11thOctober
John
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Africa

Lake Naivasha

Lake Naivasha is home to a variety of wildlife with over 400 different species of birds reported. There is also a sizeable population of hippos in the lake. There are two smaller lakes in the vicinity of Lake Naivasaha: Lake Oloiden and Lake Sonachi (a green crater lake). The Crater Lake Game Sanctuary lies nearby, while the lake shore is known for its population of European immigrants and settlers. The town of Naivasha (formerly East Nakuru) lies on the north-east …

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28thSeptember
John
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Aerials

Helicopter Flight, Mt Kenya and Beyond

We had booked the Mt Kenya flight with Tropic Air Kenya before we left NZ but as the mountain had been shrouded in cloud for 8 days we had resigned ourselves to not being able to take the flight. At 6am we received a call from Mario, Tropic Air Kenya’s Chief Helicopter Pilot  to say that the mountain was clear and it was all go. Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second-highest in Africa, after Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) …

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26thSeptember
John
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Africa

Samburu National Reserve, Kenya

This is a very interesting reserve with a great variety of birds and animals including the endangered Grevy’s Zebra which now number only around 3000, down from 15,000 in the 1970′s and are found only in Ethiopia and this area of Kenya. During our time there we experienced a sudden flooding of the Ewaso Ng’iro river which flows past the Samburu Game Lodge where we were staying and caused by heavy rain many kms away up stream. It was quite spectacular …

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23rdSeptember
John
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Africa

Amboseli

According to our guide Amboseli was previously covered in forest but the Elephants (for which the region is famous) have decimated the forests and it is now mainly open plains. Wikepedia does not mention this so maybe our guide who is very very knowledgeable when it comes to the history of the parks is a bit off the mark here .   There are many bird species and a great number of different animals in this park. Mount Kilimanjaro is …

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