A2A Safaris - Ride Kenyahttps://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/tags/ride-kenyaen10 Things I Want People to Know about Kenya – Dereck Jouberthttps://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/10-things-i-want-people-to-know-about-kenya-%E2%80%93-dereck-joubert<div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p>Ten things I want people to know about Kenya.<br />
By Dereck Joubert</p>
<p>This could be titled ‘Why I love Kenya’ so be ready for some unabashed positive messages about the country.</p>
<p>I keep coming across people who ask me if it’s safe in Kenya, and while at first I was surprised, having lived for some time in Johannesburg in South Africa, later I realized that people are reading the Kenyan situation all wrong. If you hang out in any bad neighborhood bad stuff is going to happen.</p>
<p>All of the incidents have been in isolated dark and dingy areas of Mombasa or Nairobi and like most places in the world, there are certain areas you really do not want to wander around it. We caught the underground in New York this month, and ended up in just one such dark and dingy stop at 2am and it was as uncomfortable as in the back streets of Mombasa.<br />
The pristine wildlife camps and high-end lodges are almost like a different world in Kenya.</p>
<p>So the first thing I wish people knew about Kenya is that it’s safe in the areas you actually go to Kenya for! Some safari operations with camps in the Maasai Mara and in other regions now pick guests up at the international airport and whisk them off directly to the bush to start their adventure, avoiding the hustle and bustle of cities, isolating them from any threat.<a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Charter-plane.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9528];player=img;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9530" alt="Charter plane" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Charter-plane-300x201.jpg" width="300" height="201" /></a></p>
<p>A little magic was sprinkled onto the destiny of Kenya in late 1977 when a group of local women banded together with Richard Leakey and other conservationists and marched on parliament calling for a ban on hunting.<br />
The lion population was in trouble even 37 years ago and today there are fewer than 1,500 in Kenya. But I love the fact that this was the first country in Africa to take a stand like this and make it stick. Some say that wildlife numbers today are lower than when they were back then. The same can be said for just about any wildlife population (except a couple of species that cohabit well with Man: rats and mice, viruses, and bacteria.) In general wildlife numbers decline in proportion to increased human population.</p>
<p>I was sitting on a small hill on the Olare Motorogi Conservancy and mulling over all this recently, and as I scanned around for big cats my binoculars passed over; giraffe, topi, wildebeest, zebra, Thompson’s gazelle, impala, some ostriches, eland, buffalo, elephants, a blur of warthogs, Grants gazelle and finally a pride of lions sitting virtually eye level to me on a far hill. Having found my ‘prey’ I realized that there is probably no other place in the world where one can see this amount of wildlife in one place! The sheer biomass is staggering. First time visitors to Africa should choose the Maasai Mara because there won’t be a dull moment and it is what the safari is all about: wild animals. It’s like stepping into a National Geographic film, on steroids. <a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Sundowners_BJoubert.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9528];player=img;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9533" alt="Sundowners_BJoubert" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Sundowners_BJoubert-300x193.jpg" width="300" height="193" /></a></p>
<p>And then there is the migration, although I see that more as the moving, bleating, crazy brochure for Kenya that doesn’t need much announcement. Every cable channel around the world has had some kind of film on the poor wildebeest leaping into brown churning rivers that hide giant gnarly crocodiles but for me the Mara is much more about lush green rolling plains that are punctuated with the first steps of a new born Thompson’s gazelle as he stands up, no taller than the average sized camera I use, and these hills further punctuated by a watching cheetah. This wildlife only exist today because of tourism. Without the income, cattle would soon overwhelm the Mara and it will be just like any other place in Africa, dry, barren, overgrazed, with a scattering of poverty and sadness. <a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/MIgration-shot_BJoubert-copy.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9528];player=img;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9535" alt="MIgration shot_BJoubert copy" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/MIgration-shot_BJoubert-copy-300x200.jpg" width="300" height="200" /></a></p>
<p>It’s also not just isolated to the Maasai Mara. Last month we got in a small Cessna and flew south from the Mara to ol Donyo Lodge, out of the lush green rolling savannas that you expect to see if you grew up on Out of Africa, as I did, across the great Rift Valley that holds so much mystique for me.<br />
At the foothills of the Chyulu Hills where the shadow of Kilimanjaro really does stretch across the plains I spotted a gerenuk antelope, a weird long necked beauty that stands on its hind legs to reach up to new buds on acacia trees, a surprising animal. I then caught a glimpse of great grey giants. Despite the fact that Africa loses five elephants an hour now, these giants still survive at here, protected to a large degree by the tourism that supports the anti poaching. With tusks reaching down to the ground and with names like One Ton and Unbelievable, elephants that come from ancestors with a tradition of names like “He who Ploughs the Earth” are valued representatives of an elephant population that cannot be seen anywhere else in the world. They represent the elephants that once where, the stories of our childhoods, the memories of a time when giants ruled this continent from coast to coast and ploughing the earth with gleaming ivory. An anti-poaching force run by the Big Life Foundation of over 270 rangers patrol and secure 2 million acres of land. <a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/hide-with-ele.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9528];player=img;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9531" alt="hide with ele" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/hide-with-ele-300x199.jpg" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p>People should know that there is a battle for Africa going on and it is being fought on three major wildlife fronts: lions, elephants and rhinos. In Kenya we help fund the Predator Compensation Fund (under Big Life) by paying fair value for cows killed by lions and Maasai warriors have agreed to stop spearing lions. It’s a major coup.</p>
<p>The warmth of a warrior’s smile one day, a six foot tall man in red checked robes with beads and spears and swords is something I will not forget but when he told me that real warriors don’t need to kill lions anymore, my heart swelled with pride, compassion and a sense of shared hope. <a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Maasai-conservationists-copy.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9528];player=img;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9534" alt="Maasai conservationists copy" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Maasai-conservationists-copy-300x199.jpg" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p>A few years ago, an electrical fire burned down most of the international airport. Like a few thousand other people we were trying to fly out and I was struck by the kindness and willingness of officials to help, to direct and just be good at making the best of a smoke filled bad thing. When we handed in our passports, and said: “Tough day?” she looked up at us and smiled, “Could have been much worse.” And I took this to be the attitude of Kenyans in general.</p>
<p>Innovation, passion, that frontier spirit, huge tusker elephants, lions in the largest density known to scientists, weird long necked antelope, deserts and mountains.</p>
<p>Mostly what I would like people to know about Kenya is that is fulfills dreams, against all kinds of odds. Those dreams only exist on a warm bed of tourism.</p>
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<p>May should have been a month of dramatic storms and heavy downpours, but sadly we have not had much of a rainy season so far – more of a “gentle drizzle”! So we are keeping our fingers crossed that we may get some late rain in June to fill the waterholes out on the plains and top up our tanks.</p>
<p>The quieter start to the month was put to good use, and many projects were completed around the camp, stables and surrounding roads. The lodge has never looked better and we are now geared up to be firing on all cylinders for the coming peak season.</p>
<p>With this current lack of rain, the area is becoming increasingly dry and consequently the lodge waterhole is becoming a bustling hive of activity. Sitting in the hide less than ten metres from these daily visitors is an enthralling experience. There is a definite hierarchy in place, mainly dictated by size! Our resident bull elephants are definitely top of the pile and everyone else has to patiently wait their turn… apart from one bold species – the Warthog! There are two families that we see regularly who come swooping in like kamikaze fighter pilots, taking a swift couple of gulps before hurtling away to find a new angle for the next approach! We have also had the rare Southern Ground Hornbill at the waterhole in the past weeks. These large birds are listed as “Vulnerable” on the IUCN Red List so it is thrilling to see them here at ol Donyo.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/DSC_3736.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9391];player=img;"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-9447" alt="DSC_3736" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/DSC_3736-1024x682.jpg" width="1024" height="682" /></a><br /><em>One Warthog family just waiting for an opportunity! (Photo: Walter Kol</em>on)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/DSC_3777.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9391];player=img;"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-9446" alt="DSC_3777" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/DSC_3777-926x1024.jpg" width="926" height="1024" /></a><br /><em>Southern Ground Hornbill at the Waterhole (Photo: Walter Kolon)</em></p>
<p>The end of the month was extremely busy for the stables with riders in continuously for the last two weeks. Fabulous cool morning rides out to a bush breakfast are a true highlight, and these are not just for the experienced rider – novice riders can also enjoy a gentle saunter through the zebra and gazelle herds to a fantastic breakfast under an enormous acacia tree. We also did a night’s fly camping out in the bush with two full days riding either side. To be out in the bush, sleeping under the beautiful starry Kenyan night sky is something so truly special.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_0370.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9391];player=img;"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-9443" alt="IMG_0370" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_0370-1024x682.jpg" width="1024" height="682" /></a><br /><em>The horses and elephants mingling at the water hole (Photo: Annie Waterer)</em></p>
<p>The lions have been very loud around the lodge at night this month and we have had some great relaxed sightings of the sisters Nosinoni and Nelowua and their four cubs. We also have a new lioness in the area that has been identified as Mbalueni. She has two female cubs that are approximately a year old – hopefully the future leading ladies of Mbirikani’s lion population. The stunning male Kasiyo, thought to be the father of her cubs as well as Nosinoni and Nelowua’s four male cubs, also accompanied them.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/DSC_3232.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9391];player=img;"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-9448" alt="DSC_3232" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/DSC_3232-1024x682.jpg" width="1024" height="682" /></a><br /><em> Nosi Noni and two of her cubs (Photo: Walter Kolon)</em></p>
<p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/DSC_4910.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9391];player=img;"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-9444" alt="DSC_4910" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/DSC_4910-930x1024.jpg" width="930" height="1024" /></a><br />
The mighty Kasiyo (Photo: Walter Kolon)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/DSC_4907.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9391];player=img;"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-9445" alt="DSC_4907" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/DSC_4907-1024x498.jpg" width="1024" height="498" /></a><em></em><i>Mbalueni and her cubs striding off through the long grass near the Kopjes </i><em>(Photo: Walter Kolon)</em></p>
<p>A momentous occasion in May was the first egg from the Chyulu Chicks! They are now producing regularly and we are very much enjoying the satisfaction and taste of home laid eggs. The gardens are growing fantastically and before long we will have lettuce straight from the garden to plate (via a little wash!) in minutes.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_0427.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9391];player=img;"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-9442" alt="IMG_0427" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_0427-1024x682.jpg" width="1024" height="682" /></a><br /><em>In the Green Gate Garden! (Photo: Annie Waterer)</em></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/olDonyo_Sleepout_April2014.pdf">OL DONYO LODGE FLYCAMPING BROCHURE</a></p>
<p>Introducing ol Donyo Lodge’s brand new fly<br />
camping experience – in the Kenya wilderness.<br />
Created just for you.</p>
<p>Savour a night or two camping in the heart of the<br />
Chyulu Hills. A beautiful area, often written about<br />
in times gone by, filled with mist forests, lava tubes<br />
and grand views of Africa’s wide open savannahs.<br />
Journey to camp by foot or horse back (or we can<br />
drive you too) and when you get there, it’s all yours<br />
to enjoy – along with our famed wildlife of course.<br />
Yurt-style bell tents with bedrolls won’t detract<br />
from the real thrill and adventure of sleeping in<br />
the wilderness.</p>
<p>Relinquish the fast pace of the 21st century and<br />
get back to nature. Listen to the fire crackle as we<br />
enthrall you with fireside tales and fall asleep to the<br />
sounds of Africa!</p>
<p>Take this opportunity to immerse yourself in the<br />
peace and solitude of camping on the doorstep of<br />
Mount Kilimanjaro.</p>
<p>This unique experience is available as part of a<br />
standard 4 or 5-night stay at ol Donyo Lodge at no<br />
additional charge.</p>
<p>Further information and itineraries are available on<br />
request.</p>
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</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/kenya-camps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Kenya Camps</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/safari-experiences-news" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Safari Experiences News</a></div></div>Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:12:08 +0000Anonymous935 at https://www.a2asafaris.com/africahttps://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/our-latest-endeavour-%E2%80%93-the-ol-donyo-lodge-fly-camping-experience#commentsFebruary News – ol Donyo Lodge, Kenyahttps://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/february-news-%E2%80%93-ol-donyo-lodge-kenya<div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p> </p>
<p align="center"><i> (Picture: ODL Guide Jackson Lemian)</i></p>
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<p>February has whistled by and what a jam-packed month it has been! It started with a dramatic rise in temperature and in the first week we were absolutely sweltering. Afternoon siestas were an absolute must and our horse riders were mounting up before the sun had risen to escape the heat!</p>
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<p align="center"><i>(Picture: ODL Guide Jackson Lemian)</i></p>
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<p>The 7<sup>th</sup> sticks in our minds not only as the day that the storms broke but also as the tragic day that we lost one of our most renown resident bull elephants – Torn Ear. He arrived at the waterhole after a long absence and was obviously in great pain with a huge swelling on his side. Big Life Foundation sprung into action and the vet was brought in but sadly the poison arrowheads had punctured his abdominal cavity and peritonitis had set in. It was a deeply moving experience for some of our guests to be able to be part of this process, many of them leaving ol Donyo with a new passion to spread the conservation message. That afternoon the storms set in and we had the most fantastic lightening displays and crashing rolls of thunder – we’d like to think that the Chyulu Hills were grieving for their old friend just as we were.</p>
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<p align="center"><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Scan00011.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9224];player=img;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9227" alt="Scan0001" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Scan00011-300x179.jpg" width="300" height="179" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><i>Torn Ear</i></p>
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<p>It is not uncommon to get a little bit of rain in February, and these are often called the “Grass Rains” as they bring about a short flush of green grass. These are caused by the remnants of cyclones from Madagascar travelling up across East Africa. This year has been different in that the cyclone was much more intense and longer lasting, and so we had a good 10 days of heavy storms. The result is fabulous! Everything is a deep verdant green and most spectacularly all the <i>Acacia tortilis </i>is in flower, so the forest below the lodge is covered with the beautiful white blossom.</p>
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<p align="center"><i>A rare sighting of an elephant on the plains – clearly having enjoyed a very good mud bath after the recent rain! (Picture: ODL Guide Jackson Lemian)</i></p>
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<p>The lions in the area have been very busy and many of our guests have had fantastic sightings. Nemasi, a collared lioness whose home range includes the ol Donyo Sambu and El Mau areas, has been particularly obliging of late. With the help of the local Lion Guardian Lenga, we have been able to see a lot of her, the young male Melio and her cubs. Kasiyo, the big black-maned male lion who resides on the other side of the lodge towards ol Donyo Wuas and Crater, and his girls Nosi Noni, her sister and their cubs have also been very active. A giraffe kill near Stable Hill meant that we had some brilliant viewings. For the first time also we were able to approach the pride in the late afternoon and they were very relaxed with the vehicle and human presence. What a success!</p>
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<p align="center"><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IMG_4525.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9224];player=img;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9230" alt="IMG_4525" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IMG_4525-200x300.jpg" width="200" height="300" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><i>Melio displaying his impressive knashers! </i></p>
<p align="center"><i>(Picture: ODL Guide Jackson Lemian)</i></p>
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<p>Jeremiah Kasaine, our fantastic guide, is now the first at ol Donyo to achieve his Kenya Professional Safari Guides Association Silver Award. We are incredibly proud of him and his achievement is spurring the other guides to study even harder for theirs!</p>
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<p align="center"><i>Our Silver Award guide – Jeremiah </i></p>
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<p>The end of January heralded the Year of the Horse in the Lunar Chinese Calendar, and for the stables at ol Donyo this February has been one of their busiest yet. The horses have enjoyed the flush of green grass and are looking in peak condition and the rains have also served to settle the dust so the riding conditions are perfect. The joy of riding in the bush is that one is able to go completely off-road and many animals, especially giraffe, allow you to get much closer than in a vehicle. It is also such a quiet and unobtrusive way of moving around the bush – just the odd clink off a metal shoe on a rock and the gentle whicker of a horse rather than any sort of engine!</p>
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<p align="center"><i>Zulu heading out for a well deserved break in the bush after a long morning ride</i></p>
<p>And so March looks to be a much hotter and drier month than February… But not for long! The long rains are expected towards the end so there is a flurry of activity preparing our rainwater collection tanks and digging over the vegetable gardens for a new round of planting. We’ll keep you posted!</p>
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<p align="center">EleEarShake.jpg</p>
<p align="center"><i>(Picture: Kaila Millar)</i></p>
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</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/conservation-updates" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Conservation Updates</a></div><div class="field-item even " 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 odd " 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 even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/ride-kenya" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Ride Kenya</a></div></div>Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:18:34 +0000Anonymous867 at https://www.a2asafaris.com/africahttps://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/february-news-%E2%80%93-ol-donyo-lodge-kenya#commentsDecember News – ol Donyo Lodge, Kenyahttps://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/december-news-%E2%80%93-ol-donyo-lodge-kenya<div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p><i> ‘View from our plunge pool onto the majestic Kilimanjaro….’</i></p>
<p>Wow, what a month December was at ol Donyo!!</p>
<p>It is strange to think that we are into a new year already as December seems but a blur. The rains blessed us, a little late, but blessed us they did. We now stare out onto lush, emerald green plains as far as the eye can see, all towered over by Kilimanjaro herself, which at this time of year is amazing, clear and almost a guaranteed view in the morning and during the sunset.</p>
<p>The festive season this year all started when we found the perfect Whistling Acacia thorn tree from the area to create into our magnificent ol Donyo Christmas Tree. After the resident ants were allowed to leave, we all took turns to spray each of the thorny globes on the tree Gold.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pic-2.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9052];player=img;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9057" alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pic-2-225x300.jpg" width="225" height="300" /></a><i>‘The team struggle to get the tree into the perfect spot into the lodge—but worth the all the effort, it created an instant festive HIT!’</i></p>
<p>The next challenge was getting it into the lobby in a huge clay pot filled with lava gravel and only then decorating it with painted gourds and lights. There was the occasional “ouch” but all in all we think it turned out great and added a little festive sparkle for the guests.</p>
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<p><i>‘The finished tree, isn’t she grand?!’</i></p>
<p>We had a lot of fun this Christmas at the lodge especially with ideas on how to make it special for the guests, most of it of course revolved around food!</p>
<p>For Christmas Eve, we decided to do a 5 course dinner at our upper mess dining room. It was the perfect location to highlight the warmth and feeling of Christmas. The table was dressed in gold and reds and a roaring fire with many storm lanterns completed the effect.</p>
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<p><i>Home smoked (in Smokey, our Smoker) kingfish with sweet and sour slaw and grilled homemade Rye bread was a part of the festive courses throughout the holiday season</i></p>
<p>The kitchen pulled out all of the stops and guests were treated to curried Pumpkin and Apple Soup, pressed duck terrine with wholegrain mustard and pickles, Pistachio Crusted Tuna with Fennel Gallette and Lemon Aioli, Classic Beef Wellington and last but not least a light and moist whole Poached Citrus Cake.</p>
<p>Christmas day too was filled with fantastic food and surprises as our guests were treated to a surprise bush breakfast, some were hiking and some were arriving that morning, as both groups came over the crest of the hill we were waiting with a full table set up complete with beads and decorations and with Kilimanjaro as the backdrop! Not a bad way to enjoy Christmas breakfast.</p>
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<p><i>As all our guests enjoy their ‘Surprise Bush Breakfast’ Santa comes in on Tembo, all decked out in festive cheer………… And a Shuka filled with presents for all!</i></p>
<p>Whilst the guests enjoyed homemade bagels with smoked salmon and scrambled eggs, our very own Stables Santa rode in on a festively decorated Tembo, our biggest white horse, and the guests were treated to presents from the local village including shuka’s, bracelets and tree ornaments.</p>
<p>Christmas Dinner was a traditional feast with too many items to mention, a stand out item was our herb brined turkey, our homemade Christmas pudding and a delicious pumpkin Crème brûlée tart!</p>
<p>It wasn’t all eating over the festive season, there were many opportunities for the guests to get out and stretch their legs and walk off some of the tasty food, at this time of year, the rains have left the area so beautiful and green it is almost a must to hike through the hills and take in the emerald plains and views below. The hike up ol Donyo Waus has proven to be extremely popular, especially around sun set where the mixture of pinks and oranges in the sky compliment the greens of the land.</p>
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<p><i>Minutes after Bahait the 2 day old Thompson Gazelle was saved… weak and hungry.</i><b><i> </i></b></p>
<p>Due to the rains a lot of our animals have also stretched their legs and moved out to other areas to enjoy the tasty grass and large watering holes, one little Thompson gazelle sadly got left behind and we found him very weak and not doing too well on our air strip. We bought him back to the lodge and we had huge concerns that he would not make it. We estimated him as being only 1 or 2 days old. Our store man, Dan, informed us that when he was a young boy in the bush he raised a Thompson gazelle and he really wanted to try to save this one. By adapting a soda bottle to a feeding bottle using some tyre inner tube, he slowly got the gazelle to take some warm milk. We are very happy to say that after a week, the gazelle is walking around and greeting guests, today he started to graze already and has been christened “Bahati” which in Swahili means Luck!</p>
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<p><i>Bahati happy and healthy after just a few days…. We are so ecstatic to have him be the newest addition of the ol Donyo family!</i></p>
<p>….and as we leave you with this last picture of healthy, happy and energetic Bahati, we also would like to wish you all the very <i>LUCKIEST</i> of 2014 from ol Donyo Lodge!</p>
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<p>November has been an extraordinary month. We started it on tenterhooks: will the short rains that we so desperately need come? With the clouds building expectantly, it made for wonderful lighting, and we were treated to spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro!</p>
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<p><em>A perfect Kilimanjaro sunset</em></p>
<p>There has been great excitement over both the coalition of three male cheetahs and the female with her four very grown up cubs still with her, that seem to be making the Chyulu Hills a more permanent hunting ground. We have had some fantastic sightings including on fresh kills, both from horseback and the game drive vehicles. Long may these amazing cats stay in our area.</p>
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<p><em>Four of the brilliantly camouflaged cheetah family making an appearance in the Chyulus – Acinonyx jubatus (Photo: Jackson Lemayian)</em></p>
<p>At the beginning of the month, the elephants in the ecosystem were having a tough time finding water and consequently the rate of human wildlife conflict was very high as people and animals were rubbing shoulders over water resources. The brilliant Big Life Foundation ranger teams, the guardians of our precious ecosystem, worked round the clock to protect both the elephants and the local farms, and in total they successfully treated 2 wounded elephants in the first two weeks of November alone.</p>
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<p><em>An arrow head removed by a Kenya Wildlife Service vet from a wounded elephant on Imbirikani Group Ranch</em></p>
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<p><em>The treated elephant up and ready to go!</em></p>
<p>As we patiently waited for rain, disaster struck. A huge fire raged down through the whistling thorn towards the plains. Every member of staff was galvanized into action as vehicles sped down to start fighting the growing inferno. A full 12 hours later they returned, tired and sooty but successful. They had stopped the fire from spreading out across the whole plains – another great piece of teamwork from the ODL staff.</p>
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<p><em>Fire spreading fast in the dry conditions</em></p>
<p>Thankfully, a week later the rains finally came… And what a difference they have made. Where the fire burnt is the most beautiful expanse of fresh green grass, wildflowers are poking through and we have an abundance of plains game that have arrived, tempted by the new more palatable and nutritious forage. There is the most amazing feeling of freshness and energy in the air. Out on the plains at this time often gives one the most impressive display, as some of the Thompson’s Gazelle are “stotting” or “pronking” – leaping off the ground with all four legs held stiff and straight. This is thought to be a display of their fitness and well being, showing the predator how great the animal is feeling and so saying “Look how fit I am, don’t even bother trying to chase me!”</p>
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<p><em>The swathe of bright green in the foreground is the burnt area rejuvenated!</em></p>
<p>And so we are looking forward with great anticipation to the festive season, with all sorts of fun and surprises planned for those joining us here in the Chyulu Hills. With any luck Mount Kilimanjaro will stay in her current glorious state and we’ll have our very own Kenyan white Christmas!</p>
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