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Sunrise at Lake Nakuru

November 12 – Lake Nakuru and back to Nairobi This morning we awoke early to be out on a game drive for the sunrise. The valleys of the national park will full of fog, which was gorgeous, especially as the rising sun hit it lighting it up with orange. Not long into our game driveContinueContinue reading “Sunrise at Lake Nakuru”

Lake Nakuru National Park

November 11 – Lake Naivasha to Lake Nakuru We departed Lake Naivasha this morning and headed to Lake Nakuru on a two hour bus ride. We arrived earlier than anticipated so we didn’t have a morning game drive set up. Our bus driver was able to take us through some parts of the national parkContinueContinue reading “Lake Nakuru National Park”

Lake Naivasha

November 10 – Drive to Lake Naivasha and crescent island We left Nairobi this morning and took a bus to Lake Naivasha. On the way we passed through much of Nairobi including Kibera which is one of the largest slums in the world, with a population estimated to be around 1 million people. It definitelyContinueContinue reading “Lake Naivasha”

AMS – NBO

November 4 – Travel Day Amsterdam to Nairobi After two flights of approximately 8 hours each, we arrived in Nairobi. After a lengthy security process (took nearly 2 hours) we finally arrived at our hotel. Our flight to Zanzibar was scheduled for 1pm tomorrow; however, we were bumped to a flight at 8pm. We’re exploringContinueContinue reading “AMS – NBO”

And, we’re off!

November 3 – Travel Day Edmonton to Amsterdam Today marks the start of our 3-week journey! After saying goodbye to the dogs, who absolutely knew something weird was going on, we headed out. Flights within Africa have a pretty strict weight limit of 33lbs (carry on and checked bags combined! More on that in aContinueContinue reading “And, we’re off!”