Beauty and the Beast..

On my last trip to Kenya last year , i was lucky enough to go on safari..twice! and also visit a few places that only reminded me of what a beautiful country it is

Now of course we flew @Kenyaairways, because as far as I'm concerned, they are the Pride of Africa (others opinions are entitled) .The meals were good , we were comfy and we had an endless selection of movies which were much appreciated by overly excited me who couldn't sleep all 12-14 hrs!!

Now soon as we were about to land..

Boom! The first glimpse of the National Park. Kenya is the only country to have such a park right in the middle of the city and oh are we proud of it!! .

So obviously it was in the plan to have a safari and so we hired a guide , really nice guy called John and we set of real early on the day...patience is key depending on the time you start out and it helps to have a guide who knows where some of the animals lie resting depending on the time of day and the temperature as well...as the Buffaloes  e.g would rather roll in the muddy waters to cool off ...and you want to see this!

It's just different being able to see them in their natural habitat and actually co-existing ...with such a massive space of land about 46 square miles it's pretty much an all day trip but worth every minute! The fact that this park has been here since 1946 makes it such a great part of Kenyan history and is a definite must see for locals and tourists alike..The trip wouldn't be complete without seeing a lion!! So initially we saw two at the beginning of the trip but they was slightly hidden ..

Then as our day trip ended ...we came across this bad boys!!

girls actually...note the lack of a mane...but they look super vicious!!! But I was not going to pass up a chance for a lion selfie!

Ofcourse I didn't leave the car!! And I was terrified having the window that far down !! I don't understand all the videos of people jumping into cheetah and panda cages..Im all for adventure but I want to live to tell the story!....And this one is to be continued..

Feel free to comment on your own little adventures and if you haven't been on one of this safaris, what are you waiting for??


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Thanks for reading!
xoxo

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