5 Porini camps. October 2 to October 16

[CDL111]

Nairboi Tented 2 nights

Amboseli 3 nights

Rhino 3 nights

Cheetah 3 nights

Lion 3 nights

We flew out to Nairobi with Swiss Airways from Heathrow with a short stopover in Zurich (75 minutes). We booked this route for the daytime flight and arrival time. Flight back was overnight  with a 50 minute stopover in Zurich and then onto Birmingham. We had used this route for our ST in January.Our morning game drive was delayed as a couple from the UK were late arriving as their overnight flight was an hour late, so not many photos for the morning.There had not been any quantity of rainfall April-May and this was obvious in seeing the buffalo. Gordon (guide) was hopeful for the rain Oct Nov.
 

[amybatt]

Nice shots!  Where were the rhino, up at Porini Rhino??  Sweet little baby hartbeest!!

[CDL111]

Thanks @amybatt, this was our first morning in Nairobi NP. Rhino camp was a very, very big surprise.

[offshorebirder]

Looking forward to this TR @CDL111 - I'm particularly interested in Porini Amboseli 

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@offshorebirder may birds in Amboseli NP.

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@offshorebirder should read many birds in Amboseli.

[CDL111]

Day 1 Nairobi NP afternoon game drive.

This turned out to be spectacular in the quantity of rhino that was seen. Gordon assured us the rhino were not what we had seen on the morning game drive. 

 

 

Black-winged stint

 

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Buffalo

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Time for these pics was 1525hrs

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Grey Crowned Cranes

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Bushbuck

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Lioness who then decided that sleep is more important and Gordon said that a sleeping lion is a boring lion, so he carried on looking for the pride.

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Impala

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Rhino, time 1704hrs

 

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Rhino, time 1509hrs to 1512hrs

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Ostrich

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This rhino & baby, time 1713hrs.

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And last rhino 1721hrs. The light was getting very poor and so it was time to return to camp. We did see two lioness's on the way back but it was so dark and they could just be made out in the vehicle headlights. It really was time for a late sundowner.

[lmonmm]

Blows my mind seeing these pictures with Nairobi in the background

 

[CDL111]

Yes @lmonmm, it’s difficult to comprehend and when you fly out of Wilson airport you go over the NP, but to also have 16 rhino sightings in one day, is to me unbelievable.

[AandA]

Fabulous photos and beginning of your TR! Hope for more when you have time...!! Amazing # of rhinos!

 

[elefromoz]

@CDL111, great to see NNP Rhinos continue to be doing so well. It's certainly a very unique, special Park. I too was wowed, several years back, to have 9 Rhino, Black and White, in my line of vision. And all within a spit of the City, unbelievable really.

[CDL111]

Thanks @elefromoz, we would have been happy seeing just a few. Its a place that is on our to visit list again. Not next year though as were are planning Hervey Bay for the humpbacks and then over to Ellenbrook in Perth. But keep reading as we did see some more rhino in Ol Pejeta, a few more than in NNP.

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Day 2 Pironi Amboseli camp in Selenkay conservancy.

An early morning flight arriving just before 0800hrs, we were greeted by Ketre our guide and Muli our tracker and then we were off on our morning drive.

most of the photographs were from one of the watchtowers that have been built here and give a good view of the man made water hole. It was then back to camp to meet the staff and fill out the necessary paperwork.

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Before we started on our afternoon game drive, l spent some time a the water hole that had been made for the birds which is just outside of the main dining area. For both of us, we are happy to be able to photograph the birds, it then when we get back home it takes us ages to put names to the birds. The one I personally like is pic four, the common bulbal.

After we found the lion it was then time to head back to camp and on the way find a safe place for a sundowner or two.