Journeys Through Africa

A House of Root

Shooting epic wildlife movies from the 1960s, the Roots films are, even today, unbeatable  Published: Nation newspaper 21 August 2021 Saturday magazine  It’s a fitting welcome to Kilimandege House on the shores of Lake Naivasha to have a stately giraffe standing at the entrance, nibbling on his favourite Acacia and allowing us to walk past. […]

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Journeys Through Africa

The leopard hunts in darkness

At Oserengoni Wildlife Sanctuary by Naivasha’s lakeshore wilderness Above: Sailing on Lake Oloidien. Courtesy Oloidien Wildlife Sanctuary Published: Satmag Nation 2 July 2021 By Rupi Mangat         www.rupitheafricantrotter.com Darkness descends.  “There it is…,” exclaims Bernard Chege Mburu, a veteran safari guide of 15 years at the18,000-acre Oserengoni Wildlife Sanctuary twixt Lake Naivasha and Hell’s Gate National […]

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