Working in Bencia Africa Adventure and Safaris has been magical and very adventurous, even for me as a tour operator.
Being a tour company, as a staff, we speak multiple languages and I have to admit, our clients do find it surprising.
More than once, I have picked up clients from the airport and when I switch to their native language, their eyes always seems to glow with surprise.
Imagine travelling thousands of miles, Suppose you have spent an entire year working and they want to get away from everything and just relax, only to be greeted by a local who is reminding them of their environment!
My colleagues and I have this joke, that guests can feel like they are at home away from home. But suppose that is exactly what they did not want? Suppose they have spent an entire year working and they want to get away from everything and just relax, only to be greeted by a local who is reminding them of their environment!
I want to share with you on one of the most thrilling adventure I ever went. It was so thrilling, that it felt like a road trip with friends.
Then again, working in a travel agency should be fun with lots of, "Whoa!"-moments.
It was their first time in Kenya and they chose Kenya as their destination for honeymoon.
They spent 7 days in Kenya.
This was taken at Maasai Mara National Reserve.
Fun fact about male lions is that they get chosen by lioness as a partner based on how dark and long the mane is.
Male lions can weigh between 160-260 kilos. and in length, they can grow upto 10 feet (3 metres) and have a 2 to 3 (60 to 91 centimetres) tail.
The first time I saw a male lion , I was younger and it was during a school trip. It was so huge, that I thought it is the same size like that of a cow. The adult me, I would day, that the male lion is almost the same size to a small car. Yes! That is how huge lion is.
It is different seeing the wild in a zoo than to see him in his natural habit. It is more like watching a reality show but without directors.
This was at Amboseli National Park.
We had so much fun together that 5 of the 6 nights during the safari, we slept at 11 pm.
At this point and time, we would talk about life as we joke around under the starry night-sky.
Just a sneak peak of the lodge we slept in
Amboseli National Park is known as the home of African Elephant and the word , 'Amboseli' is a Maasai word that means, 'salty dust'
From Amboseli, you can view Mt.Kilimanjaro-the highest mountain in Africa.
Lake Naivasha
...before boarding the boat, we decided to record ,'The Moment'
Boat riding at Lake Naivasha
Lake Naivasha is rich in bird wildlife/sanctuary.
We got to boat-ride as our guests enjoyed bird wildlife.
This was Lake Nakuru National park.
During a game drive in this park, there is 99% chance of seeing a rhino.
Do you know that there 2 types of rhinos? : black and white rhinos.
Black rhinos has the tips of its horn pointed and it feeds of leaves.
White rhinos has a flat-chisel horn and it feeds on grass.
Despite being called black and white rhino, they are both dark-grey in colour.
The safari started in Nairobi and it ended in Nairobi, but our friendship did not end there.
Eunate and Jose, enjoyed every bit of the safari that they took a part of them with tem.
No-seriously, they literally took a part of the adventure with them.
Both of them grew up the famous animated cartoon, 'Lion King' .
Simba is one of the main characters in the animation and the name means, 'Lion' .
In the animation, there is also ,'rafiki', which is translated as ,'friend' and there is also ,'Pumba', which is translated as ,'warthog' in the Swahili language.
With all these facts and adventure, the couple who came for their honeymoon in Kenya, fell in love with Kenya so much that they decided to tattoo their experience.
Hakuna Matata is used in the animation Lion King often and in the Swahili language, it means, 'There is no problem'.
You too can experience adventure in the wilderness.
Book with us to experience adventure in the wilderness, in either Kenya, Tanzania or Uganda,and have unlimited adventure in the wild.
We also create beach holidays in Zanzibar and Mombasa/Diani
Email: info@benciaafricaadventure.com
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Ⓒ Mimo Muiruri
Marketing and Reservations
Bencia Africa Adventure and Safaris
Uganda House, 1st floor , room 19
Kenyatta Avenue
Nairobi
Kenya
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