Leslie & Vickie’s 2026 Safari

There is an interesting start to our morning today. After witnessing a gorgeous sunrise, we come across a male and female lion strolling across the plains. How sweet, like a young couple enjoying the morning with a leisurely walk. But it turns out this is their mating time. Mating lions definitely commit. Once a female…

Hey Folks. We are on our last 3 nights and 4 days of Safari game drives. We head to the Olare Motorogi Conservancy and will be staying at another Kecheche Camp called Bush Camp. I’m going to post a bunch of photos with ‘minimal’ narrative as my brain is fried! At least I’ll try to…

Just when you think it can’t get any better….. Our guides are incredible! First, I must point out that they are all certified by the Kenya Professional Safari Guides Association. They are all rated at the silver level which means they have had extensive studies and examinations to achieve this level. There is a minimum…

Today we begin with sunrise. Our schedule for today is a wee bit different as we will have our regular morning and back for lunch. The plan is to have an early dinner at 7:00 and then go for an evening game drive at 8:00 to see the nocturnal animals. Some of our group decided…

Wash, rinse, repeat! We are up again and packed and ready to go. The Land Crusiers are loaded and we say goodbye to Kecheche Laikipia Camp staff. They took good care of us. Simon and Peter start the engines and we head to the airstrip. But first…. A game drive. What will we see this…

Normally, a typical safari day begins at 5am wake-up with coffee/tea and cookies. And in the trucks by 6am for the morning game drive. Breakfast in the bush somewhere around 9:30 and then back to camp by noon to freshen up for lunch at 1:00. Then tea and treats at 3:30 and back out for…

This afternoon we visited the only two Northern White Rhinos (NWR) that are left in existence. They live at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. I will be copying from the Ol Pejeta Conservancy website as I want the best correct information. I encourage you to visit: https://www.olpejetaconservancy.org/what-we-do/conservation/wildlife-conservation/rhinos/ Ol Pejeta is home to the last two remaining…

I know! Do not worry- you did not miss a day. I skipped a few as we had travel time and rest time. I’ll make up for it. This ‘should’ be a short writing blog with mostly a photo dump. We all met at a hotel in Nairobi. We did have a fun outing on…

Friday July 3rd we completed our 2nd Gorilla trek by noon. It’s a 3 hour drive back to the capital Kigali where we catch our next flight to Nairobi, Kenya for our safari. But let’s not rush it. We have time to stop at a local distillery called Virunga Mountain Spirits that makes vodka and…

On Wednesday July 1 we had time after our golden monkey trek to do some side trips which were very close to where we stayed. One stop was at The Champion Cafe https://bestrwandatours.com/ The Coffee Legend: The legend goes something like this: In the 9th century, a goat herder from the region of Kaffa in…