Kenya went to the polls on December 27th it was a peaceful event. Voter turn out was said to be exceptionally high and the stakes were high too. however during the vote tally mayhem broke out in various sections of the country and there was a lot of anxiety as people awaited to the results however as the electoral commission chairman was about to announce the final results of some constituencies a number off people were wanted to delay the announcement of the results citing all sorts of problems in the process. A winner was eventually announced and the losing party was not happy. It it is at this point that looters took to the streets and started all sorts of fire and breaking in into shops and houses. A number of innocent people have lost their lives and most of the country has settled. However the tourism industry has been hurt badly with plenty of cancellations and plenty of diversions to other East African Countries. Hence for those who already planned there vacations it may be much wiser to divert to Tanzania and Uganda which are very peaceful at this time.
Labels: Real Africa Safaris, Africa Travels,
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Maasai Mara
Maasai Mara is the northernmost extremity of the great Serengeti Ecosystem. It is the most breathtaking of all country’s game reserves. Mara covers some 1,672 Square Kilometers.
The Mara is boarded by Loita hills in the South, Soit Ololol Escarpment in the West and the Talek River in the North, which is the highest Peak in the Reserve. There are also two large streams, the Nyangores and the Amala draining off the Central Mau range and merge downstream as the Mara River. The Mara River bisects the reserve from North to South.
The Reserve holds large herbivores together with small species, Wildbeests, gazelles, Zebras, Buffalos, Impalas, Elephants, Elands and many Antelopes. There are also predators like Lions, Leopards, Cheetahs, Hyenas, Wild dogs, jackals and many small mammals, birds Reptiles, Amphibians and insects.
During the annual migration, which is a new phenomenon, these creatures crowd into Mara grasslands usually from November to January when the rains bring the first green flush to the short grass, then as the dry weather setsin, they pull back North and westwards into the woodlands and longer grasses. Mara is one of the greatest wildlife spectacles ever seen.
Maasai Mara is accessible by road sung the new Nairobi- nakuru road, making a left turn beyond Rironi which akes you onto the Old Rift Escarpment Road to Narok, or Charters or private planes, which operate from the Wilson Airport and daily 45 minute, scheduled services.
There are three kinds of Accommodation at the Maasai Mara, Lodges, Luxury tented camps and Self –Service camping. Among the best lodges are; Keekorok, Mara Sopa Lodge, Mara Serena (a 5- star Manyatta), Kichwa Tembo, Governors camp, little governors and Governors’ paradise camp, Siana Springs, Mara River, Fig Tree, Mara Intrepids and Mara Sarova camps are all comfortable Tented Camps.
The Mara is boarded by Loita hills in the South, Soit Ololol Escarpment in the West and the Talek River in the North, which is the highest Peak in the Reserve. There are also two large streams, the Nyangores and the Amala draining off the Central Mau range and merge downstream as the Mara River. The Mara River bisects the reserve from North to South.
Watch giraffes browsing on whistling thorn, the Mara thickets and forest patches contain many other species of tree and shrub. Along watercourses several varieties of wild fig attract fruit-eating birds, baboons, monkeys and at night, fruit bats.
The Park is well developed and well served with rough game viewing tracks.
Maasai Mara is never the same.
Labels: Maasai Mara Excursions: Kenya Wildlife Safaris: Kenya Safaris
The Mara is boarded by Loita hills in the South, Soit Ololol Escarpment in the West and the Talek River in the North, which is the highest Peak in the Reserve. There are also two large streams, the Nyangores and the Amala draining off the Central Mau range and merge downstream as the Mara River. The Mara River bisects the reserve from North to South.
The Reserve holds large herbivores together with small species, Wildbeests, gazelles, Zebras, Buffalos, Impalas, Elephants, Elands and many Antelopes. There are also predators like Lions, Leopards, Cheetahs, Hyenas, Wild dogs, jackals and many small mammals, birds Reptiles, Amphibians and insects.
During the annual migration, which is a new phenomenon, these creatures crowd into Mara grasslands usually from November to January when the rains bring the first green flush to the short grass, then as the dry weather setsin, they pull back North and westwards into the woodlands and longer grasses. Mara is one of the greatest wildlife spectacles ever seen.
Maasai Mara is accessible by road sung the new Nairobi- nakuru road, making a left turn beyond Rironi which akes you onto the Old Rift Escarpment Road to Narok, or Charters or private planes, which operate from the Wilson Airport and daily 45 minute, scheduled services.
There are three kinds of Accommodation at the Maasai Mara, Lodges, Luxury tented camps and Self –Service camping. Among the best lodges are; Keekorok, Mara Sopa Lodge, Mara Serena (a 5- star Manyatta), Kichwa Tembo, Governors camp, little governors and Governors’ paradise camp, Siana Springs, Mara River, Fig Tree, Mara Intrepids and Mara Sarova camps are all comfortable Tented Camps.
The Mara is boarded by Loita hills in the South, Soit Ololol Escarpment in the West and the Talek River in the North, which is the highest Peak in the Reserve. There are also two large streams, the Nyangores and the Amala draining off the Central Mau range and merge downstream as the Mara River. The Mara River bisects the reserve from North to South.
Watch giraffes browsing on whistling thorn, the Mara thickets and forest patches contain many other species of tree and shrub. Along watercourses several varieties of wild fig attract fruit-eating birds, baboons, monkeys and at night, fruit bats.
The Park is well developed and well served with rough game viewing tracks.
Maasai Mara is never the same.
Labels: Maasai Mara Excursions: Kenya Wildlife Safaris: Kenya Safaris
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