Karibuni Kenya

Two things to begin this post: one apologies for its lateness, problems with internet once gain and I had to help Isaac with a safair so couldn’t make it to the internet.  Second, to explain who ‘we’ are in these posts.  It is me, Isaac and Johan and Sheila, Isaacs first ever clients from seven years ago and godparents to his daughter, Impala.  They hadbn’t seen him for seven years, so it was great to see them when they met up again and was a wonderful safari, which I was privalged and very greatful to have been on, as they are wonderful people and we had an amazing trip, whcijh I ntalk more about below

After a wonderful 24 hours in Amboseli, we returned to Naivasha to stay at Fisherman’s camp.  This is a wonderful campsite right on the edge of the lake, with bandas at top camp where we stayed and a restaurant at bottom camp where hippos are visible grazing close by at night.  It is always my base when I come to kenya, and I would highly recommend it top anyone visiting Naivasha – it is both good value in itself and also, if the restaurant is too expensive or you just want something more Kenyan, there is a very nice little village just fifty yards away with small cafes where one can eat three huge meals a day for about Kshs 200-300 (about 2 pounds sterling).

Back to the safari, we went for a trip on the lake to see the fish eagle swoop down to the water and seize his prey, a sight well worth seeing if you get the chance because it is huigely impressive.  From there we continued to explore the lake, looking for snakes in the reeds and admiring the terrific variation and amount of birdlife the lake supports.

We were then dropped off on the lakeshore of crater lake game sanctuary.  From there we walked through the beautiful sanctuary, again admiring the birdlife and also enjoying walking with a wonderful array of mammals, form the tall girraffe to the small dik diks with zebra, eland and impala, amongst others, in between.

After walking through the sancturay we went up to the view point and looked down into the crater, where the sloping saides are covered in forest and a small green lake sits peacefully in the centre.  The crater is only small, but is is lovely to see, and the bar has a wonderful view over the lake, although food and drinks are a little pricey.  Nevertheless, if one is in naivasha it is an absoloute must.

After eating, we went for a night game drive before heading back to fishermans camp for the night.  I’m not a massive fan of night game drives as I don’t think you really see anything except eyes reflecting the spotlight, and the disturbance it causes is not worth the experience, in my opinion, although most people seem to disagree with me!

Having got back to fishermans, we went straight to sleep to rest up before entering the gates of hell the next day.