My trip to Nairobi, part II


My trip to Nairobi, part II

Nairobi’s National Park is a big tourist attraction and it is situated not far from the city. From the park you can see buildings and International airport.

The price to enter into the national Park in October for international visitors was $50 per person, (compare this to the price for Kenyan citizen- 500 Ksh). You can go in a hired car (for 4000 Ksh per day approximately) or you can hire a car with the driver in a park (the later can cost you +- $70 ).

Park rules prohibit to go out of the car in the park.We all remember how an american tourist was mouled by a lioness.

The best time to come to Nairobi National Park is in the early morning; then according to our driver you can see lion and leopard, may be a rhino. Rhinos are sitting in the water the whole day, because their skin is very sensitive to the sun. Usually, you will be able to see only small part of their horn, which looks like a stick or a brunch of a tree. Our driver (his name is Dan)told us that they are able to react very quickly if something or somebody disturb them and able to kill in a minute.

Right near the entrance we saw baboons and a warthog, a little bit further down- red-eared fox. Near the lake we saw flamingos and ducks.

Plenty of zebras and hartebeests were seen along the road and later we saw several cars near lion eating zebra. Lion was far away from the road and only a tourist’s couple in a big 4X4 and with good camera was able to make a proper picture of the animal.Little bit further down we were able to see several wildebeests.

All the animals were gathering near the road in the evening, Our driver Dan explained that the road is warmer than the grass, that’s why animals prefer to sleep on the road at night.

Dan thought I would like to see more ostriches or flamingos. I had to remind him that I live in South Africa and see very often couple of friendly ostriches just 15 minutes away from my home. He also said that if I would have come in the morning than probably will be able to see a leopard.Dan said in the mornings usually either lion or leopard come very close to his car and even scratches on the door.Scarry!

I said I can show to Dan a picture of leopard, which I made in South Africa. We were laughing a little bit about it, when we saw gorgeous gracious giraffe crossing the road just in front of us. Wow! And I was able to make a little video.

Unfortunately I could not spend any more time in Kenya, my flight was on Sunday.

Next time probably will be worthwhile to go to Maasai Mara and lake Nakuru and spend there at least 4 days. What to see there?

-Migration of animals and beautiful flamingos, plenty of flamingos.

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