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A guide to Tanzania photo safaris: capturing the heart of Africa
Tanzania, a haven for wildlife photographers, offers unparalleled opportunities to capture the natural beauty and wildlife of East Africa. From the world-renowned Serengeti plains to the lush landscapes of the Ngorongoro Crater, its national parks provide an extraordinary setting for photographers to document the wild. If you’re planning a photographic safari in Tanzania, here’s a detailed guide to help you prepare for the adventure of a lifetime. read post
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The Aberdare Country Club
The Aberdare Country Club, only 190 miles drive heading northeast from Nairobi, is nestled on a slope of Mweiga Hill in the Aberdare Highlands, part of the Great Rift Valley. The Country Club was initially designed as a country home in the 1930’s for a British family. The scope of the captivating site grew and eventually incorporated a golf course, gym and spa, swimming pool, tennis court and lush landscaping as one finds it today. This includes a 1,300 acre wildlife sanctuary teeming with Thomson’s and Grant’s gazelles, zebras, giraffes, primates and the more reclusive leopards.
After its recent $ 4 million refurbishment program in 2012, whereby common areas have been upgraded include the bar, reception area, swimming pool and conference room. A new health Club with gym and yoga areas where added as well as a new VIP suite complete with self-contained kitchen for those who travel with their own chef. The club also provides golf carts for guests staying in the elevated cottages. Other upgrades include renovation of the riding stables, bringing the nine-hole golf course up to standard, and re-stocking the sprawling 1,300 acre wildlife sanctuary with a greater variety of wildlife.
The property retained its relaxing old-world country charm, and one can’t help but wonder about days gone by, as it reminds you of the early-20th century colonial period of Kenya’s history. The Aberdare upmarket country club with individual cottages set in beautiful roaming landscape, and polished verandas which runs through the western side of the club beckons revellers to enjoy the hillside breeze with drinks from the club’s stylish bar. A vast choice of buffet and elaborate á-la-carte meals are offered in the country club’s open restaurant that seats 220.
The now upmarket country club is the perfect base from which to explore the Aberdare’s national park and local conservancies. Including the quirky Noah's Ark-like lodge tucked into the thick, verdant forests of Kenya's Aberdare National Park, known for its new 24hr webcam from where people all over the world follow the daily routine at the water hole next to the quirky lodge.
Flight options: Aberdare Country Club is 1 mile from Mweiga airstrip, 6 miles from Nyeri airstrip and a forty minute drive from Nanyuki Airstrip
For more info contact corne@marasa.net or visit www.marasa.net
Oasis Eco Camp is an exclusive family friendly, alcohol free getaway on the shores of Lake Elementaita Kenya. Set in the midst of a natural acacia forest and bushes, it is home to abundant birdlife, with the lake area boasting of over 450 species of birds.
The camp provides a serene, quiet and peaceful natural environment, conducive for romantic getaways, family retreats, friends getaways, birding enthusiasts, bush weddings and for corporate team building. The camp has been designed with minimum impact on the environment.
Accomodation ranges from self catering cottages, catered bandas, safari style large walk in tents to a campsite by the Lake. All the rooms are furnished with comfortable rustic beds with warm linen and are suited with clean modern flush toilets with hot showers and are solar powered.
Attractions and activities include,birding walks along the lake with a dip at the lakes hotspring, hiking and biking to nearby hills, bush breakfasts by the lake. Being centrally located, the camp can be used as a base to tours Lake Nakuru Park, Menengai Crater, Kariandusi prehistoric site and Hells Gate park . Its proximity from Nairobi, an hour and half's drive from city towards Nakuru, makes it the perfect GETAWAY!http://www.oasis.co.ke
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Gorilla treking in Uganda. This is only the second of many chapters of the trip, stay tuned. I'll post again when I finally get around to writing about this amazing day with the gorillas.
Has any body been to Uganda or Rwanda to see the Mountain Gorillas . Please dont hesitate to check on our packages at gorilla trekking trips or Uganda safari.
Kwa-Mbili Game Lodge
Discover the hidden nuances of the African bush while you track the Big Five. As part of the Thornybush Game Reserve next to the world-renowned Kruger National Park, Kwa-Mbili Game Lodge offers uncompromising quality and memorable game viewing safaris at an affordable price
Discover the African bush while tracking the Big Five.
Kwa-Mbili Game Lodge is home in the Thornybush Game Reserve. Neighbored to the famous Kruger National Park. Kwa-Mbili Game Lodge is providing outstanding world class Lodge and Safari services to its International visitors. As the Lodge is a labor of a married couple!
Owner-managed, we guarantee personal attention and outstanding service, our safari staff is experienced and Licensed.
Neil (South African born) and Melanie (American born) Stuckenberg have set up camp for good. After several years in the corporate world in the US we wanted to build our future on a little piece of untouched African bush.
Experience the spirit of Kwa-Mbili.
Kwa-Mbili Game Lodge is both our home and our passion, so relax and enjoy the luxuries in camp and let us share with you the wonder of the African bush.
Rhino Conservation course in Kruger National Park
The aim of the course is twofold. First, to provide an in-depth education suitable for guides, rangers, tourists, and academics on the two African rhinos and the conservation thereof. Second, to establish and teach non-invasive methods for monitoring rhino populations.
The main method of instruction would be hands on participation in a rhino monitoring project. This would be supplemented by lectures. The goal of the monitoring project would be to establish identikits for all rhinos within a given research area. This would be accomplished by a variety of methods depending on the area, including:
Topics to be covered during the course would include:
Instructor Brain Kelly
1- 7 April 2012 (Kruger National Park South Africa)
R 5700 per person
Contact enquiries@ecotraining.co.za or visit our website at www.ecotraining.co.za for information on the Makuleke consession.
Beautiful scenery, lots of birdlife and wildlife. Lakes Nakuru, Elementaita and Bogoria. Stay at our camp and experience these gems.http://www.oasis.co.ke
Safari Guide Course
LEWA WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY, KENYA
Not only will your 28 days be filled with exciting experiences while gaining valuable knowledge and insight into the natural world. You will also become one of nature’s responsible custodians for it has never been more important than now. The natural world is under threat with animal numbers plummeting, species becoming extinct and vast acres of land being gobbled up with human encroachment stretching its greedy fingers all over the globe.
And this is exactly the aim of the LWC and EcoTraining. For we adhere to the notion that there is no conservation without education. And with this at the core, we want to become “the model of excellence for guide training in Kenya”.
“We believe that there is a real need to supply quality training to potential guides in order to improve their guiding abilities, to make them more responsible and to give them a sense of pride in what they do. For many of these guides, the tourism industry is the only career option available.”
2012 will see Eco Training return to the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy (LWC) in Kenya for two more 28 day field guide courses – 10 February-8 March and 3-30 August. There are still places available, so book now and explore the plains on the lower slopes of Mount Kenya teaming with a great variety of wildlife.
Please contact EcoTraining for more information at enquiries@ecotraining.co.za or visit the website at www.ecotraining.co.za or contact one of the local numbers for information
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