12/15/2024 was probably the least exciting day of the trip. We left Maasai Mara and drove back to Nairobi. We got to four wheel the same river and pay the same kid to move his…
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Africa trip – Day 13: Maasai Mara National Reserve (the day of the cats)
Riding in hot air balloon was never on my bucket list, but when offered the opportunity to do a sunrise hot air balloon ride over the Serengeti, how can you turn it down? That is…
Africa trip – Day 12: Lake Naivasha, Maasai Mara National Reserve
We started the day of 12/13/2024 by checking out of the Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort and driving to our boat tour. Here are some parting pictures that I took before leaving the resort: We loaded…
Africa trip – Day 11: Lake Naivasha, Lake Elementaita
On 12/12/2024 our schedule got switched around. We were supposed to visit Lake Elementaita, do a boat ride on Lake Naivasha, and have the option to visit Hell’s Canyon (using the resorts drivers if we…
Africa trip – Day 10: Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Lake Naivasha
On 12/11/2024 we checkout out of the Sweetwaters Serena Camp in Ol Pejeta and drove to Lake Naivasha. The drive was long and boring, and the first hour was entirely on unpaved roads. The drive…
Africa trip – Day 9: Ol Pejeta Conservancy
On 12/10/2024 we started our game drive early, for reasons which soon became clear. As any photographer knows (I am not a real photographer, but I’ve talked with a few), early light is the best…
Africa trip – Day 8: Ol Pejeta Conservancy
12/9/2024 was the day that I was most looking forward to because we got to meet Baraka the black rhino. I’ve always had a special interest in rhinos and there is exactly one rhino in…
Africa trip – Day 7: Samburu tribe, Ol Pejeta Conservancy
On 12/8/2024, we checked out of the Samburu Sopa Lodge and drove to the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. On the way, we stopped to visit the Samburu tribe and to learn more about their culture. They…
Africa trip – Day 6: Samburu National Reserve
While 12/7/2024 was technically our second day of safari, it felt like my first as I was incapacitated on my first day. But that was behind me, and having slept for 14 hours, I started…
Africa trip – Safari Overview
Let me take a moment to describe how our safari worked. There were 14 people in our safari group, which required two land cruisers (so we had 2 drivers). Karen Cleveland lives in Seattle, but…