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A2A Safaris - Kenya https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/tags/kenya en East African Landscapes https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/east-african-landscapes <div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p><em>By Stuart Butler</em></p> <p>Golden, sun-blessed grasslands spotted with flat-topped acacia trees might be the common image of East Africa, but this huge region contains an endlessly diverse array of landscapes that range from beaches of snowflake white sands to high altitude glaciers, lakes the breadth of oceans and humid rainforests haunted by the echoing yelps of chimpanzees.</p> <p>The following images reveal something of East Africa’s extraordinary range of landscapes and wildlife habitats.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Savanna.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-7242"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7242" src="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Savanna.jpg" alt="Savanna" width="5184" height="3456" srcset="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Savanna-300x200.jpg 300w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Savanna-768x512.jpg 768w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Savanna-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Savanna.jpg 5184w" sizes="(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px" /></a></p> <p><span id="more-7232"></span></p> <p>This picture of rolling grasslands and an acacia tree essentially fills most peoples image of the classic East African landscape, but even in East Africa itself such a landscape is surprisingly rare. The best example of such an open savanna landscape is the Mara-Serengeti eco-system which, with its huge quantity of large mammals, is the focal point of East African safari tourism. Asilia has several camps in both the <a href="http://www.asiliaafrica.com/destinations/tanzania/serengeti">Serengeti</a> and <a href="http://www.asiliaafrica.com/destinations/kenya/greater-maasai-mara">Maasai Mara</a> regions.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Acacia.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-7235"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7235" src="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Acacia.jpg" alt="Acacia" width="5184" height="3456" srcset="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Acacia-300x200.jpg 300w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Acacia-768x512.jpg 768w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Acacia-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Acacia.jpg 5184w" sizes="(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px" /></a></p> <p>The definition of a savanna landscape is one of a warm, tropical grassland ecosystem characterised by trees that are widely enough spaced so as not to form a closed canopy. This open canopy means that herbaceous plants and grasses can easily grow. In reality most of East Africa’s savanna landscapes do not match the classic image but are instead scrubby, and fairly, non-descript acacia and thorn bush landscapes. <a href="http://www.asiliaafrica.com/destinations/kenya/ol-pejeta-conservancy">Kenya’s northern regions</a> or Tanzania’s <a href="http://www.asiliaafrica.com/destinations/tanzania/ruaha">Ruaha National Park</a> would both be good examples of this sort of landscape.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Fire.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-7237"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7237" src="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Fire.jpg" alt="Fire" width="2073" height="1382" srcset="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Fire-300x200.jpg 300w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Fire-768x512.jpg 768w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Fire-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Fire.jpg 2073w" sizes="(max-width: 2073px) 100vw, 2073px" /></a></p> <p>There are many factors that influence the landscapes of East Africa. In savanna regions perhaps one of the most important, alongside the actual impact of wildlife and cattle grazing, is fire. Most people might, quite naturally, assume that fire is bad news for both the grasslands and the wildlife, but quite the contrary is true. Fires slow the advance of trees and burn off tall grass (which most wildlife often finds tough and not very nutritious) allowing the growth of fresh, much more nutritious grasses. The ash left by fire also creates a natural fertiliser for the soil. In the Serengeti the park authorities set off controlled fires such as this one in the Lamai Wedge close to <a href="http://www.asiliaafrica.com/destinations/tanzania/serengeti/sayari-camp">Sayari Camp</a> for these very reasons.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Tarangire-Swamp1.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-7244"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7244" src="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Tarangire-Swamp1.jpg" alt="Tarangire Swamp" width="2304" height="1536" srcset="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Tarangire-Swamp1-300x200.jpg 300w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Tarangire-Swamp1-768x512.jpg 768w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Tarangire-Swamp1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Tarangire-Swamp1.jpg 2304w" sizes="(max-width: 2304px) 100vw, 2304px" /></a></p> <p>Naturally enough the availability of water plays a big role in the life of a landscape. Tanzania’s Tarangire National park (the best base for this park is <a href="http://www.asiliaafrica.com/destinations/tanzania/tarangire/olivers-camp">Oliver’s Camp</a>: is a good example of this kind of landscape and eco-system. During the wet season rivers flow and standing water is common throughout the Maasai steppe surrounding the park and much of Tarangire’s wildlife leaves the park at this time, but during the dry season, when the surrounding area is parched and hot the wildlife returns in spectacular numbers to the huge permanent swamps such as this one that form the heart of the park.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Turkana-village-on-shores-of-Lake-Turkana-near-Loyangalani-Kenya-2.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-7247"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7247" src="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Turkana-village-on-shores-of-Lake-Turkana-near-Loyangalani-Kenya-2.jpg" alt="Turkana village on shores of Lake Turkana near Loyangalani Kenya 2" width="5184" height="3456" srcset="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Turkana-village-on-shores-of-Lake-Turkana-near-Loyangalani-Kenya-2-300x200.jpg 300w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Turkana-village-on-shores-of-Lake-Turkana-near-Loyangalani-Kenya-2-768x512.jpg 768w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Turkana-village-on-shores-of-Lake-Turkana-near-Loyangalani-Kenya-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Turkana-village-on-shores-of-Lake-Turkana-near-Loyangalani-Kenya-2.jpg 5184w" sizes="(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px" /></a></p> <p>Many people would be surprised to hear that deserts can also be found in East Africa. A large proportion of northern Kenya consists of barren, burnt rock desert at the heart of which is Lake Turkana, the worlds largest permanent desert lake. Three rivers (the Omo, Turkwell and Kerio) flow into the lake but with no outflow water is lost only through evaporation. The lake has one of the worlds largest populations of Nile crocodiles and around the lake shores have been found some of the oldest hominoid fossils. There are fears that a major damn project in Ethiopia will have a serious impact on water levels in the lake.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Sky-Islands.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-7243"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7243" src="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Sky-Islands.jpg" alt="SkyIslands" width="5184" height="3456" srcset="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Sky-Islands-300x200.jpg 300w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Sky-Islands-768x512.jpg 768w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Sky-Islands-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Sky-Islands.jpg 5184w" sizes="(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px" /></a></p> <p>Bursting off the searing desert floors of northern Kenya are a series of volcanic mountains which capture moisture and are covered in dense forest. Known to scientists as ‘Sky Islands’ these are unique, self-contained ecosystems that provide a home to buffalo and migratory elephants as well as a number of birds, reptiles and smaller animals that are endemic to their particular sky island (an example of this would be the Kulal white-eye, a small bird found only in the montane forest of Mt Kulal near Lake Turkana). This picture shows Lake Paradise in northern Kenya’s rarely visited Marsabit National Park.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Lake-Ruhondo.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-7239"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7239" src="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Lake-Ruhondo.jpg" alt="Lake Ruhondo" width="5184" height="3456" srcset="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Lake-Ruhondo-300x200.jpg 300w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Lake-Ruhondo-768x512.jpg 768w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Lake-Ruhondo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Lake-Ruhondo.jpg 5184w" sizes="(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px" /></a></p> <p>Lakes come in all shapes and sizes in East Africa. While Lakes Turkana and Paradise are both surrounded by wilderness, Rwanda’s Lake Ruhondo is quite the opposite. This small lake is dotted with little islands terraced from top to toe with tiny plots of farmland, but even in such a heavily farmed region wildlife survives. Just a few kilometres from here is Volcanoes National Park which is home to the famous mountain gorillas. Occasionally groups of these gorillas emerge out of their forest home into the surrounding farmland to munch on the crops.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Cherangani-Hills-North-Kenya.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-7236"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7236" src="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Cherangani-Hills-North-Kenya.jpg" alt="Cherangani Hills North Kenya" width="5184" height="3456" srcset="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Cherangani-Hills-North-Kenya-300x200.jpg 300w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Cherangani-Hills-North-Kenya-768x512.jpg 768w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Cherangani-Hills-North-Kenya-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Cherangani-Hills-North-Kenya.jpg 5184w" sizes="(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px" /></a></p> <p>Much of highland East Africa is cool, wet and very fertile. It’s in these regions that the majority of the people of East Africa live and farm. This picture is of Kenya’s Cherengani Hills. Located in the northwest of the country, the Cherengani’s are little known to most Kenyans and are even less visited by international tourists. Even so they offer fabulous hiking and lots of friendly rural encounters.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Tea.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-7245"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7245" src="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Tea.jpg" alt="Tea" width="5184" height="3456" srcset="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Tea-300x200.jpg 300w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Tea-768x512.jpg 768w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Tea-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Tea.jpg 5184w" sizes="(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px" /></a></p> <p>One of the big cash crops of East Africa is tea. Large parts of the wetter highland areas are carpeted in neat lines of glowing green tea bushes. With afternoon thunderstorms being common in such regions most picking of the tea leaves takes place early in the morning, which means a dawn start for those who want to see where the worlds favourite cuppa comes from.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Ngorongoro-Crater.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-7240"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7240" src="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Ngorongoro-Crater.jpg" alt="Ngorongoro Crater" width="2304" height="1536" srcset="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Ngorongoro-Crater-300x200.jpg 300w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Ngorongoro-Crater-768x512.jpg 768w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Ngorongoro-Crater-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Ngorongoro-Crater.jpg 2304w" sizes="(max-width: 2304px) 100vw, 2304px" /></a></p> <p>No visit to East Africa is complete without gazing in awe across the Ngorongoro Crater. The crater is the world’s largest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera and was formed two to three million years ago. Approximately 25 000 large animals live in the natural enclosure formed by the 300km² crater, while the greater conservancy surroundings are home to wildebeest and zebra which migrate in and out of the area depending on the rainfall. Asilia have recently opened a ground breaking new lodge here called <a href="http://www.asiliaafrica.com/destinations/tanzania/ngorongoro-conservation/the-highlands">The Highlands</a>, which gives easy access to the crater itself as well as some of the best hiking in east Africa.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Rainforest.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-7241"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7241" src="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Rainforest.jpg" alt="Rainforest" width="3456" height="5184" srcset="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Rainforest-200x300.jpg 200w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Rainforest-768x1152.jpg 768w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Rainforest-683x1024.jpg 683w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Rainforest.jpg 3456w" sizes="(max-width: 3456px) 100vw, 3456px" /></a></p> <p>Jungles aren’t normally associated with East Africa but each country in the region has areas of dense forest filled with colourful birds and butterflies and mischievous monkeys. Uganda and Rwanda have the largest tracts of rainforest and in these countries it’s possible to visit habituated groups of chimpanzees and gorillas in such forest parks. This picture shows a river in Rwanda’s Nyungwe Forest National Park. This is one of the most important rainforest reserves in eastern Africa and has excellent walking trails, habituated troops of colobus monkeys and semi-habituated chimps.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/The-Beach.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-7246"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7246" src="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/The-Beach.jpg" alt="The Beach" width="5184" height="3456" srcset="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/The-Beach-300x200.jpg 300w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/The-Beach-768x512.jpg 768w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/The-Beach-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/The-Beach.jpg 5184w" sizes="(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px" /></a></p> <p>Many visitors to the region finish off their safari with a few days relaxing on one of the beautiful Indian Ocean beaches of Kenya or Tanzania. The most famous beach destination is the magical island of <a href="http://www.asiliaafrica.com/destinations/zanzibar/matemwe">Zanzibar off the Tanzanian coast</a>, but stunning stretches of palm backed sands are to be found up and down the coast. This picture is of Takaunga creek in Kenya.</p> <div class="_45m_ _2vxa" data-block="true" data-offset-key="e8gtn-0-0"> <div class="" data-block="true" data-offset-key="dc6tn-0-0"> <div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="dc6tn-0-0"> <div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="5iffs" data-offset-key="fi6qg-0-0"> <div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="fi6qg-0-0"> <div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="2vm2i" data-offset-key="2h7ti-0-0"> <div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="2h7ti-0-0">Want to experience the magic of East Africa with us? Get in touch with your trusted travel agent or make an enquiry with us below.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_45m_ _2vxa" data-block="true" data-offset-key="1boql-0-0"> <p><a href="http://www.asiliaafrica.com/make-an-enquiry/" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-6071 size-full" src="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Screen-Shot-2015-05-21-at-4.29.15-PM.png" alt="Screen-Shot-2015-05-21-at-4.29.15-PM" width="251" height="66" /></a></p> </div> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/east-african-landscapes/">East African Landscapes</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com">Asilia Blog</a>.</p> </div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/kenya" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Kenya</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/photography" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Photography</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/tanzania" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">tanzania</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/wildlife" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Wildlife</a></div></div> Mon, 23 May 2016 11:56:05 +0000 Anonymous 1522 at https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/east-african-landscapes#comments Best of our guest & guide pics – October 2015 https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/best-our-guest-guide-pics-%E2%80%93-october-2015 <div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p>Every week we select the best safari moments captured by our guests and guides.<br /> We update our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AsiliaAfrica?ref=tn_tnmn" target="_blank" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.facebook.com/AsiliaAfrica">Asilia Africa Facebook Page</a> with these new shots so keep checking our page for the latest ones!</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1050744291636531.1073741852.300441300000171&type=3" target="_blank">Enjoy the highlights of October 2015 below.</a></p> <p><span id="more-6338"></span></p> <p><a href="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6339" src="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1.jpg" alt="1" width="720" height="476" srcset="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1-300x198.jpg 300w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /></a> <a href="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-bloggrid wp-image-6340" src="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2.jpg" alt="2" width="720" height="476" srcset="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2-300x198.jpg 300w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /></a> <a href="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/3.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-bloggrid wp-image-6341" src="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/3.jpg" alt="3" width="720" height="476" srcset="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/3-300x198.jpg 300w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/3.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /></a> <a href="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/4.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-bloggrid wp-image-6342" src="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/4.jpg" alt="4" width="720" height="476" srcset="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/4-300x198.jpg 300w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/4.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /></a> <a href="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/5.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-bloggrid wp-image-6343" src="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/5.jpg" alt="5" width="720" height="476" srcset="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/5-300x198.jpg 300w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/5.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /></a> <a href="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/6.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-bloggrid wp-image-6344" src="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/6.jpg" alt="6" width="720" height="476" srcset="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/6-300x198.jpg 300w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/6.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /></a> <a href="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/7.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-bloggrid wp-image-6345" src="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/7.jpg" alt="7" width="720" height="476" srcset="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/7-300x198.jpg 300w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/7.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /></a> <a href="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/8.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-bloggrid wp-image-6346" src="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/8.jpg" alt="8" width="720" height="476" srcset="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/8-300x198.jpg 300w, http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/8.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><em>Asilia’s Portfolio of Camps Includes:</em></strong></p> <p><strong>In Tanzania</strong>: <a href="http://sayaricamp.asiliaafrica.com/default.aspx" target="_blank">Sayari Camp</a>, <a href="http://dunia.asiliaafrica.com/" target="_blank">Dunia Camp</a>, <a href="http://olakira.asiliaafrica.com/" target="_blank">Olakira Camp</a>, <a href="http://kimondo.asiliaafrica.com/Home.aspx" target="_blank">Kimondo Camp</a>, <a href="http://kwihala.asiliaafrica.com/Home.aspx" target="_blank">Kwihala Camp</a>, <a href="http://namiriplains.asiliaafrica.com/Home.aspx" target="_blank">Namiri Plains</a>, <a href="http://oliverscamp.asiliaafrica.com/" target="_blank">Oliver’s Camp</a>, <a href="http://oliverscamp.asiliaafrica.com/About/About-Little-Olivers.aspx" target="_blank">Little Oliver’s</a>, <a href="http://highlandsngorongoro.asiliaafrica.com/Home.aspx" target="_blank">The Highlands</a>, <a href="http://ubuntu.asiliaafrica.com/" target="_blank">Ubuntu Camp</a> and <a href="http://rubondo.asiliaafrica.com/Home.aspx" target="_blank">Rubondo Island Camp.</a></p> <p><strong>On Zanzibar</strong>: <a href="http://matemwelodge.asiliaafrica.com/Home.aspx" target="_blank">Matemwe Lodge</a>, <a href="http://matemweretreat.asiliaafrica.com/Home.aspx" target="_blank">Matemwe Retreat</a> and <a href="http://matemwebeach.asiliaafrica.com/Home.aspx" target="_blank">Matemwe Beach House</a>.</p> <p><strong>In Kenya</strong>: <a href="http://marabushhouses.asiliaafrica.com/" target="_blank">Mara Bush Houses</a>, <a href="http://rekero.asiliaafrica.com/" target="_blank">Rekero Camp</a>, <a href="http://nomadic.asiliaafrica.com/Home.aspx" target="_blank">Nomadic Camp</a>, <a href="http://encountermara.asiliaafrica.com/Home.aspx" target="_blank">Encounter Mara</a>, <a href="http://olpejetabushcamp.asiliaafrica.com/Home.aspx" target="_blank">Ol Pejeta Bush Camp</a> and <a href="http://naboisho.asiliaafrica.com/" target="_blank">Naboisho Camp</a>.</p> <p>If you are interested in seeing the wildlife and experiences we have to offer at our many Asilia camps then please explore our camps more by following the links below. Get in touch with your trusted Travel Agent to start planning your dream safari or <a href="http://www.asiliaafrica.com/Enquire/AsiliaAfrica.aspx" target="_blank">make an enquiry with us.</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.asiliaafrica.com/Enquire/AsiliaAfrica.aspx" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5390" src="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Screen-Shot-2015-05-21-at-4.29.15-PM.png" alt="Screen Shot 2015-05-21 at 4.29.15 PM" width="251" height="66" /></a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com/best-of-our-guest-guide-pics-october-2015/">Best of our guest & guide pics – October 2015</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://blog.asiliaafrica.com">Asilia Blog</a>.</p> </div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/kenya" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Kenya</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/photography" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Photography</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/tanzania" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">tanzania</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/wildlife" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Wildlife</a></div></div> Fri, 13 Nov 2015 10:56:02 +0000 Anonymous 1483 at https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/best-our-guest-guide-pics-%E2%80%93-october-2015#comments Life sentence for poachers https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/life-sentence-poachers <div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p><img width="250" height="150" src="http://blog.africageographic.com/africa-geographic-blog/files/2013/12/africa-geographic-01_10-250x150.jpg" class="attachment-sliderimg wp-post-image" alt="© Chad Cocking" /></p> <p>The Kenyan parliament has passed a new bill that calls on a life sentence as punishment for wildlife poachers.</p> </div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/news" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">News</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/bill" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">bill</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/kenya" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Kenya</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/life-sentence" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">life sentence</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/poaching" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">poaching</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/wildlife" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Wildlife</a></div></div> Wed, 18 Dec 2013 07:15:12 +0000 Anonymous 413 at https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/life-sentence-poachers#comments October News – ol Donyo Lodge, Kenya https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/october-news-%E2%80%93-ol-donyo-lodge-kenya <div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p>As we write this, there are dark clouds eerily suspended above the lodge and we all look up in great anticipation as it has been over 5 months since the last green season.<br /> Yesterday, we had our first real rainfall since May and the smell of the rain hitting the sun baked lava sand and guest areas of the lodge is definitely something that we have missed and as soon as the very brief rain stopped, the birds and the butterflies came out in full force filling the view from the mess with flashes of colour and the air with beautiful bird calls celebrating the rain.</p> <p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/OD-image-2.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-8861];player=img;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8872" alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/OD-image-2-300x225.jpg" width="430" height="322" /></a><br /><em>The rains create dramatic backdrops amongst the Chyulu Hill’s with stunning rainbows sprinkled within.</em></p> <p>Over the next month or so we are hoping that the end of year rains will fall, transforming everything that we see from a golden sea of grass to a brilliant emerald green, bringing a whole new energy to the vast plains before us.</p> <p>October was a month of amazing sighting and guest experiences. One of the most exciting sightings was by a few of guests who were on a night drive. Not too far from the lodge an aardvark was spotted. These strange looking animals have amazingly strong front legs which they use to break though the hard exterior of Termite mounds, they are designed extremely well for this as they have nostrils that they can close to prevent inhaling dust and of course, a long sticky tongue for maximum collection of ants and termites. That is the first sighting this year and very exciting for the guests, also extremely exciting for their guide as in Maasai culture, if you sight and aardvark, you will live a long and happy life!</p> <p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/OD-image-3.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-8861];player=img;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8871" alt="OD image 3" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/OD-image-3-300x200.jpg" width="384" height="256" /></a><br /><em>An amazing night drive quick photo snapshot of an aardvark by guest Gail Gorton!</em></p> <p>The “Cheetah Boys”, as they have been dubbed, have once again made an appearance this month. They are still roaming as a group of five and have delighted our guests on numerous occasions with their majestic presence. Amazingly, the boys are seemingly not phased by the guide vehicles allowing us to get close enough for some great viewing and of course photographs.</p> <p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/OD-image-4.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-8861];player=img;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8870" alt="OD image 4" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/OD-image-4-300x231.jpg" width="369" height="284" /></a><br /><em>The five ‘Cheetah Boys’ taking a lazy Sunday stroll.</em></p> <p>Not all amazing sightings are of the four legged kind and the viewing of Kilimanjaro this month has been some of the best this year. The lack of rain has kept the clouds to a minimum and this in turn draws back the curtains that shield Kili to allow our guests breath- taking views both morning and evening. When the rains come, Kili with be cloaked in its trademark apron of white, just another reason for us to look forward to the rain.<br /> One of the best views of not only Kili but the entire area is from one of this month’s most popular picnic spots. We call it the Kibwezi view point and it really feels as though you are on top of the world. The drive up takes you high in to the Chyulu Hills and as you climb, the plant life visibly changes and many different species of plant and flower can be seen, including the incredible flame tree. Guests have enjoyed picnic breakfasts, lunches and hikes all the while being surround by the sweeping views of the plains and the Chyulu Hills.</p> <p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/OD-image-5.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-8861];player=img;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8869" alt="OD image 5" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/OD-image-5-300x200.jpg" width="373" height="248" /></a><br /><em>The ULTIMATE PICNIC BREAKFAST view at Kibwezi View Point!!</em></p> <p>Our gardens are continuing to flourish and the lettuces have just taken over! All of the products are growing so fast and we are soon to be harvesting more beetroot, tomatoes, peppers and courgettes for the chefs to work their magic on. Our tapas menu have been a huge hit and the creativity of the kitchen is well appreciated by our guests. Two of the most creative dishes this month were a prawn and avocado “salad” with a Kachumbari gazpacho jelly and the other dish was a fried breaded brie with a curry flavoured coating served with a beetroot and ginger granita. Both dishes were amazing and we simply cannot wait to see what comes out of the kitchen next!</p> <p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/OD-image-6.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-8861];player=img;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8868" alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/OD-image-6-300x225.jpg" width="409" height="306" /></a><br /><em>Our every abundant growing gardens that give the delicious flavours to the dynamic cuisine at ol Donyo.</em></p> <p>On a more personal note we would like to congratulate our store keeper, Dan Tipape for passing his bronze guiding exam, Dan aspires to be a guide and follow in the footsteps of the other great guides at ol Donyo and Great Plains. Nice work Dan! We could not be more proud of the dedication of our team.</p> <p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/OD-image-7.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-8861];player=img;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8867" alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/OD-image-7-172x300.jpg" width="258" height="450" /></a><br /><em>Our newest Bronze Level Guide in Training, Dan Tipape, we wish him luck!!</em></p> <div id="facebook_like"> <iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatplainsconservation.com%2Fbushbuzz%2F%3Fp%3D8861&layout=standard&show_faces=true&width=500&action=like&font=segoe+ui&colorscheme=light&height=80" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:500px; height:80px;" allowtransparency="true"></iframe></div> </div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/bushbuzz" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">BushBuzz</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/headlines" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Headlines</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/ol-donyo-lodge" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">ol Donyo Lodge</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/ride-kenya" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Ride Kenya</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/chyulu-hills" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Chyulu Hills</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/great-plains-conservation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Great Plains Conservation</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/kenya" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Kenya</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/kenyan-luxury-safari" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Kenyan Luxury Safari</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/kenyan-safari" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Kenyan Safari</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/ride-kenya-horse-safaris" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Ride Kenya Horse Safaris</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/ride-kenya-mobile-horse-safaris" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Ride Kenya Mobile Horse Safaris</a></div></div> Wed, 06 Nov 2013 19:12:35 +0000 Anonymous 367 at https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/october-news-%E2%80%93-ol-donyo-lodge-kenya#comments

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