Nairobi Animal Orphanage

A classic hot-air balloon safari starts at sunrise, around 6am, carrying you on a roughly 45-minute flight over the Masai Mara as the sun rises above Kenya's endless plains. The orange and purple light offers a genuinely different perspective on the bush, combined with a bird's-eye view of the herds of zebras and wildebeest crossing the land below.The play of morning light and the view from ...

Je me souviens du silence. Celui qui précède les drames, tendu, presque palpable. Assise dans le 4x4, à côté de mon guide, je regardais une femelle topi mettre bas, à quelques mètres de nous. C’était fragile, intime, presque sacré. Puis, derrière un buisson, trois silhouettes furtives. Trois guépards, ...

The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is an orphanage for baby elephants and rhinos that has played a considerable role in Kenya's conservation efforts. Located in Nairobi, this centre, founded in 1977, is run by the founder's daughters along with a dedicated and skilled team. Elephant calves orphaned by poaching are brought here from all regions of the country for highly specialised ...