LOCATION
: This game reserve is situated in the Northern Province of
Kenya. It is rugged and a semi- desert. To get here you will cross
the equator at Nanyuki and go to the northern hemisphere by passing
the snow capped Mt Kenya lying astrand the equator line and huge
blue mountains serve as a back drop to this game reserve.
The environment
is enchanting. The river Uaso Nyiro is the lifeline and the nerve
center of this Reserve and is bustling with a huge population of
crocodiles. The game reserve is renowned for its rare species of
animals that can only be found in this park, like the long
necked gerenuk, gravys zebra, reticulated giraffe, and the
Beisa onyx. The leopard is a frequent visitor in this park and most
evenings it pays a courtesy call to the lodges guests as it
feeds on some bite on a tree across the river. The park has an abundant
species of birds and can turn even the most reluctant guest in to
an avid bird watcher. It is considered by Ornithologists a paradise
for bird viewing. In the evenings, you can watch gigantic crocodiles
fight over big chunks of meat as they are fed by the lodge staff
at the riverbanks or as they get out of the river to relax. This
is a great photo session opportunity as you sip cocktails and watch
the African sunset in orange flame sky.
CULTURE
AND THE PEOPLE
The Samburu people occupy this area and they are pastorists and
nomads. They have resisted the tide and test of time and a rugged
environment by clinging to their culture, very colourful with beads
and hair dyed with ocre plus the whole body to be beautiful. Interesting
ceremonies to a like initiation in adulthood.
This game reserve is accessible by Air and there are daily flights
from Nairobi, which take approximately 45minutes.
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Lakes Safaris Ltd.
P.O. Box 33024 Kampala, Uganda
Suzie House, 1st Floor. Ggaba Road.
Tel: 256-414-267153 / 256-772-426368
Email: gls@utlonline.co.ug |
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