Published:Saturday magazine Nation newspaper 10 March 2018
Water gushes down the hills of the Cheranganis at Arror. It’s picturesque in the setting sun with the village kids escorting us to the centuries-old furrows that were dug by their ancestors for fresh water to reach the dry plains.
Published June 2014 Saturday Magazine, Nation newspaper
Above: Wildebeest put their heads together in the Maasai Mara. Photo/Rupi Mangat
It’s finally here. The time we all wait for. Thousands of wildebeest are streaming into the Mara, a massive mass of comical gnus grunting and snorting, chomping down the grass and creating a feast for the carnivores. It’s the annual migration.
Published: Saturday magazine, Nation newspaper 3 March 2018
Above: Chebara dam, 34 kilometers from Iten, it was opened in 1999 by the then president – Moi.
From Iten in Elgeyo Marakwet in western Kenya, the itinerary is set for Rimoi National Reserve along the new route that’s been chiselled down the Cherangani Hills. We have the option to turn right for Arror or left for Rimoi or Kamnarok national reserves.
Above: Restaurant at Hemingways with life size caste models of deep-sea fish and aquarium with coral fish. Copyright Rupi Mangat
Published: 24 February 2018 Saturday magazine, Nation newspaper
What’s in Watamu?
Whales and snakes, ocean and forest, creeks and sultanates and endless beautiful days.
Above: Paragliders on Elgeyo Marakwet escarpment getting ready to take off.
Copyright Rupi Mangat
Published: Saturday magazine, Nation newspaper 17 February 2018
The sun appears from the eastern sky over the Tugen Hills with the valley straddled between it and the Elgeyo-Marakwet escarpment. A strong wind brews and a group of paragliders ready themselves for the skies.
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