Given the backstory behind what made this trip so special and meaningful for me and the Kornberg family, I felt it deserved a bit of a prelude before jumping into the more traditional location by location summary posts. As such, I’ve included this as a bit of a pre-read… as you read through this and the trip posts on Lamu, Maasai Mara/Masai Mara, Samburu, and Nairobi National Park, I hope you enjoy the read and maybe even feel inspired to visit Kenya yourself! Murray and Letizia Kornberg, my in-laws, in Nairobi Jan. 2024 When my in-laws (at that time my boyfriend’s parents) generously invited me in 2019 to join their upcoming family trip to Kenya I didn’t hesitate before readily accepting! Doing a safari in Africa had always been a bucket-list travel destination, but one I’d always assumed would need to take place much later in life when I’d hopefully have the means to make such a trip possible. I also had admittedly always been a little nervous about the idea of going to Africa for
Feb. 2, 2024 - Feb 3, 2024 Our adventure in Nairobi was a brief, but eventful way to conclude our Kenya adventure. After flying in from Samburu, we spent a night in Nairobi National Park, followed by a memorable trip to the Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage and the Giraffe Center. Upon landing at Nairobi airport, we took a car to the gates of Nairobi National Park where we then switched transport into a jeep sent by Nairobi Tented Camp where we'd be spending the night. There was already a tremendous line of cars queuing up to get inside the park, but thankfully we got to jump the line. Heading into the park We drove for awhile into the park before happening upon the campground. A few quick tidbits, the camp only opened about 8 months ago and is the only camp in Nairobi National Park. The Park itself is also a site to behold as it's the only game park located in a capitol city. It's also only fenced on 3 sides, whereas the open southern boundary allows migrating wildlife t