Kenya travel stories
I have found a heaven on earth. The water is lovely and refreshing, the people kind, and the food delicious. The only drawback is that it's hotter than hell. I'm in Lamu, an island off the northern coast of Kenya near to the Somali border. Established in the late...
I was setting up my tent behind the park office in Amboseli NP and didn't notice a local teenager approaching. His earlobes hung down to his shoulders weighed down by special little copper-colored weights, the rest of the earlobe wrapped in beaded tubes. On his right...
It finally happened. I got there first. I'm never first. Not when it comes to mountain peaks. No, I'll make it, to this day I only have one "white whale" and it stands above six thousand meters high in Bolivia. On the bright side, I now know the limits of my body when...
It hailed on the way from Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara. Tiny, but vicious hailstones bombarded the pavement, bounced of it, and lived, if only for a few seconds, to make their mark. Can one really forget hail on the African Equator?! Later, the sky cleared in a most...
I thought it was a beginning of a tornado, but then another one appeared, and another. Pillars of copper sand twisted and grew with every spin, rising high into the sky. Some were as big in diameter as a decent sized hut, and as one of the twisters approached a...
I would love to say I have something important to say here, but I don't. Okay, so I haven't been there. However, I recently caught up with Jennifer Jacobson of the Kenyan Tourism Board (who has been there a number of times) to learn about the variety of safaris and...
A typical day on our camping safari was a wake-up call at 5am - not that we really needed the cheery "Good morning, Africa's calling" from our leader, as the sounds of Africa rang all around us in squawking harmony and heralded the exciting day ahead. Within no time...
Three Great Offers for Free Nights and Free Flights New York, NY - May 22, 2008: CC Africa introduces three new package deals to South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Kenya. The Fabulous Five: Between May 1 and September 30, 2008, travelers can pay for four nights and...
What I remember most about when asking Mary to agree to this interview, was her smile -- she has a great one. Mary is also a little camera shy. So our lovely and beguiling Eileen kept it to the basics. The good news it that we finally have a little more on the people...
Location Kenya is located in the eastern part of the African continent. The Indian Ocean borders the country to the east, and the equator divides the country into almost two equal parts. Kenya has a total area of about 224,941 square miles, approximately the size of...
PRESS RELEASE – The tail end of the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra occurs in November in Kenya. Wildlife Safari is offering an 8-day Lion safari in Kenya with two departures, November 12 and November 19. Land cost at US$ 1995 per person...
