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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 Fo...

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 wil...

Over the last few months in Tsavo East National park we have noticed there is a particular lioness who was quite fond of tree climbing!  Now lions like all cats are quite curious. We have seen on many occasions the odd lion climbing up a tree, so proud of its accomplishment it takes a victory snooze, wakes up, then finds itself in a predicament when it comes to climbing back down! Unlike their counterparts the Leopards who a masters of tree climbing, the lions are a little clumsier at this stunt.  Wild Kenya Safaris over the last three months has been finding that a lioness called "Mjuvi" has become a champion climber. We came to this conclusion because we always find her sitting on a high branch scouting the vast savannah and now believe that this lioness has evolved her hunting techniques. Abandoning the classic red termite mounds as vantage points, she has found that she can see prey more discreetly and further away by climbing trees! "Mjuvi...

Wild Kenya Safaris was proud to have been received by the newest royal family on our recent Tsavo East Safari. Mrembo and her three little cubs We have been privileged to have spent a considerable amount of time with Tsavo lions, enough so, that over the last six years we've managed to study and document the lives of particular individuals and lion prides. One of these is a lioness called “Mrembo”. Two cubs exploring the surrounds as one comfortably suckles We have been following the life of “Mrembo” for the last two and a half years, she was a solitary lioness and quite successful at her solo survival skills up until eight months ago when she teamed up with another solitary female called “Mjuvi”. Play time under mummy's watchful eye “Mrembo” is a proud new mother of three. The birth of these cubs is an exciting occasion for Tsavo lions and at just over three weeks old where they begin to walk adventurously, we and our guests were very privil...

Nestled in the Shimba Hills National Park is a waterhole where two resident African Fish Eagles call home. Every now and then, they dive into the waterhole for small fish and frogs.  Its beautiful!  A graceful aerial and nautical ballet. Wanting to capture this moment on camera, i had to position myself in the most unobstructed area and then i waited.   Its all about patience which can be long and slow. But when the moment finally happens....speed is the key... and you'll get that perfect action shot!

As the sun sinks below the horizon and the last few beams of light tear through the clouds in an attempt to light up what little bit of the savannah it can, the scenery gradually begins to transform. Within a few minutes, nothing seems like it was during daylight.  Sunset Giraffes in Tsavo East A beautiful tall standing acacia is now but an eerie figure in the shadows. The temperature begins to drop, herds of zebra congregate and impala sit submissively low in the tallest blades of grass, not because of the cold, but rather because the unknown and unseen sounds brings a chill of its own. This is not a place for the faint hearted.  Midnight Buffalo at Taita hills Late night peek in Ngutuni The savannah at this time reveals some new secrets. A diversity of unseen wildlife come out of hiding while the sleepy diurnal predators are now alert and on the hunt. Field mice and hare who would have been easy target for the martial and tawny eagles now...

Join the Wild Kenya Safaris team for the Wildebeest Migration every year for an entire week in the Maasai Mara! Exciting photographic opportunities, comfortable accommodation and fully action packed! More information on www.facebook.com/WildKenyaSafaris and http://www.wildkenyasafaris.com/