With a heavy heart we prepared for the last few safaris before we returned to Nairobi for our trip back to Seattle. One of the dead Wildebeest in the river was stinking up the whole place so we bolted to our morning safari as soon as we could. Simon our guide has told us yesterday… Continue reading Kenya safari Day nine – Aug 18th – Departure

Started the day with the balloon ride that was awesome. The take off was smooth but the landing rough due to the carriage hitting a mound on landing. We were all shaken up, more so captain Mike (he owns a balloon company in the UK). Since we didn’t know it was supposed to be any… Continue reading Kenya safari Day eight – Aug 17th – Masai Mara

We were wide awake on the first night in the Governor’s Il Moran camp. We were constantly awake listening to rummaging elephants right next to our tent which managed to break a tree and was scared away by the Masai security guard who shot some blank cartridges in to the air to scare the elephant.… Continue reading Kenya safari Day seven – 16th August – Masai Mara

After a restful night we rose early to finish our breakfast and head on our way to Masai Mara via lake Naivasha. It was getting harder to bid goodbye to each new place but did that knowing we were going to spend the next three nights in the luxurious Governor’s Il Moran camp in Masai… Continue reading Kenya safari Day six – 15th August – Nakuru to Masai Mara National Reserve (350 km; 7 hours)

It was another morning and another place to bid good bye to. After breakfast we bid farewell to our fantastic hosts – Benjamin and his team and started on our long 7+ hour trip to Nakuru. On our way through Samburu we saw a few animals and birds we had seen before. On our way… Continue reading Kenya safari Day five – 14th August – Samburu to lake Nakuru National Park (330 km – 7.5 hours)

Some of us decided to take the early morning safari at 6:30 and we were richly rewarded for it. We saw a male lion walking around through the brush. Followed it for a while before losing it in the bushes. Soon after that we were rewarded by spotting a leopard we were able to follow… Continue reading Kenya safari Day four – 13th August – Samburu National Park

After our breakfast in the Ol Pajeta house we bid farewell to the staff and headed north to Samburu. That morning Murthy was surprised at seeing a couple hadada ibises in the back lawn of the lodge. I managed to get a couple good photos. Later Prasanna spotted a warthog running across the lawn. Sundar… Continue reading Kenya safari Day three – 12th August – Ol Pejeta to Samburu National Park (150 km; 3 hours)

Realized how beautiful the Mayfair hotel was when we got ready and headed for the breakfast at the restaurant by the pool. Reminded us of the hotel in Iguacu combined with some five star hotels from India. After a sumptuous breakfast we hit the road to Nanyuki. It took us little over two hours to… Continue reading Kenya safari Day two – 11th August – Nairobi to Ol Pejeta Ranch, Nanyuki (200 KM; 2.5 hours)