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Twende Tujivinjari* at KWS Marine Parks Day 5 : Back to Nairobi

Tree in Tsavo National Park

*Twende Tujivinjari is Swahili for “Let’s go and enjoy ourselves!”

It was the last day of our trip, and we were keenly aware of it. Instead of the gusto and excitement with which we’d woken up the past few days, on this last day, we were dragging our feet and barely talking to each other. We got up, had breakfast, and put our stuff together in preparation for the long journey ahead.

Personally, I was a bit excited because I knew we were scheduled to drive through Tsavo East National Park on our way to Nairobi. Granted, we’d just be driving through, but I remember the excellent time I had “just driving through” the Serengeti, a little over a year before. Continue reading →

Twende Tujivinjari* at KWS Marine Parks Day 4: Malindi Marine Park & Reserve

Magical Island at Malindi National Park

*Twende Tujivinjari  is Swahili for “Let’s go and enjoy ourselves!”

I woke up in Malindi, after a few short hours of sleep, eager to see what goodies Malindi Marine Park held in store for me. As I wrote in my previous post, Malindi is my favorite town on the Kenyan coast, so I was eager not only to spend time at the beach but to also explore Malindi under water. Continue reading →

Twende Tujivinjari* at KWS Marine Parks Day 3: Mombasa Marine Park & Reserve

Fish at Mombasa Marine Park

*Twende Tujivinjari  is Swahili for “Let’s go and enjoy ourselves!”

We left the KWS Kisite Marine Park office, in Shimoni, full of excitement about what the day held in store for us. Our plan was to visit Mombasa Marine Park and then drive on to Malindi, where we would be spending the night. Despite my excitement, the exhaustion from being on the road, the last few days, had me dozing off as soon as we left Shimoni.

I had been napping for only a short time when I sensed the car come to a halt: we were at the KWS Shimba Hills National Reserve office. Continue reading →

Twende Tujivinjari* at KWS Marine Parks Day 2: Exploring Kisite Mpunguti Marine Park & Reserve

Three Wasini Dolphins in the Air

*Twende Tujivinjari  is Swahili for “Let’s go and enjoy ourselves!”

I woke up the next day, at the Shimoni Bandas, sandwiched between Ivory Kathue and Njambie Mungai, the two other female bloggers on the trip. Not long afterwards, early-bird Mbugua Gitau was at our door waking us up and wanting to use our banda’s power sockets. Yes, we’d all gotten to know each other real quick! Continue reading →

Twende Tujivinjari* at KWS Marine Parks Day 1: Getting to Kisite Mpunguti Marine Park

KWS Twende Tujivinjari

*Twende Tujivinjari  is Swahili for “Let’s go and enjoy ourselves!” (loosely translated :-) )

If you follow me on Twitter, then you probably already know that I spent the last week of November visiting Kenyan marine parks courtesy of Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). KWS is a bona fide 21st century East African parastatal that fully embraces the power of social media. Apparently, KWS’s 4 marine parks–Kisite Mpunguti Marine Park, Malindi Marine Park, Mombasa Marine Park, and  Watamu Marine Park—are among the least visited of KWS’s 35 national parks and reserves. So, KWS sought to resolve this by inviting bloggers to visit and experience these parks and spread the word about them through social media. Yours truly was among the bloggers invited for this trip. Continue reading →