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I recently spent 3 weeks in Kenya in several of their Wildlife Reserves. We were also lucky enough to get a clear day where we were able to fly by helicopter up to Mt Kenya and added an aerial game spotting flight as well.

The first park we visited was Amboseli National Park which is approximately 39,000 Hectares and is located near the Tanzanian border, north of Mt Kilimanjaro (which is across the border in Tanzania)

Samburu Reserve is approximately 165 sq km and is where George and Joy Adamson  raise Elsa the Lioness featured in the book and the movie ‘Born Free’

We likened Sweetwaters  Luxury Tented Camp to more like a big zoo, ideal for families. For us it proved to be a convenient spot being handy to the Helicopter Company that flew us up to Mt Kenya and around on a game spotting flight.

Lake Naivasha is a great spot for bird-life and it was here we endeavoured to capture the African Fish Eagles catching fish. Unfortunately the light was not ideal but we did get one or two usable shots.

Lake Nukuru is a reserve of 188 sq km and home to huge flocks of Flamingos and Pelicans feeding in the soda lake. There are also many other varieties of birds, Black Rhino and White Rhino and the big cats.

Masai Mara is a wonderful Reserve covering 1500 sq km and is part of the Mara- Serengeti Ecosystem which covers a total of 25,000 sq km and is home for several months of the year to the well known approximate 1.5 million Wildebeests as they move on their annual migration across the Mara River and on to Tanzania’s Serengeti Plains. Masai Mara has a big number of predators that follow the Wildebeests and also many other animals and birds.

The images were taken from the vehicle as we drove along the roads between Parks and gives a bit of glimpse of the varied countryside.

The Rift Valley is fertile volcanic soils growing a great variety of crops including, wheat, barley, tea, coffee and lots of fruit and vegetable crops including some of the best potatoes I have tasted.

Some of the roadside dwellers/traders live and trade in quite appalling conditions as can be seen in the photos. There are a couple of aerials of 17900 ft Mt Kenya as well.