Traveling To Kenya Where I Stayed & What I Saw
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muthaiga_Country_Club - The above image is the Muthaiga Country club.
I went on a short trip of only eight days. I spent two nights in Nairobi, but I would recommend avoiding it if possible. There is nothing wrong with Nairobi itself, except for the traffic. It is a nightmare. You can get stuck in one place for 30 minutes without moving an inch. I was joined on this trip by six friends from different countries: South Africa, the United States, Switzerland, and Italy. We arrived at our hotel on the outskirts of Nairobi, showered, and then spent two hours in traffic for a drive that should have taken 20 minutes. We were going to the famous Muthaiga Country Club, where we met two friends who are members. This place has a lot of history. It was where the colonial settlers partied until the early hours of the morning. You can read more about it here: The next morning we visited The David Sheldrick Wildlife Elephant Orphanage
I am a foster parent to one of the orphans, and was so excited to finally get the opportunity to see him.
I am a foster parent to one of the orphans, and was so excited to finally get the opportunity to see him.
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| Meeting My Foster Orphan Elephant |
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After traveling for about three hours, we arrived at our
magnificent destination: the Aberdare Country Club. This enchanting place was
once the home of an English couple who chose to settle in Kenya. Nearly fifty
years later, their house, known as “The Steep”, was transformed into a club and
opened to guests. It is now a heritage property in Kenya, located on the slope
of Mweiga Hill in the Aberdare Highlands, part of the Great Rift Valley. The
staff, from the General Manager Mr. Richard Hodgson to the rest of the team,
were amazing and they did everything they could to make our three-day stay
unforgettable.
Due to Rhino pouching across Africa I will refrain from mentioning the place we visited but here is what we saw.
After a well deserved reset, excellent service, great food, and stunning vistas at Aberdare we set off for Masai Mara. This drive took approx. 9 hours and if I have to do it again I will seriously consider flying there. The last 3 hours of this drive was on gravel road that turned into a river.
I don't think I have ever been happier to reach my destination and the rest of my traveling companions felt the same. We were pleasantly supervised by the stunning location on the Mara River a placed called Mara River Lodge. With hundreds of Hippopotamuses a few meters away checking us out as we stood in the bar.
The next morning I was up bright and early and captured a few moment before we set out for a game drive to Masai Mara.
And here a few images of some of our sightings......
The next day we stuck around the conservancy we were we stayed as it had plenty of game and we also went to visit a Masai Village. Here are a few images of this day...
On our way back from Masai Mara our driver dropped me off at the The David Sheldrick Wildlife Elephant Orphanage for a semi private visit with my orphan Elephant. He reached up with his trunk and placed it on my face, I could feel the warm air of his breath against my skin. Was that a kiss?  |
