Archive - January 2025

MAASAI VILLAGE

There are several Maasai villages around Amboseli. Visiting a Maasai village is a great way to learn about the traditions and culture of the Maasai people, but it could also be a scam. They tried to charge us 3000 KES per person, but we ultimately paid 500 KES per person after lengthy...

AMBOSELI NP

Google Maps offers two roads from Tsavo East National Park to Amboseli National Park. Still, these are not roads but some paths through the Tsavo NP; you must pay the entrance fee (54,34 USD) and carefully drive through; it’s probably passable with a small 4WD, but not with our...

TSAVO EAST NP

We drove three hours from Watamu to Kenya’s largest national park, Tsavo East. It has an undeniable wild and primordial charm and is a terrific wildlife-watching destination. Although one of Kenya’s largest rivers, the Galana River, flows through the middle of the park, the...

WATAMU TO TSAVO

After long reparations of our truck and Xmas and New Year stay on the beach, we finally hit the road and decided to visit the largest national park, Tsavo East. There was a dirt road shortcut from Watamu to the paved C103 road. After that, it was a lovely drive up to Sala Gate, where we...