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On our third day in the Masai Mara National Reserve, we arose for another sunrise game drive with breakfast scheduled upon our return. Always in need of food, I grabbed a hard-boiled egg for the 2-hour ride which could be longer if we stumbled across something cool.
GO ON SAFARI
On our second day in the Masai Mara, our wake-up call, complete with coffee delivered to our rooms, came early. It was still dark as we walked toward the jeep, thus the night watchman escorted us from our tents. I asked if he saw any wild animals overnight, and he said he chased away some elephants. Hmm, I don’t think I’d like that job. Hey enraged elephant and lurking leopard, shoo! It was hard enough to keep the monkeys from visiting our tents. More on that later.
GO ON SAFARI
In a previous post Things to Do in Nairobi, I mentioned the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust whose mission is to promote the conservation, preservation, and protection of wildlife and habitats across Kenya. It is best known for its work with elephants by operating the most successful orphan elephant rescue and rehabilitation program in the world.
The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust houses the orphans at four locations: Nairobi Nursery, Ithumba Reintigration Unit, Voi Reintigration Unit, and Umani Springs Reintigration Unit. It is possible to stay at the units. As such, our group of six; Mike, Rootie, Rozy, Jake, Marty and I rented out Umani Springs for two days.
VISIT ELEPHANTS …