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We were staying at Elsamere Camp at Naivasha , Kenya. This was in Nov 2011 and we were here after a two day Masai Mara safari tour. The camp is absolutely THE place to stay when you are in Naivasha. This is not only because of its locale or the ambience, but also because of the history associated with this WWF conservation center.
But once the sun sets in across the Naivasha Lake, the ambience of camp gets a little eerie .
Read moreFrom Masai Mara to Scenic Lake Naivasha, Kenya- Part I
A trip to Masai Mara is an experience that you will savour for a long long time. We were there in 2012, and had plans to stay one night at Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, three night at Mar forest and then two nights at a place called Naivasha. This is part 3 of …
Nairobi, the Capital of Kenya – This is part 2 of my Masai Mara Kenya Travelogue
Nairobi, the second largest city in Africa (after Cape Town), has a large Indian population who mostly control the local business. Nairobi is a progressive city and on that particular day the city was hosting an international soccer match against Uruguay, their arch rival in football. The stadium area was lively with supporters, fans and hawkers thronging the streets. Karen Blixen Avenue, named after the Dutch author, is one of the up market areas of the city. She is famous for her memoir on her life in Kenya titled “Out of Africa” which was later made into a successful Hollywood film. This was the nicest area of Nairobi which we saw.
The flight time from Sharjah, UAE to Nairobi, Kenya on Air Arabia is about 6 hours. As we approached landing, from high above, the earth looked green, the vegetation flat and smooth stretching all across to the horizon. The sky was azure blue all around. Small hills bordered the horizon and dark …