I must confess that I was once a skeptic of online booking platforms. Living in an age of cyber crime had put me off the idea until I was forced to do so on a recent trip. When I booked online, I realized how simple the entire process is, as well as the perks one… Continue reading 3 Benefits Online Safari Booking
As we approached Nairobi National Park, the sun began to cast a golden glow across the sky. We were entering through the Main Gate, located just off the Lang’ata Road. With our backs to the city, it was easy to forget we were only a few kilometers from an international airport. The bush land in… Continue reading Fascinating Game Drive at Nairobi National Park
The visitor’s book at Treetops Hotel, Nyeri On February 6, 1952, Princess Elizabeth’s life changed forever. Together with her husband Prince Philip, they were staying in Treetops, a game-viewing lodge built in a tree in Aberdare National Park, when her father died and she became Queen. She was just 25-years-old. It was actually the next… Continue reading Legendary Treetops Hotel – A Princess’s Turning Point
Along the shores of Kenya’s rivers and lakes, the Hamerkop rakes the muddy banks with its short, heavy bill, searching for frogs and fish. Occasionally, It also employs other tactics such as wiggling its feet in the mud to stir up the menu, and may even fly into the wind at low level and dip… Continue reading Fundi Chuma! Why the Hamerkop is known as the Flying Architect
There’re some experiences we try to gloss over when reviewing our travels. Not that they’re embarrassing, but probably coz of the mental stress they induce once recalled. Just the other year, at a time like now, I found myself on a motorboat, looking out for cormorants, pink backed pelicans, jacanas, and fish eagles, the air… Continue reading Misadventure at Lake Naivasha
While on safari, every game drive is a trip into the unexpected.., a chance to encounter nature at its most raw. No wonder that for many, a trip to Kenya is firmly at the top of their wish list. What many people don’t realize, however, is that while Kenya is the world’s best-known safari destination,… Continue reading Experience Tanzania: Your Ultimate Adventure Holiday
The excitement of the annual Wildebeest migration after months of dreaming and planning for it has you briskly passing through Kenya’s frenetic capital for the ultimate destination. Maasai Mara. Of course, the holiday will pay off, as it usually does. If you’re into watching hundreds of wildebeest spilling over the croc-filled Mara River, or herds… Continue reading Step-by-Step Guide to a Sustainable Kenya Holiday
African Savanna Elephant | Status: Endangered | Threats: Poaching, climate change In 2019, researchers uncovered the fossils of a giant lion, which they named Simbakubwa kutokaafrika. It lived in what is modern-day Kenya around 23,000,000 BC. Its extinction probably not attributed to humans, we can only assume. However, the recent loss of three Rothschild’s giraffes,… Continue reading Post COVID-19 Tourism Facing Threats from Species Decline
There was a slight breeze at 8 in the morning when I got out my DSLR to take part in this year’s Global Big Day. The air was unusually loud with bird songs, reminding me it was breeding season for our fine-feathered friends. Flamboyant and elaborate displays of prominent plumage colors blurred the camera lenses… Continue reading New eBird Checklist, Global Big Day 2021
In the midst of a global pandemic, this year’s Earth Day reminds us of our collective responsibility to the environment and to our planet. And while climate change continues to pose a major threat to livelihoods, the devastation caused by the COVID-19 virus is a humbling reminder of humanity’s vulnerability The theme for 2021 is… Continue reading It’s Earth Day 2021
