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Sportsview Hotel Nairobi

Thika Rd Nairobi, Kenya

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Where in the world have we gone?

A travel blog entry by tobequitefrank

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... a four-wheel-drive, we finally arrived at the gates of Francis' Aunty's farm at 7pm and were warmly greeted. After showing us a little of the yard and pointing out the Somalian border visible as lights in the distance (we would hear later about the Somalian bandits roving into this part of Kenya to kidnap tourists) we were brought inside and seated in her modest living room. She dashed out briefly to reemerge with a bountiful feast of ...

Hello Mr. President?

A travel blog entry by tobequitefrank

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... zebra hybrid), a giraffe and various birds. Our timing was perfect and allowed us to watch the feeding of the park - the loud crunching of bone as the huge lionesses gnawed on hunks of cow gave one the distinct impression that good fences make good neighbours. On the topic of lunch, it was quite humorous (morbid) to watch the cheetahs eagerly following the squeaking footsteps of a toddler pottering around in from of their cage. With a little under two hours left in the opening hours, ...

First stage in Nairobi

A travel blog entry by jani_family

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... and then past the Ngong Hills (Out of Africa). The last 3 or 4 km were "off road" so we had to shut the windows to keep the dust out, and then we were up and down teh steepest of hills that were really just like dry rocky riverbeds ..... in a bus!! A 4 wheel drive would have had fun - the bus driver was great. (Caroline - this may well be bringing you back some memories of the Turkana trip!)

We stopped off in "the bush" en route, to have a picnic by a ...

Nairobi and Masai Mara: A muddy finish

A travel blog entry by nathananddarja

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... The next day was our fourth and final (and by far, our shortest) tour in Africa. We actually got onto a truck that was going all the way to Uganda to see gorillas in the wild, but we were just along for the first stop on their tour, the Masai Mara. The park is not actually very far from Nairobi, but ended up being quite the challenge… The road was horrible and muddy and so our truck was stuck at several times along the way. At one point, it took ...

Fashionably EARLY

A travel blog entry by coryandlaura

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... if he would like to join us. Nick was one of those people that upon meeting I felt like I had known him a lifetime. Sue and Leo joined us and the 7 us picked out Nicholas as our driver.

We loaded into a modified van. For the long road trips the roof was locked in place but it could be lifted for game drives. Nicholas handed out packets for the trip along with tan colored safari hats with the Liberty Tours logo on them. Nicholas got into the ...

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