Everything at Entim Camp
Seems like the stars aligned for us once again. Our original (revised) plan was to come back to Entim after our family departed, and then to follow with the two camps we had not been to yet. But this was just meant to be. We landed at the airstrip and were greeted warmly by Duncan, with a smile on h...
Swimming pool? Bush camp?
From Ol Pejeta, we took a short 30 minute flight to Meru National Park. That was the easy part. Our driver and spotter - John and Jonathan (makes it easy), met us with refreshments. Maybe should have been a sign…before our one hour drive through the park to our camp. The drive was fine up to the las...
Back to Bucket Showers
But only for two nights this time. We headed north of Nairobi this time to visit the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, and the Porini Rhino Camp. First established in 1988 as the Sweetwaters Game Reserve as a sanctuary for black rhinos and other animals, the Ol Pejeta Conservancy now covers around 90,000 acres...
Finishing up in Nairobi
Time to head home (for those who work or go to school anyway). We will stay on to see more, but first a couple days in Nairobi - enough time to see the Giraffe Center near the Karen Blixen Giraffe Manor, and the David Sheldrick Foundation Elephant Orphanage. The Giraffe Center was great. A chance to...
Bush Camp? No buckets? Entim Camp - Mara
From Porini Mara Camp, we took about a two and a half hour drive to our next camp - this one is inside the National Mara Reserve - Entim Camp. There are two camps here. We were in the Main Camp for this visit (yes, we returned later), where there are 12 permanent tents, each with running hot and col...
Two Buckets at Porini Mara Camp
Our second bush camp would take us into the Mara, in the Ol Kinyei Conservancy. The Porini Mara Camp consisted of only 6 tents, of which our group occupied 5 so we basically had this place to ourselves. A beautiful common area where the staff would sometimes join in a game of cards, and a wonderful...
First Bush Camp - Porini Amboseli
Our first stop in Kenya for safaris would be near the Amboseli National Park. A 30 minute flight from Nairobi in a bush plane, and since we were missing a co-pilot Sharyl (our niece) volunteered to help out. We had a beautiful flight to the southeast of Nairobi near the base of Mount Kilimanjaro. We...
A Stopover in Doha
Time for a family safari trip to Africa, but first a short stopover in Qatar. Our airline choice for this trip was Qatar Airlines which provides the opportunity to spend a few days in Doha at no additional cost. A non-stop (13 hour) flight from Seattle would put us in the same time zone as Kenya and...