Located north of Mombassa on the Indian ocean, Watamu is pleasant town to spend few days and has some nearby interests. A 20 minute ride inland from Watamu is the small village of Gede, which used to be one of the largest and most important of the Swahili city states along the coast. Right next to the Gede ruins is Kipepeo Butterfly farm. Here conservation and the local economy have a symbiotic relationship. The farmers in the area are paid to collect pupae from the local Arabuko sokoke Forest. The butterflies are hatched in the farm and then sold to foreign collectors and museums. The money goes back into conservation and keeps the local people employed without having to cut the forest reserve, which contain high concentration of rare species of birds and butterflies.
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Silvia’s and Vincenzo’s journey starts at Il Ngwesi Community Lodge in Laikipia: the mother of community based tourism in Kenya…a fantastic place to get in contact with nature, wildlife and …
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Tourists 4 Development..second stage Kenya…Silvia’s and Vincenzo’s trip starts in Nairobi at Ecotourism Kenya to move then to Laikipia Wildlife Forum in Nanyuki…
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Located about 5 hours west of Nairobi, Masai Mara is the Kenya’s greatest park. The Mara is an extension of the Serengeti and covers over 1500sqkm. It contains a staggering amount of game especially during the annual wildebeest migration. The wildebeest give birth to their calves in the South East Serengeti then move into the Western Serengeti before heading north to Masai Mara in July. They feed on the lush grasses of the Mara until October as the Serengeti plains are too dry. In December, the rains return to the Serengeti as does the migration. There are 1.3 million wildebeest; 200,000 zebra; and 350,000 gazelles estimated in the migration. Of course all the lions follow these animals making the Mara the most predator-packed reserve in the world. Cheetahs are very difficult to see in most African parks, but they are very easily seen here. We camped for 16 days in the park at a community run Masai camp near Talek gate. We can’t wait to do it again!
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