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MOMBASA MARINE PARK & RESERVE RE-BRANDED

Hon . Wekesa handing over a flag for the newly rebranded Mombasa Marine Park & Reserve. The Kenya Wildlife Service Re-branded the Mombasa Marine Park and Reserve on 27th June at the Public Beach in Bamburi and Wild Kenya Safaris was invited as honored guests to this auspicious event! Hon. Wekesa during the ground breaking ceremony of  Reef Flats & the new Offices.   The Re-branding of the park was aimed at improving its identity towards being a world class attraction for Marine activities and establishing a globally recognized marine park. As the director of KWS  appropriately mentioned "Tourism stakeholders state that our beaches  and marine parks are old and tired, how can gods creation ever become  that, it is up to us to rejuvenate ourselves, and this is exactly what we are doing". From left to right, a Power House Discussion between KWS Director, Senior Warden Marine Parks Arthur Tuda, Minister of Forestry & Wildlife an

PHOTOGRAPHING ELEPHANTS

Elephant at a Tsavo Waterhole with the wet trunk of a neighbor in its mouth Undoubtedly one of the most photographed animals in Kenya has to be the mighty elephant. We seem to have a great connection with these gentle giants and no photographic safari is complete without a shot of elephants. One of the most popular photographic points is at waterholes. During the dry season, a single waterhole can have over 100 elephants traverse through. Stationing yourself patiently at one of these points will reap great photo rewards. It will also save you a lot of time and fuel compared to the alternative of jumping from herd to herd across the park. At these waterholes, the elephants come to life. They express more action, bonding and emotion, little ones wallow in the water, teens wrestle against each other, while adult elephants trumpet water over themselves to cool off as they relive their junior days. When a herd moves in before drinking, they will lift their trunks up high t