First time visitors to Kenya are usually amazed at the natural flow of life while on their safari at any one of our beautiful parks, their first game drive loaded with high expectations. The vastness of the African savanna and variety of wildlife leaves them breathless and most express wonder when they come up (and… Continue reading Need To Know: Practical Tips For a Safe Safari
The Nairobi National Park has always been reserved a page or two in our travel diaries here at Safari Sense. Over the years, we’ve had varied experiences in this unforgettable slice of paradise within Kenya’s capital city. Some days are lucky. Especially when the traffic is low on an early weekday morning game drive. Chances… Continue reading Travel Tips: Any Time Game Drive at Nairobi National Park
The attraction of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, lies in its unpredictable pace and enchanting contrasts, which are often missed in favor of safari game trips. However, to overlook ‘the green city in the sun’ is to skip the thriving heartbeat of East Africa. The bustling city is an established hub where a variety of cultures co-exist, hustle, and… Continue reading Discover Nairobi: Full Day City Tour
Camping, birding, nature trails… Thomson’s Falls, named after Joseph Thomson, a Scottish geologist and naturalist who was the first European to see the falls in 1883, is a 73-meter sheer drop of the Ewaso Narok River over a ledge of volcanic rock. Thomson’s Lodge was built in the 1930s by settlers as a private residence,… Continue reading Off the Beaten Path: Camping at Thomson’s Falls [Sep – Dec]
Bird Watching, Rock Climbing, Hiking, Fishing – Camp Carnelley’s What To Do… Explore… Look Out For.. Accommodation… What To Do… Activities include nature walks and boat trips to the lake. Trips to Hell’s Gate National Park, Mt. Longonot and other excursions can be arranged. The campsite is the highlight of the trip. Explore… The nearby… Continue reading Off the Beaten Path: Bird Watching, Hiking in Naivasha [Mar – May]
Lake Naivasha is home to resident hippos, and at times, the largest water fowl population in Kenya, and is the ideal safari destination for birdwatchers. The waters of Lake Naivasha draw great array of game to the shoreline. Buffaloes wallow in the swamps, while the large hippo population laze their days away in the shallows.… Continue reading Essential Destination: Naivasha
Game Drives, Game Walks, Bird Walks, Picnics, Sundowners – El Karama El Karama looks out on a saltlick at the banks of Ewaso Nyiro that attracts plenty of game. Its been owned by the Grants family since the 1970s. What To Do… What To See… Where To Sleep… What To Do… You have a broad… Continue reading Off the Beaten Path: Game Drives & Sundowners at the banks of Ewaso Nyiro [Jun – Oct]
When? All year round A 40-ha expanse of attractive open parkland and woodland within 2 km of the City Centre, the Nairobi Arboretum (founded in 1907) offers a tranquil setting in which to appreciate a surprising variety of local garden birds. As one of few remaining Nairobi’s Urban Green Spaces, it owes its existence to… Continue reading Birdnificent©: Nairobi Arboretum
When? October – April Unique in being located alongside a major city, the 120-km² Nairobi National Park encompasses a wealth of contrasting habitats, ranging from open grassland and lightly wooded plains with rocky valleys to seasonal swamps, dams, forest-lined rivers and streams, and – along its western boundary – a thin strip of upland forest.… Continue reading Birdnificent©: Nairobi National Park
Described as the most fabulous ornithological site on earth, flocks of more than 300,000 birds can be seen at one time, making the edge of the lake look frosted with pink. With a total area of 368 sq. km, home for more than 450 different kinds of birds, Lake Nakuru is one of the finest… Continue reading Essential Destination: Nakuru
