Kenya - Day 2: Nairobi to Nakuru

     Nakuru is a district that is the capital of the Rift Valley province of Kenya. It is located north-west of Nairobi, across the Great Rift Valley. The Great Rift Valley is a 3,700 mile-long one that extends from Syria to Mozambique. There is a popular view point on this rift that is visited by almost all travelers on the route from Nairobi to Nakuru. We had a stopover at this place to get a view and take some pictures. There were many souvenir shops on the way where we can find the arts and crafts exclusive to Kenya, some of which are the wooden sculptures of African villagers and warriors, the beads work and accessories.  Our vehicle was a private Land Cruiser 4-wheel drive that was reserved for us for the whole trip. To reach Nakuru it took around 6 hours. On the way we stopped for little breaks. The sky was filled with clouds all the way long. And the chill breeze and the excitement of visiting the park kept us fresh for hours of travel.

 

Kenya - Day 1: Chennai-Dubai-Nairobi

     On the morning of 3rd December around 9:00 a.m. I.S.T, me and my family set off for our tour of Kenya. We had already made the arrangements with Widelink expeditions for a 5-day tour. We boarded the flight from Chennai and connected to another flight from Dubai to Nairobi. We could see the amazing skyline of Dubai and various other landscapes from up above during our flight. I managed to take some aerial shots of the city and also a few photographs of clouds and the colors of the sky. It was a 10-hour journey on the whole. It was about 7:30 p.m. local time in Nairobi when we arrived at the airport. We were received by Mr.Peter, who was our guide for the entire trip. We went there expecting a humid climate, but to our surprise, the weather was severely cold as it was the rainy season in Kenya. We were then taken to Sarova Panafric hotel where we stayed for the night.

 

 

 

     Here are some of the snaps i took at the hotel.