Safari is the Swahili way

Kenya lies on the east coast of equatorial Africa. The manifold is changing the landscape of high mountains, lakes, savannas, endless plains, forests and the amazing coastline with white sand and cliffs koralovymi, washing warm Indian Ocean waves.

Save the nature

Poverty, hunger and superstition meant for many animal species (not only) in Africa, the threat of complete extinction. Chance of survival to give the national parks, where there is not a strict prohibition of the hunting and poaching, but protect the whole ecosystem - soil, trees and other vegetation - that is the animals could find food. Only on the territory of Kenya is now fifty protected areas, which occupy seven percent of total land area. The national parks include Aberdare, Mount Kenya, Hells Gate, Lake Nakuru, Saiwa Swamp, Mount Elgon, Amboseli ... and Tsavo.

Tsavo

When we last February found themselves in Kenya, we were unable to forgive the genuine trip to the African nature.For several safari we chose Tsavo National Park in the Southeast.

In this part of Kenya there are two parks: Amboseli National Park, an area of relatively small, so you can project a single day, which is popular with many tourists, is a famous large herds of elephants and impressive peak Kilimanjaro in the background.

This is the second largest Kenyan Tsavo National Park. They are divided into eastern and western part of which crosses the highway between the capital Nairobi and Mombassou. On the territory of more than 20 thousand square kilometers, there has been thirty years ago large herds of elephants and black rhinos.Catastrophic drought and bands ranking organized poacher managed to bring both species to the brink of extinction: three quarters of elephants were unloaded and black rhinos left literally last a few individuals.

Fight for life

Kenya Government acceded to the rescue of endangered species radically - and the well-armed guardian pytlakum park also has built in weapons in the hands. The ferocious battle had to be the eastern part of the park Tsavo tourists completely closed. Today, there is no longer safe - and the Tsavo East we visited.

Even if you have animals in Tsavo East peace and guns is no jeopardizes their lives are still affected by conflict. For example, elephant herd, which came in pursuit of tusks on the oldest male,have the desire to collect close to the safety of hotels and roads. For tourists it is an advantage, because it can be in the camera viewfinder piece African nature without traveling.

For images hippo, it needs to be to dock in Tsavo West - Reservations to hippopotami.

Majors

Designation of the majors was at a time when not a safari through the collection of trophies, cameras and camera, but with guns in hand. Among the most valuable catches of white hunters were buffaloes, elephants, leopard, lions and rhinos. Today is their hunting banned in Kenya.

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