Kenya

Kenya – a summary

Some infos from Kenya for our fellow travellers: Border:we came from Tanzania, taking the border close to Lake Victoria, which was a one-stop border and everything was easy. They even accepted our East Africa Visa, which normally doesn’t allow you to leave the three countries (Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya).After 6 weeks in Kenya, we left …

Kenya – a summary Read More »

Kenyan coast

From Voi to the famous Twiga Lodge at the southern coast of Kenya, the road would lead through busy Mombasa. Driving trough this big city was something we wanted to avoid, so we checked our maps and found a route, taking us from Samburu to Kinango and Kwale and finally to the coast. On all …

Kenyan coast Read More »

Tsavo West

From Amboseli it is a short drive to the gate of the next park: Tsavo West. We were greated by giraffes and soon after the gate reached the Shetani lava stream. Only 200 years old, the stream down the volcano is still clearly visible. Another highlight were the Mzima springs, where the water emerges from …

Tsavo West Read More »

Amboseli National Park

Amboseli NP, famous for its view of Mount Kilimanjaro, in addition to the wildlife, didn’t disappoint. The famous mountain made its appearance and we saw a lot of animals during our visit to the park. We stayed at Kimana Camp just outside the park, to make the most of 24 hours @ Amboseli. We did …

Amboseli National Park Read More »

A hike @ Mount Kenya NP

We decided to climb Mount Kenya at least a little bit, mostly with our car and then go for a hike, starting at the famous Castle Forest Lodge, where we spent 2 cold and rainy nights. The scenery was so green and lush and the cows and mountain hut made us feel like at home …

A hike @ Mount Kenya NP Read More »

Samburu NP

When we left Marsabit, we did a tour through the national park there, which is an incredible forest surrounded by a very arid landscape just outside the park borders. We came past 2 crater lakes and saw many butterflies, but not much more. Afterwards, we made our way south on a very good road, which …

Samburu NP Read More »

From Lake Turkana to Marsabit

In 1887 the Hungarian explorer Count Sámuel Teleki von Szék reached the lake and named it after the Austrian Crown Prince Rudolf! Since independence it is named after the people living around it. It is the largest lake in Kenya and the most northern of the Rift Valley lakes. Despite the draught during the last …

From Lake Turkana to Marsabit Read More »

On the way to Lake Turkana

We had decided to try to make our way to Lake Turkana, not sure how the roads and the security situation might be, but asking along the way and finding out on the go. We rounded Lake Baringo in the North and immediately had a gravel road under the tyres. It was not smooth all …

On the way to Lake Turkana Read More »