Sometimes Africa whispers softly, revealing her secrets with slow subtlety. And sometimes she bellows and whacks you in the face with her wild bravado. We got a little of both when we stayed at Mara Expedition Camp in Kenya’s Maasai Mara.
By Roxanne Reid
Sometimes Africa whispers softly, revealing her secrets with slow subtlety. And sometimes she bellows and whacks you in the face with her wild bravado. We got a little of both when we stayed at Mara Expedition Camp in Kenya’s Maasai Mara.
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By Roxanne Reid Visit the Chyulu Hills in south-eastern Kenya and you’ll discover an Imax-view of rolling green hills, golden plains and black volcanic soil, herds of Masaai giraffe, zebra and antelope. Looming over it all are giant bull elephants and the snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro just over the border in Tanzania. Discover 10 reasons to visit ol Donyo in Kenya’s Chyulu Hills. By Roxanne Reid I love road trips and I love wildlife. So when I get a chance to combine the two, I’m there in a heartbeat. Here’s what went down when we took a day drive to Lake Nakuru National Park in Kenya. By Roxanne Reid There’s something romantic about Lake Naivasha, whether covered in mist or loud with the calls of African fish-eagles. Farms produce beautiful roses on the southern side and wildlife roams its northern shores. So imagine the romance of two days staying at Loldia House on Lake Naivasha in Kenya’s Rift Valley. By Roxanne Reid The Chyulu Hills in southeast Kenya were green when we visited in early June, surrounded by open plains sprinkled with trees – a place to see munching giraffes, white-bearded wildebeest, kongoni and gerenuk. This is Maasai land so sometimes you see a herder with a bright red shuka in the distance, standing out in relief against a herd of dusty cows. By Roxanne Reid To lovers of safari and wildlife, the words Maasai Mara conjure scenes of abundant game and endless plains dotted with trees. This national reserve in southwest Kenya is some 1510 square kilometres, or 2500 square kilometres if you count the surrounding conservancies – a riot of cinematic vistas, plains game and big cat sightings. Here are some highlights of our visit to Kenya’s Maasai Mara. By Roxanne Reid If you grew up reading books like Karen Blixen’s Out of Africa and Elspeth Huxley’s Flame Trees of Thika, you’ll understand what a thrill it is to stand somewhere between Nairobi and Naivasha at a viewpoint over the Great Rift Valley, a 9600km trench that carves its way through East Africa. Here are some highlights of two of Kenya’s Rift Valley lakes, Naivasha and Nakuru. By Roxanne Reid Somewhere between Tsavo East and Amboseli national parks in south-eastern Kenya you’ll find the green Chyulu Hills, where we began our East African adventure. Snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro hovers on the horizon, a backdrop to classic landscapes of lone umbrella trees and open plains. Here are some of the highlights of the Chyulu Hills area.
By Roxanne Reid
Over the Christmas break I've been doing some reading and re-reading of old favourites. Some of you might still be on holiday for another few days. Whether you're lazing on the beach, hiking in the mountains or even chilling at home, you're bound to have more time to read. So I've chosen 7 of my favourite books about Africa to share with you. By Roxanne Reid We all know elephants have good memories. But did you know that African elephants are so clever that they can distinguish between different human languages and consciously keep their distance from people they see as a threat? |
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