‘Maape!’. ‘Let’s go!’. Our Samburu guide, Lemaiyan, urged us to continue our climb after a long water break. The …
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Buffalo Springs: Of Blue Pools and Pink Elephants
‘You guys missed all the action!’, one of the rangers said, as we returned to camp from a long …
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Breakaway Drive to Saruni Samburu and Saruni Rhino
We woke to the roar of a lion. Well, my wife did. When I eventually opened my eyes, she …
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Camping on the Banks of the Ewaso Nyiro
A couple of weeks ago I covered a recent trip to the Shaba National Reserve, and a night at …

A Weekend at the Sarova Shaba Game Lodge
Tales of riverside campsites, crystal-clear springs and waterfalls had recently elevated Shaba to the top of my list of …

Nights in the Elephants’ Bedroom
‘We’ll struggle to see lions in Samburu.’ I offered this little nugget of wisdom to family friends we were …

The Road to Samburu
Every year our family drives down the 500km stretch from Nairobi to Mombasa. Although staying at the coast is …