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The
popular image of safari, especially in the west, is inseparable from
Kenya. Earlier in the last century, gifted writers
such as Ernest
Hemingway and Karen Blixen brought to life the vivid images and
uplifting life experience that constitutes a Kenyan safari. It is at
this time that leading celebrities of the day such as Teddy
Roosevelt
and Prince Edward traveled to Kenya on safari. And so the safari gained
a certain snob appeal. The famous went because it was expected of
them.
And those on the make because the safari was part of the certification
they needed on the way up. If you want to take a peek into the mood
and
character of the players at that time, read Hemingway's intriguing
short story "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber".
In
our
day however, the Kenya safari is accessible to many more people.
Despite competition from other destinations, Kenya remains the heart of
the
African safari experience. The magnificence and diversity of the
wildlife and landscape is unsurpassed. You are guaranteed to tick off
the full roster
of the big five -lion, buffalo, leopard, rhino and
elephant. Other less well-known but essential and chartered members of
the savannah ecosystem are
also abundant.
The
landscape kaleidoscope rolls out the magnificent rift valley,
the
central highlands, the savannah grasslands, snow capped Mount Kenya and
the desolate moonscape of the north. This is perhaps why the
experts
advise all those faithful lovers of wildlife and nature that at least
once in their lifetime they must partake of a Kenyan
safari.
Kenya
has over 50 national parks and game reserves where wildlife is
protected. But as you
already suspect, on the average safari you cannot
hope to cover all of them. It is therefore a good thing that you get
very good value by visiting only
a few of them. This is unless of
course you have a lot of time and can afford to take off the beaten
track. The most popular and from which those with
limited time and
budget need to pick from are- Maasai Mara, Amboseli, Lake Nakuru,
Aberdares, Samburu and Tsavo. Top in the off-the-beaten track
category
for either wildlife or back to nature activities are- Kakamega Forest,
Marsabit, Meru, Mount Kenya, Mount Elgon and Shimba Hills.
Maasai
Mara is the big one. This is where you must go even when all the time
you can spare is two nights. This is mostly where all
those wildlife
videos on Kenya are filmed. The Mara, as the Maasai Mara Game Reserve
is commonly known, is part of the ecosystem that includes the
equally
famous Serengeti of Tanzania. Covering 320 square kilometers, it is
nested in the southwestern corner of the country. The Mara
offers
wildlife in such variety and abundance that it is difficult to believe.
In a recent two-night visit, I saw lions, rhinos, hippos,
crocodiles,
giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild
dogs, buffalo, leopard, nine kinds of antelopes and elephant. The
birds
are also in plenty -secretary birds, cranes, stork, vultures and
ostriches.
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popular image of safari, especially in the west, is inseparable from
Kenya. Earlier in the last century, gifted writers
such as Ernest
Hemingway and Karen Blixen brought to life the vivid images and
uplifting life experience that constitutes a 
The
landscape kaleidoscope rolls out the magnificent rift valley,
the
central highlands, the savannah grasslands, snow capped Mount Kenya and
the desolate moonscape of the north. This is perhaps why the
experts
advise all those faithful lovers of wildlife and nature that at least
once in their lifetime they must partake of a Kenyan
safari.