From our Airbnb, we have an amazing view of Mount Kilimanjaro. Mount Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano located in neighboring Tanzania. At 5,895 meters high, it is the highest mountain in Africa. Some locals jokingly call it “shy mountain” because the mountain often hides behind clouds and doesn’t easily reveal itself. We were lucky enough …
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Amboseli National Park lies at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro and is known as the “Home of the African Elephant”. It is not considered a large park as it occupies an area of only 392 square kilometers. In Masai, Amboseli means “salty dusty place”. True to its name, Amboseli is an extremely dusty place with …
We took a train from Mombasa to Elerai where David’s cousin, Jackson picked us up in his Land Cruiser. We met Jackson before we left for Watamu and David recommended he drive us around in Amboseli. Just like David, Jackson is a proud Maasai and he is about 15 years younger than David. We were …
We spent our last day on the Kenyan coast in Mombasa. Mombasa has historic significance as the oldest city in Kenya (est. 900 AD) and the first capital of British East Africa before Nairobi became the capital in 1907. It has been a historic trading port for hundreds of years and has been under the …
The entire Watamu coastline is part of the Watamu Marine National Park. The Watamu Marine National Park stretches over 229 km of white-sand beach and we were lucky enough to be staying in an Airbnb a few minutes’ walk away right on Turtle Bay. We spent most afternoons playing at the beach in the Watamu …
When we visited the Nairobi National Museum, the kids seemed to take particular interest in the snake museum behind the National Musuem so we couldn’t miss the opportunity to visit the best snake farm in East Africa. The name can be a little misleading because this is no ordinary “farm”, actually it is a research …
On our first morning in Watamu, we headed to the Local Ocean Conservation, a sea turtle conservation organization. It is located just a mile from our Airbnb so we decided to walk. We were greeted by a guide who was extremely knowledgeable and shared information about sea turtles and the work done by the organization. Local …
Along Kenya’s coast on the Indian ocean, there are several key cities like Lamu and Mombassa. We chose to stay in a small coastal town north of Mombassa called Watamu, known for its white sand beaches and the Watamu Marine National Park full of rich marine life. We took a short 1-hour flight from Nairobi …
The Ngare Ndare Forest is an indigenous forest at the foothills of Mt. Kenya with two main tree species, African Olive and Red Cedar. Some of the trees in the forest are hundreds of years old. We were recommended to come to the Ngare Ndare Forest by a local guide who promised us we would …
It is hard to believe that entire animal species are wiped off the face of the Earth because of the impact and destruction caused by one solo species, homo sapiens. As a kid, the Dodo bird was the animal that introduced me to the concept of extinction and the various uses of the word, “extinct, …
