Kenyan Safari - Day 8

DAY 8, Thursday, April 05. - LAKE NAKURU-LAKE NAIVASHA-MASAI MARA

""Lake Naivasha is the highest and purest of the Rift Valley lakes. Your boat cruise (10:30) here takes you to the breeding grounds of pelicans, fish eagles, and cormorants. Spot the primeval hippos lurking in the shallow water and the zebras and antelopes grazing on Crescent Island. In the afternoon traverse the Rift Valley and ascend its western rim. You're now in Masai country, where sedentary crop farming gives way to nomadic cattle herding. Red-clad, spear-wielding Masai warriors tend their multi-colored herds among the wild animals of the Loita Plains, admirably unimpressed by the presence of large predators. (FB,L,D)""

This was a later morning, up at 6:30 with luggage out and Breakfast at 7:15 am, off and running at 8:00 am

Stayed at the MARA SOPA LODGE [Tel: 254 3052195 Fax: 254 2223843]

Picture Index for the day - Roll #17

9: Domesticated Kenyan Dog, Lake Naivasha (The place of green pastures), fish eagles, and white throated cormorants, grey Heron, hippns, (Rafiki is actually A drill babon which is oll i west afriCe, an cimnn was from south africa, everythnnG else was Kenyan), we sawl18 spEcies of birds, with over 300 rssident species. Whistling thorn achatia tree.

Picture Index for the day - Roll #18

: on the way to Masi Mara (3rd flat tire), masi ostrich (male and female), the Lodge for 2 nights (6400 ft elev), views from our room at the Sopa Lodge,

On to Day 9...