For many of us, our first lion encounter was with a sleekly animated cub. The Lion King is an iconic … Read more
The Wildebeest migration is the most famous migration in Africa, if not the world, and with good reason. Every year … Read more
A satellite phone SMS brought ground-breaking news on Thursday, the 3rd of September. “We made it!” it read, confirming that … Read more
As human beings, we’re faced with a number of questions throughout the course of our lives, ranging from what is … Read more
One of the last natural wonders left on earth – it is a must-see! You may have seen in films … Read more
Second only on the African continent to the magnificent Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya registers its height at a staggering 5 199-metres. Perched upon a now extinct volcano, the Mountain has two peaks, which can only be reached by technical climbers, with a third that is accessible for hikers. This third summit is known as Point Lenana and offers nature lovers from around the world the chance to witness a variety of African wildlife that call these slopes their home.
If you spend some time at Ol Pejeta Wildlife Sanctuary on the slopes of Mt Kenya you may see a strange flying object overhead. Don’t be alarmed, it’s just Aerial RangerTM, an automated air craft monitoring the 90 000 hectare grounds for poaching.
Image: Mock-up of Aerial RangerTM
*** There was fire at the Nairobi International Airport yesterday, if you have a booked an East Africa package with Jenman East Africa and are concerned about this fire and how it will affect your flight and trip, please get in touch with us on eastafrica@jenmansafaris.com / info@jenmansafaris.com and we will keep you updated!
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Jenman East Africa has added yet another fantastic vehicle to their fleet recently… a custom-built 9-seater Land Cruiser offering 9 … Read more
Orwa, an orphaned elephant was adopted through the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust last year by Jenman East Africa – he was rescued by the trust when he was found all alone in an area called Orwa, in the South Turkana Game Reserve in Kenya. It is believed that his parents were sadly victims of poaching!
This was sent around via email and we thought it was such a lovely story that we had to share! NAIROBI (AFP ) – A baby hippopotamus that survived the tsunami waves on the Kenyan coast has formed a strong bond with a giant male century-old tortoise in an animal facility in the port city of Mombasa, officials said. This is a real story that shows that our differences don’t matter much when we need the comfort of another..
Some exciting news! Jenman East Africa has just adopted an elephant from the infamous David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Our new addition to the Jenman family is called, Orwa. He is an elephant orphan aged 1 year of age, born on 3 December 2010. He was rescued by the trust about 3 months ago when he was found all alone in an area called Orwa, in the South Turkana Game Reserve in Kenya.
Garth and Johan are currently in Amboseli National Park in Kenya and are still having a great time! Every day they send us some pictures and updates of their latest finds… its not all fun and games – they are in East Africa busy organizing Jenman Safaris latest East African venture which is mid-range safaris (a first for us and a first for East Africa!). The above pictures are of them in Amboseli – look at the background… its Mount Kilimanjaro!
What a day yesterday was… after leaving the Serengeti behind we headed north to try and find a road that would take us to Kenya. We inspected some nice lodges along the way and then made our final push over the Mara River. At a T-junction we took a right turn and after awhile we came across a road block run by local villages who wanted money from us to go further… When we ask one of the guys if this was the road to Kenya, he said its goes to wherever you want it to go. We then worked out that we were heading in the wrong direction anyway.
