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experience about camping safari in Kenya?
Anyone who tried the camping safari in Kenya could share your
experience with me? Is it very uncomfortable to sleep? Also, what about the hygiene standard of a toilet? Any snake or spider in the camp sites? Suppose I go to a toilet in the midnight, is it sensible of me to do? And how would you like the camp sites in Amboseli, Sambura and Mara Masai? Thanks in advance! |
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experience about camping safari in Kenya?
I think you will be just fine. Go to my web site
www3.sympatico.ca/pandjgower and follow the link to Safaris. You will find diaries of our camping safaris. Peter |
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experience about camping safari in Kenya?
Having lived in Kenya, I will be biased in my views. As far as animals are concerned, you have nothing to be afraid of. animals are just as afraid of man as we are of them. of course, rogue animals can be a problem. Lions and cheetahs dont noramlly attack humans. i am usually more afraid of buffalos, elephants and rhinos. I think most camp sites are fenced to protect the campers. as far as toilets are concerned they should be within the campsite rather than you relieving your self in the bush. there are also armed wardens within the camps to provide security. The most important thing would be to go for organised camping where you secrity can be guaranteed most snakes in kenya are harmless. rarely will you encounter a python. spiders are also harmless. samburu is hot thus you will possibly encouter 1 or 2 harmless snakes. in amboseli or mara you might not. You have nothing to be afraid of, other than people bent on stealing your stuff. Enjoy yourself. I will also be in Kenya for Xmas holidays -- John 3:16 Posted via http://britishexpats.com |
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Gross50 wrote: most snakes in kenya are harmless. rarely will you encounter a python. I thought the snake you had to worry about, if any, was the puff adder, because it doesn't sneak away when it feels footsteps, but just strikes out if you get too near? Aren't snakes in a 'torpor' at night, often down holes or in rock crevices, so you wouldn't be so likely to encounter them at a night-time loo trip (or is that just me being over-optimistic?) Liz -- Virtual Liz at http://www.v-liz.co.uk Kenya; Tanzania; India; Seychelles New Aug '03: Namibia "I speak of Africa and golden joys" |
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Gross50 wrote:
most snakes in kenya are harmless. rarely will you encounter a python. And even if you do encounter a python, it won't be very dangerous because it's not a venomous snake. A full grown python can in theory kill a human, but it would be an extremely rare event if it did. The only thing you have to be careful about in Kenya while camping, is not to leave things like empty boxes lying around. Many snakes go for secluded areas, and may get into that box during the night. Pick it up in the morning and you may get bitten, because the new inhabitant feels threatened. We once found a back mamba in an empty box in our camp... -- Johan W. Elzenga johanatjohanfoto.nl Editor / Photographer http://www.johanfoto.nl/ |
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Hi, Wilson,
there are definitely several disadvantages which MAYBE combined to camping in Kenya - but they are nothing compared to the overwhelming experience it DOES mean. We had a discussion here about this earlier this year: http://makeashorterlink.com/?V45925CA6 Klaus |
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Very good pictures on the websites. I'm now primed up and ready for my well deserved holiday. 9 days to go. Kenya here I come, again and again. -- John 3:16 Posted via http://britishexpats.com |
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