Tag: Kenya
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Official Name: Republic of Kenya Established: 12 December 1963 (Independence from United Kingdom) Population: 47,564,296 (2019 census) Religion: 85% Christian, 11% Muslim Language(s): English, Swahili Capital: Nairobi Order of Visit: Fifty-Nine First Visit: 23 November 2017 Last Visit: 10 December 2017 Duration: 12 Days Visit Highlights: David Sheldrick Elephant Refuge, Giraffe Centre Experience (Nairobi), Masai…
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Sunday 10 December 2017. Photos Kenya and Tanzania Highlights: The semi arid landscape The first day of the second leg was underway with a scheduled 8 am departure meaning breakfast at 7 am. The first day with new people is always a bit chaotic so we left closer to 8.20 am. A welcome surprise was…
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Saturday 09 December 2017. Photos Highlights: Final Farewells The first leg of this tour officially ended with us arriving back at the Wildebeest Eco Camp. Only six people for the first leg will continue; Maggie, Roz, Aaron, Emilie, Logan and myself. We started the day with a 5.45 am wake up, but in my tent…
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Friday 08 December 2017. Photos Highlights: Failing on the Hell’s Gate National Park Bike Ride Not that I needed a reminder about my lack of fitness but I got one when when attempting to ride a bike to Hell’s Gate National Park and failed badly 😦
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Thursday 07 December 2017. Photos Highlights: Lake Nakuru Game Drive, Sharing time with Orphan Children Today we got to experience the diverse wildlife in Africa and the amazing spirits of the young orphans at the East Africa Mission Orphanage (EAMO). I got to experience nature at it’s best and complete the ‘Big Five’ while being…
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Wednesday 06 December 2017. Highlights: Uganda-Kenya Border Crossing Today we farewelled Uganda undertaking to 430 km 10 hour drive to Nakuru in Kenya. The only real highlight of today was having a very fast border transfer but into Kenya with no problems today. Very glad I got the East African Tourist Visa when crossing into…
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Wednesday 29 November 2017. Photos. Highlights: Border crossing to Uganda Today we travelled from Eldoret (Kenya) to Kampala (Uganda) a distance of around 370 kms but a trip took over 12 hours :(. We left our campsite at Eldoret at 6 am on the dot, meaning breakfast was at 5.15 am and packing up commenced…
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Tuesday 29 November 2017. Photos Highlights: The Green Mountain Ranges of Kenya Today was the first of three long travel days with us ending eventually ending up at Lake Bunyoni (Uganda) for the likely highlight of the tour the Gorillas. Today’s road trip between Masai Mara and Eldoret took just over 11 hours with a…
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Monday 27 November 2017. Photos. Highlights: Ballon Safari, Amazing Africa Wildlife Today was the first safari for this trip and in fact it was two safaris across a very long day. It was to be a day of an overwhelming range of wildlife; lions, the elusive leopard, elephants, buffalo, monkeys, ostriches, warthogs, cheetah, hippos, hyenas,…
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Sunday 26 November 2017. Photos. Highlights: Masai Mara Village Visit Today was the first full day of the Great African Expedition tour with On the Go Tours run in conjunction with the Africa Travel Company. In reality this is several trips tied together so my travel companions will change regularly. There are only two people…
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