Friday, 15 July 2011

kisite mpunguti marine park

The marine park is located on the south coast, 40km from Ukunda town in Msambeni District of coast province.  The ecosystem covers a marine area with four small islands surrounded by coral-reef. Kisite island is covered in low grass and herbs while Mpunguti Islands have dense coastal equatorial forest. Sea grasses Cymodocea serrulata and Syringodium isoetifolium cover a large area of the sub-littoral zone of the reef. Marine algae include Padina commersonii, Dictyota bartayresiana, Bostrychia binderi, Ulva lactuca, Dictyosphaora sp., Udotea indica, and Halimeda opuntia. Major attractions include the Dolphins, coral gardens and it is an important site for snorkelling, diving and bird watching. The beautiful sandy beach is good for  enviromental friendly recreational activities.
 

mt kenya

Mount Kenya National Park, established in 1949, protects the region surrounding Mt.Kenya. Initially it was a forest reserve before being announced as a national park. Currently the national park is within the forest reserve which encircles it. In April 1978 the area was design a UNESCO biosphere reserve.  

The national park and the forest reserve, combined, became a UNESCO World heritage site in 1997.
The government of Kenya had four reasons for creating a national park on and around Mount Kenya. These were the importance of tourism for the local and national economics, to preserve an area of great scenic beauty, to conserve the biodiversity within the park, and to preserve the water catchment for the surrounding area.

lion


An adult male lion can be 3.4 m (11 ft.) long including the tail, and weigh as much as 250 kg (550 lb.). 

The female is about 15 to 20% smaller, and lacks the male's heavy mane.
Most lions, except non-breeding males, live in groups known as prides, which usually include 6 to 30 members. One or two mature males, or occasionally more, will reside with each pride.

Typically, lions spend 20 to 21 hours per day resting. The remaining time is spent interacting socially (playing, nursing, mating, loafing, etcetera) and hunting.
Lions prey mostly on hoofed animals, although they occasionally consume fallen fruit and carrion. They hunt co-operatively and, while the females are better hunters and do most of the work bringing down the prey, the males eat first, followed by the females, and then the cubs. The initial charge of a hunting lion only lasts about 50 to 100 m (164 to 328 ft.). If the intended prey is quick enough to keep ahead of the predator for that distance, the lion will usually abandon the attempt.

Thursday, 14 July 2011

malindi beach

Malindi Beach Hotel is a beautiful all-inclusive hotel on the immaculate Silver sand beaches of Malindi, Kenya. It is approximately 5 km from the town of Malindi and easily reached by road. The entire resort has a true Arabian feel to it, emphasised by the rows of mature palm trees scattered over the property and the beautiful Arabesque architecture.

With its two sister hotels - Tropical Village and Coconut Village - Malindi Beach forms a well equipped and attractive resort. Each of the three has its own distinct look and style, and therefore adds to the great selection of restaurants, bars and other facilities at the resort.

Malindi Beach Hotel has two beautiful swimming pools and guests at the hotel are also welcome to make use of the other three pools of the resort (2 at Tropical Village and 1 at Coconut Village).

The place is enchanting and the setting idyllic. During the day there are masses of activities available to keep guests of all tastes occupied. These include visits to the nearby historical sites (Gede Ruins, Vasco Da Gama Pillar and Portuguese Chapel), Latin American dance classes, snorkeling in the adjacent marine park, safari.

Haller park

Haller Park is the largest animal sanctuary in Mombasa. Located next to the Bamburi Cement Factory, the Park boasts an enormous variety of animals, reptiles, insects and botanical gardens. Walking along the trail is the ideal way to look at the various animals, and on many occasions holding or feeding a reptile such as a snake is allowed under close supervision of a guide. Educational videos are also shown, with emphasis on the the history and continuous improvement of the trail. It was previously a barren piece of land that had been stripped of its resources through limestone mining, and was redeveloped through reforestation and conservation efforts, and is now a habitat for a large number of flora and fauna species.

Baobab sea lodge

The Baobab sea lodge gives you the best of Kilifi with a great location on a stunning beach. There are no other hotels on this stretch of beach (Kilifi-bay – 5 Kms away) and guest can enjoy the true meaning of privacy.

The hotel has 30 rooms spread across rich tropical gardens and the dinning and pool bar have wonderful views of the Indian Ocean. Attractions close to KilifiGedi Ruins, the Watamu Marine Park and towns of Mombasa and Malindi. include the
Hotel facilities include, a conference hall, tennis court, water sports and free guest massage!.

pelican

A pelican, derived from the Greek word pelekys (meaning “axe” and applied to birds that cut wood with their bills or beaks) is a large water bird  with a large throat pouch , belonging to the bird family pelecanidae.

Along with the darters, cormorants,gannets,boobies, frigate birds, and tropic bird, pelicans make up the order Pelecaniformes. Modern pelicans, of which there are eight species, are found on all continents except  Antarctica. They primarily inhabit warm regions, though breeding ranges reach 45° south (Australian Pelican, P. conspicillatus) and 60° North (American white Pelican, P. erythrorhynchos, in western Canada).Birds of inland and coastal waters, they are absent from polar regions, the deep ocean, oceanic islands, and inland South America.