Today we visited the Solio Game Reserve.
The entry fee is USD80/pax/non-residence. The park is fenced, privately-owned
wildlife conservancy geared towards rhino conservation and was founded in 1970.
The park plays a major part in the protection and breeding of black rhinos in
Kenya. Breeding has been so successful that rhino from Solio has stocked game
reserves all over Africa. The ranch is also inhabited by different other
wildlife, such as buffalo, zebra, giraffe, oryx, antelope, Thompson's gazelle,
impala, waterbuck and warthog. The Solio Reserve is also an ideal place for
bird watching – European rollers, flycatchers, and birds of prey such as
vultures, eagle owls, Montagu's Harriers, long-crested eagles and buzzards.
Also crowned cranes and the European stork can be found here every year. We
spend the whole morning doing a game drive and identifying species in the ranch
before heading back to the lodge for lunch.
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| Mount Kenya from the minibus. |
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| Long-tailed Widowbird spotted. |
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| Entering Solio Ranch. |
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| The road for the game drive in the ranch. |
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| Lots of White Rhinos. |
Later in the afternoon, we had a soccer game
of UK vs the World before having a quick briefing for tomorrow’s hiking trip up
Mount Kenya. We ended the day with a performance by a local group who
demonstrated traditional dances and do various other assorted tricks – Kikuyu
celebration.
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| With the boys from my batch. |
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| Kikuyu Celebration. |
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