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croisbeauty Says: This cute but timid, white & black stripped animal can be seen everywhere around the game reserve, it is persistently following herds of gnus because of their ability to find fresh pasture. Again and again I am amazed by the mother nature and the balance it preserves. Such a...
croisbeauty Says: I knew giraffe is tall animal but had no idea she is that amazingly tall, dominating whole landscape like city skycrapers. My guide told me many facts about it which I never heard. Giraffe never sleeps, she just close her eyes for a few minutes during the day. She never...
Leopard Lodge restaurant: Much better food than in my hotel
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Leopard Lodge bar: Nice ambient and inexpensive drinks
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croisbeauty Says: There are two types of safari vechicles, one is small zebra-look truck for approximately 15 people and the other is matatu with open roof for taking pictures which can take six to maximum eight people. I did safari in matatu with open rooftop together with six other people...
croisbeauty Says: Hm, those who finished their safari experience couldn't hide how much they envy us who just came over. I am sure it was quite the same with us when we went back to Bamburi, as I am concerned it was.After relatively short and dusty ride we get to our base at Kimana game...
croisbeauty Says: We stopped for a break in a shadow of on huge tree, which happens to be the open air museum. Besides the skeletons of a big fives, there was a forester who escorted one family in wlaking tour throughout the game reserve. Didin't know it is possible, otherwise would like to...
First thing first in the morning
croisbeauty Says: This is very funny pic, unfortunatelly not perfectly clear because I took it under the first day light from the top of safari minibus in riding. Tembo (elephant), is doing the very same thing men do after waking up. What was even more funny to me, the elephant went aside of...
Krumel Says: Amboseli and the surrounding area must be one of the dustiest places on earth. After a day in the field we usually looked like chimney sweeps, and afterwards black rivers vanished in the shower plughole. We had quite a fascinating experience when all of a sudden a storm came...
Krumel Says: Going to the only bank in Oloitokitok is quite an experience. The first time we changed money there it took more than an hour to change a few dollars. They told us they had to wait for the exchange rates to be sent from Nairobi, then the registration numbers of every single...
Krumel Says: As mentioned in the warnings, Amboseli is extremely dusty. You should bring some sealable bags for your camera equipment to protect them from the omnipresent dust.
croisbeauty Says: Most of the souveniers, you see all over Kenya, coming out from Mombasa where huge factory is situated. The employes in the factory are mostly disable people and it is good effort of the Kenyan government in order to ecourage them for being part of the society.But then, all...
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croisbeauty Says: Oh yeah, firing is another job which is striktly men's duty. Nowadays most of the Maasais use matches to make fire, however, they learn to do it in a traditional way in case they left without matches somwhere in the savannah. Bellow, on the pictures, you can see the...
croisbeauty Says: Maasai people are nomads, moving oftenly their cattles for good pasture and water. Therefore their huts are very simple and quick to build. It is strictkly women's job, as all other jobs inside the village, bcause men take care about cattles only. In case of danger, coming...
Maasai village - welcoming dance by Maasai woman
croisbeauty Says: The village, which is situated in the middle of savannah, is fenced all around by spinous faggots in order to protect people from the predators. There was group women and children, standing in the open space and welcoming us by the traditional Maasai dances. We were asked to...
Masai village - officially visiting not allowed
croisbeauty Says: There is a small Masai village, right next to Kimana Safari Park, and I was expecting to visit it in organize tour. Unfortunatelly, it wasn't possible because, as I was told, there is some corruption problem between Park and Masai people. Therefore I had to arranged this...
croisbeauty Says: My two weeks package included Maasai Mara game reserve, which is a must see when visiting Kenya. However, when I got to Mombasa my agent informed me it is not possible, offering me to visit Kimana instead. I was pretty much disappointed knowing nothing about, actually never...
Up close and personal with elephants
Krumel Says: The most impressive memory I will take back from Oloitokitok are the encounters with the elephants. The Amboseli elephants have been studied by Cynthia Moss and Joyce Poole for around 30 years, so they are used to people and cars and usually did not take much notice of us....
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As mentioned in the warnings, Amboseli is extremely dusty. You should bring some sealable bags for your camera equipment to protect them from the omnipresent...
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It does not metter weather you're visiting Masai Mara, Amboselli, Tsavo or Kimana, the beauty of nature is just breath-taking, everywhere you go. Some like day-light, others prefer sunsets but the...
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Elephants, Kilimanjaro and Maasai
As I did not find Oloitokitok in the database here I will build this page under "Kimana", which is the next village to Oloitokitok (pronounced "Loi-tok-tok"). Between February and April 2004 I spent...
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