| The popular image of safari, especially
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| | bigger parks and is only two hours from
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| in the west, is inseparable from Kenya.
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| | Nairobi by road.At the same distance from
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| Earlier in the last century, gifted
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| | Nairobi as Lake Nakuru is the Aberdares
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| writers such as Ernest Hemingway and
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| | National Park. The park has a diverse
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| Karen Blixen brought to life the vivid
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| | topography that includes waterfalls, rain
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| images and uplifting life experience that
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| | forests and the rivers that supply water
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| constitutes a Kenyan safari. It is at
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| | to Nairobi’s millions. The flora
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| this time that leading celebrities of the
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| | and fauna is quite unique and is not
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| day such as Teddy Roosevelt and Prince
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| | found elsewhere in the country, expect on
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| Edward traveled to Kenya on safari. And
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| | Mount Kenya. Leopard, elephant, rhino and
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| so the safari gained a certain snob
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| | the rare bongo can all be found here. But
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| appeal. The famous went because it was
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| | dense vegetation and inclement weather
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| expected of them. And those on the make
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| | makes it difficult to spot animals. You
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| because the safari was part of the
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| | are however guaranteed to see some
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| certification they needed on the way up.
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| | animals especially elephants and buffalos
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| If you want to take a peek into the mood
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| | at the floodlit waterholes of the two
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| and character of the players at that
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| | famous tree hotels, The Ark and
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| time, read Hemingway’s intriguing
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| | Treetops.Students of the history of the
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| short story “The Short Happy Life
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| | British royal family will recall that it
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| of Francis Macomber”.In our day
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| | was at the Treetops in 1952, where the
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| however, a Kenya safari is accessible to
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| | then Princess Elizabeth was staying on
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| many more people. Despite competition
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| | honeymoon when her father, King George
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| from other destinations, Kenya remains
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| | VI, died. She descended from Treetops to
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| the heart of the African safari
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| | assume the backbreaking role of presiding
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| experience. The magnificence and
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| | over the far-flung dominions and colonies
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| diversity of the wildlife and landscape
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| | of the empire. If you stay at the
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| is unsurpassed. You are guaranteed to
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| | Treetops you are bound to meet with some
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| tick off the full roster of the big five
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| | of her fans.Though not as famous as the
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| –lion, buffalo, leopard, rhino and
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| | Mara, Samburu National Park is another
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| elephant. Other less well-known but
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| | wildlife haven. Here you will spot lions,
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| essential and chartered members of the
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| | elephants, cheetahs and the elusive
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| savannah ecosystem are also abundant. The
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| | leopard. Some animals are unique to this
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| landscape kaleidoscope rolls out the
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| | northern park: Grevy's zebra, reticulated
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| magnificent rift valley, the central
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| | giraffe, kudu and gerenuk. You will find
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| highlands, the savannah grasslands, snow
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| | the semiarid landscape quite dramatic. On
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| capped Mount Kenya and the desolate
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| | your trip to Samburu, you may also want
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| moonscape of the north. This is perhaps
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| | to take in the nearby Shaba and Buffalo
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| why the experts advise all those faithful
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| | Springs game reserves. In addition, this
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| lovers of wildlife and nature that at
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| | is the place to take a camel safari.
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| least once in their lifetime they must
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| | Samburu is three hours from Nairobi by
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| partake of a Kenyan safari.Kenya has over
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| | road.Tsavo is so huge, all of 20,000 sq
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| 50 national parks and game reserves where
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| | km, that it is administered as two units:
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| wildlife is protected. But as you already
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| | Tsavo West and Tsavo East. This is the
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| suspect, on the average safari you cannot
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| | park that is closest to Mombasa at the
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| hope to cover all of them. It is
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| | coast. The park is three and a half hours
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| therefore a good thing that you get very
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| | away from Nairobi by road. You will find
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| good value by visiting only a few of
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| | large herds of elephant, especially in
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| them. This is unless of course you have a
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| | Tsavo East. Tsavo West is filled with
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| lot of time and can afford to take off
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| | crocodiles, vervet monkeys, antelope,
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| the beaten track. The most popular and
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| | baboons, giraffes and hippos. It is in
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| from which those with limited time and
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| | Tsavo that poachers were most successful
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| budget need to pick from are- Maasai
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| | in their bloody racket and this saw a
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| Mara, Amboseli, Lake Nakuru, Aberdares,
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| | dramatic fall in elephant population. The
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| Samburu and Tsavo. Top in the
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| | good guys have in recent years gained the
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| off-the-beaten track category for either
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| | upper hand and numbers are recovering.But
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| wildlife or back to nature activities
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| | Kenyan authorities are still extremely
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| are- Kakamega Forest, Marsabit, Meru,
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| | wary of the future of the elephant in
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| Mount Kenya, Mount Elgon and Shimba
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| | Tsavo. The country is very active in
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| Hills.Maasai Mara is the big one. This is
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| | seeking a permanent ban on the
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| where you must go even when all the time
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| | international ivory trade. I wish at this
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| you can spare is two nights. This is
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| | point to declare to all that I am a great
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| mostly where all those wildlife videos on
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| | fan of the African elephant. I believe
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| Kenya are filmed. The Mara, as the Maasai
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| | this to be the true king of the jungle
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| Mara Game Reserve is commonly known, is
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| | and not that overrated pretender, the
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| part of the ecosystem that includes the
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| | lion. You may recall from the movie
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| equally famous Serengeti of Tanzania.
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| | “The Man-eaters of Tsavo” how
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| Covering 320 square kilometers, it is
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| | cowardly lions disrupted the building of
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| nested in the southwestern corner of the
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| | the railway in the Tsavo area by feeding
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| country. The Mara offers wildlife in such
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| | on the workforce. Would true royalty be
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| variety and abundance that it is
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| | involved in such a disgraceful
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| difficult to believe. On a two-night
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| | affair?Kenya is a year round safari
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| visit, I saw lions, rhinos, hippos,
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| | destination. The rains come around April-
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| crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras,
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| | May and November-December. This does not
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| buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild
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| | however, much affect the travelers’
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| dogs, buffalo, leopard, nine kinds of
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| | ability to get around. This is except for
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| antelopes and elephant. The birds are
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| | the heavily forested Aberdares. In the
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| also in plenty –secretary birds,
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| | wet season the roads in the Aberdares are
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| cranes, stork, vultures and ostriches.It
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| | extremely slippery and the park is at
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| is in the Mara that perhaps the most
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| | times actually closed down. Generally the
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| spectacular event of the natural world
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| | best time to go on safari is over the
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| takes place. I refer to the annual
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| | drier months when the grass is short and
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| migration of millions of wildebeest and
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| | sighting animals is so much easier. But
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| zebra from the Serengeti in search of
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| | in areas such as the Mara, the animals
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| water and pasture. The timing of the
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| | are so plentiful that you are going to
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| phenomena is conditional on the rains and
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| | see lots of them regardless of the
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| occurs between June and August. The
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| | season. The peak tourist season falls
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| reverse journey is usually taken in
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| | around January to February and July to
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| October. With or without the migration
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| | August. April to June is the low season
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| the Mara has abundant numbers of resident
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| | and prices for accommodation in the
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| animals and you are sure to have a good
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| | lodges can be as much as 40% lower than
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| wildlife viewing experience whatever time
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| | in the high season.Accommodation on
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| of the year you visit. If you have
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| | safari varies from basic camping to
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| sufficient funds, consider taking a
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| | luxury lodges and tented camps. Out there
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| balloon trip over the reserve. This
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| | in the bush, you will be pleasantly
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| popular and thoroughly memorable ride
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| | surprised that all the trimmings of 5
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| usually commences before dawn and
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| | star accommodations are available. But if
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| includes a champagne breakfast. The Mara
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| | you want to rough it out, you will find
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| is 5 hours from Nairobi by road and 45
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| | campsites in almost all the game reserves
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| minutes by light aircraft.Amboseli
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| | and national parks. Info on Kenya hotels,
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| National Park sits on the lower slopes of
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| | lodges & resorts accommodation options is
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| mighty Kilimanjaro whose peak is across
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| | available online.It is generally
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| the border in Tanzania. It is quite an
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| | recommended to take an escorted Kenya
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| experience to see the Kilimanjaro
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| | safari tour package that includes
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| hovering above the clouds in an early
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| | transport, park fees and accommodation.
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| morning. As the keen photography
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| | The reason for this is that the tour
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| enthusiast can already imagine, the
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| | guides are usually well versed about the
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| mountain gives a dramatic backdrop for
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| | animals, where to find them and how to
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| animal pictures. Amboseli is renowned for
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| | get there and have other such useful
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| its huge elephant herds. You will also
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| | local knowledge. Have a look at some
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| see buffalo, black rhino, zebra,
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| | offers of various durations and
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| wildebeest and other plain animals. Lions
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| | budgets.But if you have a lot of time and
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| and other cats can be seen but are less
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| | need more freedom as you get around, then
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| plentiful here than in the Mara. The park
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| | hire a vehicle in either Nairobi or
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| is 3 hours from Nairobi by road and can
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| | Mombasa. For Kenya car rental there is a
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| be approached through Namanga, the border
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| | choice between self-drive and chauffer
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| post between Kenya and Tanzania.Lake
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| | driven vehicles. On safari, wear light
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| Nakuru’s claim to fame is anchored
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| | cottons and linen. Warmer clothing is
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| on its flamingo’s and the over 400
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| | needed for the evenings and for your
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| species of birds found here. The lake
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| | early morning game drive. Some rainwear
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| itself is a soda lake on the floor of the
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| | is advisable between March and June and
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| rift valley. The sight of the at times
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| | October and December.You should bring
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| millions of flamingos is quite
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| | along a decent pair of sunglasses. The
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| spectacular. From a distance the lake
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| | glare you experience in bright tropical
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| appears ringed in pink. Lake Nakuru is
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| | light is a new and uncomfortable
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| also host to a sanctuary for the
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| | experience for most. It is also a good
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| endangered black and white rhino. Lions,
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| | idea to carry a pair of binoculars. They
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| Rothschild’s giraffe, buffalo and
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| | are very useful for spotting animals and
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| baboons are all residents here. The park
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| | will earn you the envy of your less
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| is the most accessible of Kenya’s
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| | knowledgeable traveling companions.
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