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Tourism

that they don’t bend down too low and harm they can be so we kept our eyes wide open.

themselves. Oh, my goodness! These animals Our visit to the park came to an end after
are not just tall but LONGGG. Tom and a few hours, but one can always linger and
the Maasai gatekeeper then gave us a quick enjoy a meal, or the Digo cultural team’s

lesson about warthogs and taught us that music and dance presentation or purchase
some souvenirs. We
eventually headed back
to our forest sanctuary,
but it was a good time

with Tom, the animals,
and the entire Bora Bora
ecosystem.

Now, even though
Kenya is known
internationally for its
tourism which accounts

they cannot see straight ahead but use their for about 8percent of its 2019 GDP, there
peripheral vision and are largely nocturnal. is still a lot to be done generally. So, as you
That was new for me. visit the Kenyan coast, don’t forget to visit

Bora Bora and the Kaya Kinondo Sacred
We saw the ostriches, crocodiles, and Forest.
tortoises, a lone black boar from Germany,
wild geese, a roving turkey that wanted to Entry fee for Bora Bora:
assert its authority, fluffy white albino rabbits Nonresident adult: USD 25

(our son touched the soft fur and immediately Nonresident kids: USD 15
wanted to take one), and some very friendly Citizen adults: KSH 1000
zebras. We then took a long walk on the Citizen kids: KSH 500

forest trail to the buffalo enclosure. My son Resident adults: KSH 2000
loved the walk, and because he was already Resident kids: KSH 1000
used to walking in our forest environment, he
was just marching along not even bothered
by his surroundings, mum by his side, of

course. The park currently has two buffaloes,
a male and a female which are relatively
young but both are massive and sport long

dangerous-looking horns. The male is
particularly enormous and intimidating. We
have heard a few tales about how vicious

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