The Haarhuis family’s first taste of Africa

People end up experiencing the magical qualities of Kenya from a wide variety of angles. In the case of the Dominique and Rob and their four children Bruun, Ties, Diede and Saar, this came about because Dominique had been doing an English lesson…

Lasting impressions of the painted dogs’ habitat

By Margeet PotThe people at Inspiral Africa invite their guests to create their own African story. Well I did. Want to hear it?This story starts in Karen, a suburb of Nairobi. It is believed that this suburb is named after Karen Blixen,…

How we met the one and only professional Masai yoga instructor through Inspiral Africa

By Mick AssiesMick and his girlfriend Daniella met the one and only professional Masai yoga instructor named Jacob through Inspiral Africa.When we heard that there was a traditional Masai who is also a professional yoga instructor we…

The giraffe sultan on Ruko island

It is a tiny bit eerie as the boat beaches on the land just above the reeds and we look around at the forest of dead trees.Our boat captain Peter explains that the reason for that is that the water levels in Lake Baringo have risen so…
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Gems of Mombasa Old Town

By Tim RendellSuch a shame that one of the oldest settlements in East Africa, the original Mombasa port has been neglected over the past twenty years by a majority of tour operators in favour of Lamu or Stone Town in Zanzibar. Nowadays they…