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10 Best hiking trails in Kenya

Kenya is one of the best hiking destinations, with the great rift valley cutting across living towering escarpments and its high soaring volcanoes spread out in different parts of the country. The country is also a birdwatchers paradise and hikers enjoy a prolific bird life during their trails. Below are some of popular trail in the country.

1. Mt Kenya hike- The highest peak in the country

Towering at 5199 m a.s.l mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second highest in Africa after Kilimanjaro. The mountain is ideal for hikers who would like to embark on a technical but surmountable climb. The mountain boast incredible mountain…

Hiking, Adventure, Destinations, Kenya

Aberdares hiking guide

Aberdares mountains are volcanic range set 150 km from Nairobi on the edge of the rift valley near central Kenya. Aberdare has the third highest peak in Kenya after Mt Kenya and Mt Elgon. Though the mountain doesn’t feature the incredible tarns and the glaciers found in Mt Kenya, Aberdare has some incredible features, like valleys and rocky outcrops. The mountain has 3 alpine habitat zones: rainforests, bamboo forests and moorlands. With the trails to the peaks of the mountain range requiring just a single day to summit, Aberdares is a good start for hikers preparing for hikes in Mt Kenya and Kilimanjaro. The Aberdare mountain ranges have 6 peaks, each of them having its own trails…

Hiking, Adventure, Destinations, Kenya

A guide to climbing Mt Kenya

Mt Kenya is a shield volcano situated along the equator (0.1521° S, 37.3084° E) in the central part of Kenya. The mountain has an elevation of 5199 metres a.s.l making it the second highest peak in Africa after Kilimanjaro. Believed to have erupted over 3 million years ago, Mount Kenya is a dormant volcano and has one collapsed central vent. Mt. Kenya can be classified as more challenging climb when comparing with Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. However, the mountain has more stunning features and scenery to be witnessed along the trails. These include glacier lakes, a wide variety of floral, wildlife and natural formations. Whereas over 35, 000 hikers attempt to summit Mt Kilimanjaro, Mt Kenya only has…

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A complete guide for hiking Udzungwa mountains

The mountain ranges situated in central-southern Tanzania Iringa region has Tanzania most diverse natural forest. The montane forest stretches from 250 m low altitude to 2576 m a.s.l high altitude area where the wide altitude range makes it a habitat for over 2500 different plant varieties 25 % of them being unique to the park. Udzungwa mountains are part of the arc mountains that stretches to Kenya in the north. The mountain ranges are believed to have formed over 100 million years ago as a result of repeated faulting and uplifting. Besides the spectacular lush forest, hikers embarking on the Udzungwa hiking trail have the opportunity to sight scenic waterfalls and meet local African who live in…

Hiking, Adventure, Blog, Destinations, Tanzania

10 Things To Do in Masai Mara

Masai Mara is one of Africa most outstanding safari destination with top level game experiences all year round. The park is an extension of the Mara – Serengeti ecosystem famed for the great wildebeest migration which is one of the largest overland movement in planet earth. Encompassing mostly Savannah plains with dramatic hills southwards and the flora rich Mara river cutting across from east to northwest the landscape here is quite diverse and breathtaking. Furthermore, the inviting Masai people that abodes these areas and offer the perfect opportunity to interact with one of the few African communities that has maintained traditional ways of life. In this guide we shall discuss some of the things you can engage…

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Tanzania Safari Budget

Taking you to some of the most desolate corners of Africa, Tanzania is the authentic safari destination where travelers get fully immersed in nature and witness some of the most awing natural phenomena. Tanzania safari adventure can be as simple or detailed as you would wish. From game drives to fly camping, and with a wide range of accommodation option, your Tanzania safari budget will most likely depend on accommodation, experiences and destinations you visit.

How to work out Tanzania safari budget

With Tanzania safari costing anywhere between 200 USD per person per day to over 1000 usd per person per day, we can just say that ‘any’ budget amount…

Adventure, Accomodation, Family Safaris

Where to go for Horse Riding Safari in Tanzania

Tanzania is one of Africa’s best horse safari destinations giving riders the golden opportunity to move with the wildlife in the wilderness in full view of the landscape in the surrounding. Horse safaris are better than safari drives as they give rider a more profound interaction with nature as you can easily navigate off the established path to unravel some of the most desolate parts of the jungle. In most instances horse riding safaris in Tanzania take place in the private conservancies bordering some of the leading parks in the country. In this guide we shall discuss some of the places where you can go for riding safari while in Tanzania.

1. Kilimanjaro…

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Top Recommended Migration Mobile Camps in Serengeti

Mobile camping is the best opportunity to have Africa safari in its truthful simplicity and top level experiences. Serengeti national park in northern Tanzania offer some exciting mobile camp experiences with more comfy and renovated mobile camp aimed at placing you in the direct path of the serengeti herds at any given time in the year.

In this guide we shall cover some of the mobile camps you can pick for your next migration safari may it be your first time in Tanzania or you just want to have new experiences.

1. Ubuntu Migration camp

The camp move two places between the Ndutu Plains( January to March)…

Accomodation, Adventure, Tanzania

Migration Horse Riding in Serengeti

Serengeti in Tanzania is the world oldest game park and one of the most popular wildlife sanctuaries
in Africa. The park is well known for hosting the Serengeti migration which is one of the world’s most
sought after overland migration where over 1.2 million wildebeest and about 200, 000 zebras move
round a 300 miles loop in the foray for fresh grazing pasture. Most tourists experience this
phenomena through safari drives which are the dominant activities in Africa safari. But nothing would
be more exciting than watching this whole event in the saddle. Serengeti horse safaris are designed to
give a profound experience of the whole event with special focus on the details you might not get

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Kenya safari cost guide

Kenya is the birthplace of the word ‘safari’ which represents adventure tourism into places where iconic wildlife and birds scenes inhabits incredibly immaculate wildernesses. Planning a Kenya safari requires prudence to create lasting memories of the destinations you are visiting and in the most befitting budget. Importantly , Kenya is not the place to acquire that top level comfort with most of the facilities being made of canvas, park roads dusty and inadequate basic infrastructures like clean water and reliable electric power. But the experience will always stand out as an authentic feel of nature and all that it holds. Whenever you are planning for a safari the first thing that will always hit your mind is…

Family Safaris, Adventure, Kenya