Masai Mara Game Preserve, Mediterranean Sea, Mozambique, ostrich, pygmy falcon., rhinoceros, Roan Antelope, safai, secretary bird, Serengeti National Park, spotted hyena, tanzania, Thomson's Gazelle, topi, vulture, warthog, wildebeest, zebra
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African Safari – October 27th – Lake Naivasha to Narok, Kenya
African Safari – October 27th – Lake Naivasha to Narok, Kenya The journey from Lake Naivasha to Masai Mara was a long one and consisted of three road types: paved, paved with large potholes, and finally gravel with all manner … Continue reading
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Tagged Acacia tree, africa, bat-eared fox, black rhinoceros, buffalo, cheetah, crowned crane, elephant, Esoit Oloololo Escarpment, gazelle, grassland, Great Migration, Great Rift Valley, hartebeest, Hippopotamos, hippopotamus, hornbill, hyena, impala, kenya, leopard, lion, long-crested eagle, Maasai Mara, Mara River, marabou, Masai, Masai giraffe, Masai Mara Game Preserve, Mediterranean Sea, Mozambique, ostrich, pygmy falcon., rhinoceros, Roan Antelope, safai, secretary bird, Serengeti National Park, spotted hyena, tanzania, Thomson’s Gazelle, topi, vulture, warthog, wildebeest, zebra
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African Safari – October 27th – “Elsamere†in the morning
African Safari – October 27th – “Elsamere” in the morning We had a long day of driving ahead of us as we had our breakfast, packed our bags and left “Elsamere” and headed off along the long and bumpy road … Continue reading
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Tagged Acacia tree, africa, bat-eared fox, black rhinoceros, buffalo, cheetah, crowned crane, elephant, Esoit Oloololo Escarpment, gazelle, grassland, Great Migration, Great Rift Valley, hartebeest, Hippopotamos, hippopotamus, hornbill, hyena, impala, kenya, leopard, lion, long-crested eagle, Maasai Mara, Mara River, marabou, Masai, Masai giraffe, Masai Mara Game Preserve, Mediterranean Sea, Mozambique, ostrich, pygmy falcon., rhinoceros, Roan Antelope, safai, secretary bird, Serengeti National Park, spotted hyena, tanzania, Thomson’s Gazelle, topi, vulture, warthog, wildebeest, zebra
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African Safari – October 26th – Lake Naivasha and “Elsamereâ€
African Safari – October 26th – Lake Naivasha and “Elsamere” After our morning drive around Lake Nakuru, we traveled back toward Nairobi and stopped at Lake Naivasha where we would be spending the afternoon and then staying overnight at “Elsamere”, … Continue reading
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Tagged Acacia Xanthophlea, africa, Born Free, buffalo, Colubus monkey, Elsamere, fish eagles, giraffe, Green Crater Lake, Hell’s Gate National Park, hippo, hippopotamus, impala, kenya, Lake Naivasha, Lake Naivasha Country Club, Malachite Kingfisher, Ramsar, safari, yellow fever tree, zebra
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African Safari – October 26th – Lake Naivasha boat trip
African Safari – October 26th – Lake Naivasha boat trip Graeme did have the opportunity to go on a boat ride to see the hippos in their natural habitat. The ride started out fine under blue skies and billowing white … Continue reading
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Tagged Acacia Xanthophlea, africa, Born Free, buffalo, Colubus monkey, Elsamere, fish eagles, giraffe, Green Crater Lake, Hell's Gate National Park, hippo, hippopotamus, impala, kenya, Lake Naivasha, Lake Naivasha Country Club, Malachite Kingfisher, Ramsar, safari, yellow fever tree, zebra
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African Safari – October 26th – Morning Game Drive – Lake Nakuru National Park
Superb Starling (Spreo superbus) African Safari – October 26th – Morning Game Drive – Lake Nakuru National Park The plan for the day was for us to follow the same route as we had followed the previous evening over to … Continue reading
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Tagged Acacia tree, africa, bat-eared fox, black rhinoceros, buffalo, cheetah, crowned crane, elephant, Esoit Oloololo Escarpment, gazelle, grassland, Great Migration, Great Rift Valley, Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta), hartebeest, Hippopotamos, hippopotamus, hornbill, hyena, impala, kenya, Laughing Hyena, leopard, lion, long-crested eagle, Maasai Mara, Mara River, marabou, Masai, Masai giraffe, Masai Mara Game Preserve, Mediterranean Sea, Mozambique, ostrich, pygmy falcon., Red-billed Oxpeckers (Buphagus erythorhynchus), rhinoceros, Roan Antelope, safai, secretary bird, Serengeti National Park, spotted hyena, Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta), Superb Starling (Spreo superbus), tanzania, Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax), Thomson's Gazelle, topi, vulture, warthog, White-crowned Shrike (Eurocephalus ruppelli), wildebeest, Yellow Fever Acacia, Yellow-billed Stork ( Mycteria ibis), zebra
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African Safari – October 26th – Rise and Shine time in Lake Nakuru National Park
African Safari – October 26th – Rise and Shine time in Lake Nakuru National Park I woke up before dawn with the moon still high in the sky; flicked on the lights to find my gear; decided to take a … Continue reading
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Tagged Acacia tree, africa, bat-eared fox, black rhinoceros, buffalo, cheetah, crowned crane, elephant, Esoit Oloololo Escarpment, gazelle, Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi, grassland, Great Migration, Great Rift Valley, hartebeest, Hippopotamos, hippopotamus, hornbill, hyena, impala, kenya, leopard, lion, long-crested eagle, Maasai Mara, Mara River, marabou, Masai, Masai giraffe, Masai Mara Game Preserve, Mediterranean Sea, Mozambique, ostrich, pygmy falcon., rhinoceros, Roan Antelope, Rothschild Giraffe, safai, secretary bird, Serengeti National Park, spotted hyena, tanzania, Thomson's Gazelle, topi, vulture, warthog, wildebeest, zebra
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African Safari – October 26th – Lake Naivasha, Kenya – Background Information
African Safari – October 26th – Lake Naivasha, Kenya – Background Information This description comes from the background itinerary info provided by GAP Adventures.
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Tagged Acacia Xanthophlea, africa, Born Free, buffalo, Colubus monkey, Elsamere, fish eagles, giraffe, Green Crater Lake, Hell's Gate National Park, hippo, hippopotamus, impala, kenya, Lake Naivasha, Lake Naivasha Country Club, Malachite Kingfisher, Ramsar, safari, yellow fever tree, zebra
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African Safari – October 25th – Evening game drive – Lake Nakuru National Park
After a quick lunch we headed out for our first game drive at Nakuru Lake where we had our safari vans with pop-up roofs. There were a lot of animals, but our first of the big five was the White … Continue reading
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Tagged africa, african safari, animals, bird species, blue scrotum, Blue-balled monkey, bumpy roads, Chlorocebus pygerythrus, Coracias caudatus, flamingo, game drive, Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus), lake nakuru national park, Lamprotornis purpuropterus, Lilac-breasted Roller, Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus), monkeys, nakuru national park, ostrich, Ostrich (Struthio camelus), pelican, rhino, Ruppell`s Long-tailed Starling, safari, Struthio camelus, vans, Vervet Monkey
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African Safari – Getting to our Lake Nakuru Accomodation
African Safari – Getting to our Lake Nakuru accommodation After leaving the monkeys at the gate of the park, we began the journey on rough, unpaved roads to the end of the lake where our accommodation was located. We would … Continue reading
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Tagged africa, African Hoopoe, African Pied Wagtail, African Rock Pigeon, african safari, animals, bird species, blue scrotum, Blue-balled monkey, bumpy roads, Chlorocebus pygerythrus, Columba guinea, Dioptrornis fischeri, flamingo, game drive, Hadada Ibis, Hagedashia hagedash, Helmeted Guineafowl, lake nakuru national park, Lamprotornis purpuropterus, monkeys, Motacilla aguimp, nakuru national park, Numida meleagris, pelican, rhino, Ring-necked Dove, Rock Pigeon, Ruppell`s Long-tailed Starling, safari, Speckled Pigeon, Streptopelia capicola, Upupa epops africana, vans, Vervet Monkey, White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
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