Showing posts with label animals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label animals. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Kenya - Sekenani Camp

Kenya is an amazing country in East Africa. One of the very special camps you should visit is Sekenani Camp, located on the boundary of the Masai Mara Game Reserve, the heart of big game country in the southern part of the country. Simple, elegant, comfortable permanent tents are set in the gorgeous bush. This camp of 15 tents is managed by 26 local families who share in the business. The freshly prepared cuisine is excellent and the bar is well stocked.

The camp is built at the source of the Sekenani River and the tents are large and built on platforms, offering both privacy and seclusion.They are ensuite and beautifully appointed, connected to the dining room by a suspension bridge.  The river rises from a rock pool at the east end of the camp and forms the stream which flows in front of each tent.
After a day of game viewing in the most popular wildlife park in Kenya, you will enjoy the log fire  on the veranda while having "sundowners" before dinner. The music is the sounds of the birds and other creatures of the bush. Simple Sekanani elegance, style and amazing experiences await.

Monday, January 3, 2011

Africa - Tanzania's Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park
The largest and oldest National Park in Tanzania is the Serengeti National Park. The word Serengeti comes from the Masai word for "endless plain This park of 14,763 square meters is famous for the great Wildebeest Migration when over one and a half million of these animals, along with over 250,000 zebra trample the land of the Western Corridor during the months of May-July. This is swampy land with black clay soil and they move through here on their way to the Northern Corridor of hills and woodland that stretch to the Kenya border during July and August. They complete their circuit in October in the South where the grassy plains are sprinkled with granite florations.

The Serengeti boasts the largest lion population in Africa due to the abundance of prey. Game here consists of wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, impala, topi, buffalo and more. During the wet season there are large numbers of these and other animals to see. There are also approximately 500 species of birds liviing here. The photographic opportunities are endless in this World Heritage Location.