Out On Safari in Kenya

Apologies for the picture quality. I scanned these from prints taken by an old Pentax.

28 April - 5 May 2004

After being introduced safely to "Nairobbery" at night following a reasonable eight-hour flight from London, I was keen to immediately take leave of the metropolis and head out on safari. ... (more)

Jambo!
Hello, How are You!

Silhouette of a Wilderbeest
After all the thousands of wilderbeest I watched on safaris in Africa,...

Zebras in Amboseli
Of the Burchell's variety.

Baboon drinking
From Amboseli NP. Apparently in the dry season it turns into a dustbowl, not...

Amboseli Elephants
The first of many photos of the great beasts.

Broken Tusker
Someone has been playing silly buggers.

Elephant & Kilimanjaro
The quintessential African safari shot. Kili is on the right hand side of the...

Elephant herd under Kili
The 5,900m high Kilimanjaro rises above Amboseli NP.

Elephant herd
The smaller elephants are very cute as they try to keep up with Mum and Dad.

Proof that I was there!
Me, elephants and Kilimanjaro. The mountain must be one of the world's...

Hyena in Amboseli
Strange but true fact. On this tour I was told that hyenas actually...

Sun Falls on a Hyena

Hyena Prey
The guides suggested to us that it was the hyenas that brought down this prey...

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
Our cook Simon organises some decent grub, whilst a beautiful blue...

Masai Village
The Masai come to line up in preparation for my formal welcome to their village.

Masai Welcome
A Masai leaps at me as part of my greeting. With better exposure this...

Masai Huts
A village boy stands in the doorway of his cowpat-roofed hut in the Masai...

Me and the Colourful Masai
They weren't as tall as I expected the Masai to be, but I think...

Rub
A Masai villager shows me the art of starting fire from mere wood by first...

Blow
...then blows on the smoking wood in an attempt to light a thatch of kindling...

Burn
...and hey presto! Fire in less than 60 seconds. Don't let your...

Vervet Monkey
A very common sight around safari campgrounds in Africa are the vervet monkeys.

Impala
Like wilderbeest, impalas are everywhere in East Africa but I never took too...

Giraffes
Just incredible creatures that are like nothing else on Earth.

Sunset over Amboseli

Rift Escarpment
Not far out of Nairobi the land just drops into the Rift Valley, which...

Baboon Troop
Relatively human-like in their expressions, the baboons gait is far different.

Baboon and shadow
For a moment he can dream of being King Kong. Actually that may be a...

Cheetah Mother and cubs
I suggested throwing some jerky to see her sprint. This is in the Masai Mara.

Elephants at sunset
The grass can grow lengthy in the Masai Mara at times, which must make life...

Hippos
My first view of hippos, near the Tanzanian border in the Masai Mara.

Lazy lionesses
Obviously not the camera shy sort.

Tsesebee
Also known as Topi. Also known locally as Good Eatin'.

Three Male Lions
The boys that don't have the brutality to capture a few lionesses wind up...

Elephant Carcass
This elephant was shot by the Masai quite close to our camp, which a little...

Hell's Gate
Near this entrance to Hell's Gate park near Naivasha I decided to follow...

A river through Hell's Gate
Whoever called this place Hell?

Hell's Gate Canyon
After briefly losing my way in the bush I found my way out on to this...

Hot Shower in Naivasha Canyon
A thermal vent allows for a quick hot shower, although the trek was pretty...

Masai Guide in Naivasha Canyon
And a good bloke he was too.

Born Free House
Elsamere, the one-time residence of Joy and George Adamson and...

Hippo at Elsamere
And as I was scoffing a scone in the grounds of Elsamere this hippo swam...

White Rhino at Nakuru
Lake Nakuru Game Reserve lies right next to Kenya's third largest...

Nakuru Pink Flamingoes
The lake's krill give the flamingoes a remarkable pink colouring.

Pelicans
An amazing array of pelicans dwell at Lake Nakuru.

Rhino and Flamingoes at Nakuru
Not your everyday combination, but the flamingoes and rhino seem to...

Aerial View of Nakuru

Buffalo at Nakuru
With the pink flamingoes settling on Lake Nakuru in the background,...

Giraffe and friend at Nakuru
A young giraffe shares space with his long-distant equine cousin, the zebra.

Giraffe at Nakuru

Hyena scares the Flamingoes

Landrover at Lake Nakuru
This is the 4WD that escorted us for five days around the Masai Mara and Lake...

article published 1/8/2005

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