Showing posts with the label Kenya

Lunatic Express: The Railway That Gave Birth to Kenya

Mar 5, 2019

More than a hundred years ago, before Europeans had set foot on what is now Kenya, a tribal prophet named Kimnyole spoke of a vicious “iron...

The Salt Mining Elephants of Mount Elgon

Nov 26, 2018

Large herbivores such as elephants often seek out natural mineral deposits such as rocks and soil to supplement their dietary intake of sod...

Lake Magadi, Kenya’s Pink Lake

Mar 2, 2016

Lake Magadi is located in the Great Rift Valley, in southern Kenya, in a vast depression whose bed is made almost entirely of solid or semis...

The Disappearing Glaciers of Africa

Sep 25, 2014

Africa is typically isn’t the place that inspires visions of ice and glaciers, yet surprisingly, there are a number of glaciers in Africa, a...

The Kopjes of Serengeti

Sep 23, 2014

Serengeti is a vast plain of grassland, woods and swamps, nearly 30,000 square kilometers, that stretches from north-western Tanzania into s...

The Man-Eaters of Tsavo

Feb 20, 2014

The Tsavo region lies to the south of Kenya close to the borders with Tanzania in the basin of the Tsavo river close to where it meets the A...

10 Interesting National Parks of Africa

Feb 18, 2014

When you think of Africa, you think of wild animals. Africa contains some of the world’s most dense population of wildlife and the richest d...

The Tiny Fishing Community on Migingo Island

Jan 9, 2014

Migingo is a tiny rock island, less than half-an-acre or about half the size of a football field, located in Lake Victoria, the largest lake...

The Maasai Cricket Warriors

Sep 24, 2013

Dressed in flowing red skirts and draped in colorful bead necklaces but otherwise bare bodied, the warriors from the legendary Kenyan tribe ...

Spend a Night With Giraffes at The Giraffe Manor in Nairobi

Jan 3, 2013

Giraffe Manor is a unique property and hotel in the Lang'ata suburb of Nairobi, Kenya, famous for its resident herd of endangered Rothsc...

Thousands of Pink Flamingos at Lake Nakuru, Kenya

Nov 3, 2012

Lake Nakuru is one of the three inter-linked lakes in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. These lakes are home to 13 globally threatened bird...

The Great Mara River Crossing

Sep 6, 2012

The Mara River flows through Kenya and Tanzania in the continent of Africa, intersecting the migration path of wildebeest and other animals ...