Tag: Giraffes

• A Fun Day in Nairobi

  

  The next afternoon, we said our goodbyes to Franco at our hotel in Nairobi and thanked him for the most amazing safari experience. After a good night’s rest, we left early the next morning to visit two of Nairobi’s top attractions: The Giraffe Centre and Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. The Giraffe Centre (The Africa Fund for…

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  June 14, 2023

  Africa, Big Game, Kenya, Nairobi, Nature, Safari, Tourism, Travel, Wildlife

  Africa, African Art, Art, Bead-Making, Beads, Big Game, Daphne Sheldrick, David Sheldrick, Elephant Orphanage, Elephants, Giraffe Centre, Giraffes, Jewelry, Kenya, Kobe Tough, Lionel Water Rothschild, Nairobi, Rothschild’s Giraffes, Safari, Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, The Africa Fund for Endangered Wildlife, Wildlife

• Magnificent Maasai Mara

  

  Jambo (hello) from Kenya! Whenever I travel to another country, I learn these basic words in the local language: hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and you’re welcome. English is widely spoken in Kenya as it was a British colony from 1901 to the early 1960’s with Kenya finally gaining its independence in 1963. However, Swahili…

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  May 4, 2023

  Adventure, Africa, Big Game, Kenya, Movie Locations, Nairobi, Nature, Out of Africa, Safari, Tent Camps, Tourism, Travel, Wildlife

  Adventure, Africa, Big Cats, Big Game, Cheetahs, Eland Antelopes, Giraffes, Ilkeliani Camp, Kenya, Lion Cubs, Lions, Maasai Mara, Maasai People, Movie Locations, Nairobi, Out of Africa, Rothschilds Giraffes, Safari, Spirit of Kenya, Tented Camps, Warthogs, Wildlife

• Lake Nakuru National Park

  

  After breakfast, we headed to our next destination Lake Nakuru National Park. Since it was early in the day, Franco took us for a game drive before heading to our lodge. He told us that the park was established in 1961 and covers an area of 73 sq miles (188 sq kilometers.) Nakuru means “Dust…

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  April 20, 2023

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• Into Africa (Our Safari in Kenya)

  

  Going on a safari in Kenya has been on our bucket list for many years and we began planning one for early 2019. Unfortunately timing and finances didn’t work out, so we decided to postpone until 2020. Then the pandemic closed the world to travel. Fast-forward three years and we finally made our dream trip…

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  March 11, 2023

  Africa, Big Game, Kenya, Movie Locations, Nature, Out of Africa, Safari, Tent Camps, Tourism, Travel, Wildlife

  Africa, Amboseli National Park, Big Game, Elephants, Giraffes, Hyenas, Impalas, Kenya, Kibo Safari Camp, Lions, Mount Kilimanjaro, Nairobi, Ostrich, Safari, Spirit of Kenya, Zebras