35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A bush experience on the borders of a bustling city
What makes this park so special is that it’s situated right on Nairobi’s city limits (in fact, the city is growing around the park) – and within a 20-minute drive from the airport, you can be watching rhinos graze contentedly or lions dozing under bushes.
The park is home to Kenya Wildlife Service’s headquarters; as a result the game is very well protected and Nairobi National Park has become something of sanctuary to rhinos, and there is a population of around 60. The park is mostly open grasslands, and you’re almost guaranteed of seeing hartebeest, zebra and giraffe. There is a healthy population of lions too, and one evening we watched a pride of about 15 – including many cubs – laze about as the sun set.
There are now two lodges within the park: The Emakoko, a very comfortable lodge set in small valley, with suites that look out through fever trees, and Nairobi Tented Camp, which is set in a beautiful forested ravine. If you’re travelling to Kenya for a safari experience, it’s well worth booking into one of these lodges, as you’ll not waste any time getting into bush mode.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Mikumi National Park by Code Redsniper
scenic beauty is less than other parks; to much grassland
BE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Mahale Mountains National Park by Code Redsniper
very difficult to see the wildlife here
BE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Lake Manyara National Park by Code Redsniper
small park and too busy but seen tree climbing lions over there
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Camping in the wild
Camping in Tlopi tented camp in Marakele NP is a unique experience. As Tlopi is unfenced, the wild animals come very close. We had a big elephant next to our tent. The monkeys that visit are a bit annoying though. The tents are not luxury, but everything is there. Good beds, a shower and a closed kitchen. The wooden deck is looking out on the water, where birds are abundant and all kind of animals come to drink.
The park is not big, but the scenery is stunning. When we visited there was not much game to be seen. Next to the elephants we saw rhino, giraf, ostrich, wildebeest and impala.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Murchison Falls National Park by Ash G
Murchison is a very popular park in Uganda. There are lots of great option for safaris with this park - I suggest doing the game drive, boat tour, and falls hike. You cannot go to Murchison and miss out on the falls - they are breathtaking.
BR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Trans Kibo Travels by elisa vaz
We came to this operator by searching the internet who recommended it as one of the cheapest. We had, however an inconvenience when we arrived in Tanzania and they told us that they had sent us a table service with prices lagged by one year. In short, we had to renegotiate the value of services safari at the last minute. However, the opportunity to enjoy four days of Safari in very good infrastructure provided by Transkibo, Seronera Wildlife Lodge and Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge was undoubtedly valuable and rewarding experience.
NL
under20 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Bwabwata National Park by Emiel de Lange
Small, littered with the remains of military installations, but seek out the rivers; lush, full of wildlife and unparalleled birding.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Shimba Hills National Reserve by Mark Hancock
OK for a breif excursion if you are staying nearby but I wouldn't choose it as a main safari destination is there isn't much wildlife to see.
Catch it on a clear day
We drove through Camdeboo on a foggy day, and could hardly see ten meters out after hiking up the hill for a view into the Valley of Desolation. The fog was beautiful in its own way, but did not leave much scope for viewing wildlife or looking out at the landscape on a more grand scale.