BY Rupi Mangat
Part 1 of 2 21 October 2016 Published Nation newspaper 19 November 2016 A dry lake bed catches the eye near Iremeto Gate into Amboseli National Park off the Emali Road. On a whim, we decide to take a walk over the small hill to the dry pan that looks similar to the dry Lake […]
BY Rupi Mangat
14 September 2016 Of waterfalls and the Salient at night The animals begin to arrive at the Ark. More than two at a time. And the stage is set at the salient for the evening’s entertainment. Of the two thousand elephants in the Aberdares, there’s a herd of twenty at the waterhole. The baby in […]
BY Rupi Mangat
September 2016 Published 12 November 2016 At Mbita Point by Victoria’s shores Lights flicker in the dark as lanterns appear on the lake. At first it seems like city lights being turned on. It’s a spectacular sight, the fishermen spreading their nets in the lake, attached to floating lanterns whose light will lure the tiny […]
BY Rupi Mangat
September 2016 On the southern stretch of the Aberdares Driving up the escarpment road to Lari, the big valley drops – which of course is the Great Rift. We’re at its highest point along the Nairobi-Naivasha Highway and with the morning mist cleared and the sun shining bright, Longonot’s wide yawn and volcanic ridges […]
BY Rupi Mangat
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFkrqbzcbrw&w=560&h=315] Published on Jul 2, 2016 Jackson Mwamure is the Snake Man of Mida Creek Watamu Kenya. He has a genuine love for these amazing reptiles, who are more friend than foe to humans. Sita Snake Park is a collection of a variety of reptiles are found in this beautiful UN Protected Biosphere Area. […]
BY Rupi Mangat
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCy2d3G5PUk] Dolphin researcher Dr Gill Braulik and her team with the Wildlife Conservation Society have been scanning the waters of the Indian Ocean between the islands of Pemba and Misali for humpback dolphins since dawn, when suddenly a pod surfaces for air. The excitement is palpable. Straightaway, the team starts taking pictures of the […]
BY Rupi Mangat
September 2016 The slippery high road to the moors of the Aberdares is stunning through thick groves of bamboo forest giving way to the hagenia forest that’s also known as rosewood on higher slopes. The colours of the forests are rich and lush – the luxuriant green of the thick moss on the fat […]
BY Rupi Mangat
January 2016 By the lakes of the Great Rift My plate, the Ploughman’s lunch is an artist’s delight with the colours of freshly picked salad, a chunk of cheese, cold ham and a wholesome slice of bread and sauces. We’re dining al-fresco on the lush lawns of the Ranch House Bistro in sight of Oloidien, […]
BY Rupi Mangat
February 2016 Peaceful resting place for the men who fought the deadliest global war in human history The remains of the men who fought in the 2nd World War lie quiet in the beautiful Nyeri Second World War Cemetery in Kiganjo amidst a lush green lawn with headstones standing in neat rows. The headstones are […]
BY Rupi Mangat
February 2016 Samburu’s Reticulated giraffes charm all A trio of giraffe browses on the thorn trees on a plain of sun-burnished grass in the dry season. The sand-bottom luggas run dry except for the Ewaso Nyiro flowing its way through the reserve, providing the only water for the animals. John Doherty of the Reticulated Giraffe […]
