OUR AFRICAN SAFARI IN 2012 – Kenya – By John de Silva Five years had gone by and we got the urge to visit Africa again. On this occasion we concentrated on Kenya. There were two National Reserves that held our interest, Amboseli and The Maasai Mara. To make the safari worth our while we attached a visit to the Aberdare Ark, Lake Nakuru and Lake Naivasha. From the map you can see the travelling involved during this safari. Amboseli was the first Park where we spent 2 nights from where we travelled to the Aberdare Ark Lodge for a single night. From the Ark we stopped over at Lake Nakuru for 2 nights, the Maasai Mara for 3 nights before completing our journey with one night at Lake Naivasha Amboseli National Park was the abode of the elephant. There were huge herds in this Park. It had been gripped ...

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An African Safari – By John de Silva ‘May you study hard and far enough so that one day you may pay your way and have a look at these creatures in the flesh.’ These are the words that my father wrote in a book on African wildlife that he gave me as a gift over 70 years ago.  I am sure that he was smiling when he ‘saw’ me realise his wishes these many years later. Our safari to Lake Manyara National Park, the famous Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania was the realisation of a long-held dream.  The great animal migration in the Serengeti, the concentration of wildlife in the Crater and the romance of going on safari was all a fanciful dream that did come true! One gets to the Serengeti NP in the World Heritage listed Ngorongoro Conservation Area, riding the rim of ...

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