D. In Lake Nakuru National Park (9th Aug 2012)

Nakuru means “Dust or Dustiy Place”. The ecosystem of Lake Nakuru National Park comprises of the lake, surrounded by many woods and bushy grasslands. The park  supports a wide ecological diversity with Flamingos and other water birds being the major attractions of the area. It also provides for more than 50 different species of mammals including rhino and buffaloes and a variety of terrestrial birds.

Lake Nakuru lies in central Kenya, 140km north-west of Nairobi in Nakuru district of the Rift valley and protected by Lake Nakuru National Park.

                                                                 Cruising in Lake Nakuru

Aflock of flamingoes resting on a tree top

A FLOCK OF PELICANS SWIMMING IN THE LAKE

A HUGE RHINO

A herd of lions waiting to attack a wilderbeest

Etrance to Amboseli National Park

Group & guide with snow-capped Mt Kilimanjaro in the back ground

Ambolesi Sopa Lodge - A tented camp

Neat & clean accommodation in tented camp

Animals in Amboseli Park

Birds in Amboseli Park

All pastures & tracks are brown as they are all covered in dust

Narok Swamp in Amboseli National Park

E. In Amboseli National Park (10th to 11th Aug, 2012)

Amboseli National Park is located in Loitoktok District, Rift Valley Province of Kenya. The ecosystem mainly savannah grassland spread across the Kenya-Tanzania border.

The park is famous for being the best place in Africa to get close to free-ranging elephants among other wildlife species. Other attractions of the park include opportunities to meet the Masai and spectacle views of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Life in Masai Village

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