Lake Bogoria
Lake Bogoria lies just south of Lake Baringo, but it contrasts sharply with Baringo’s green and lush surroundings.
Lake Bogoria lies just south of Lake Baringo, but it contrasts sharply with Baringo’s green and lush surroundings.
We can see in Lake Manyara, like in many other lakes in Tanzania, the characteristic pink color of Flamingoes. It is a wildlife sanctuary stretching 320 square km. Buffaloes, Elephants, Hippos and Gazelles are found as well Pelicans and Storks.
The Joint mass of Tsavo West and Tsavo East National Parks forms one of the largest National parks in the world and covers a massive 4% of Kenya’s total land area.
Herds of up to 300 Elephants scrape the dry river bed looking for ground water, while Wildebeests, Zebras, Buffalos, Impalas, Gazelles and Elands gather around the lagoons. It is the biggest concentration of animals outside the Serengeti’s ecosystem and one of the few places in Tanzania where Onyxes and Gerenuks can be seen.
The Park is 7,065 square kilometres, smaller than its brother East Tsavo (11,750 square km), and it is located on south eastern Kenya, 240km from Nairobi along the western side of Mombassa -Nairobi highway. The savanna ecosystem comprises open grasslands, scrublands, and Acacia woodlands, belts of riverine vegetation and rocky ridges.
Arusha is the Safari Capital of Northern Tanzania, and the National Park which bears its name is a jewel with many carats which often goes unnoticed for the travellers.
Meru lies to the east of Mount Kenya and is famous as the place where Elsa, the lioness of Joy Adamson’s book ‘Born Free’, was returned to the wilds. Of all of Kenya’s parks, Meru presents the widest variety of landscapes and habitats.
On arrival, one has the feeling that the world has stopped and there is no civilization. We are in Bushmen Hadzaland. Even today they keep their old traditions such as hunting with bow and poisoned arrows, technique they learn from early age.
It is the most important breeding ground for Flamingoes. It is here where Flamingoes from Lake Nakuru and other lakes gather between July and October.
Malindi Marine Park and Reserve lie between Lat. 3o and 4o south, about 118 km from Mombassa town. It is located to the south of Malindi town, and it is endowed with magnificent resources such as fringing reefs, coral gardens in the lagoons, sea grass beds, mangroves, mudflats, and high fish diversity, marine mammals (e.g. dolphins), turtles and various species of shorebirds.