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Traveling to Kenya with Africa 1900 Safaris is rewarding. It's about exploring unique environments, engaging with local splendors, experiencing a different way of life and building lasting memories.
Africa 1900 safaris, is deeply committed to the long term sustainability of our endangered environment. When on our safaris, we truly take utmost care of our environment and selectively only use destinations, lodges and camps that are environmentally sensitive and eco-friendly and that have a written policy covering environment, employment and local culture. In a nutshell, we only engage and utilize products that have a sensible relevance towards sustainable tourism, local community participation and conservation. With this kind of approach, our discerning guests are assured of high quality game viewing safari experiences, our local communities will undoubtedly stand to benefit from employment opportunities that come as a result of local utilization of natural resources through sustained environment. Africa 1900 Safaris ,being a local Kenya safari agency and owned by local Kenyans, with vast experience and in depth knowledge on Kenya, is indeed committed to practicing responsible safaris to Kenya for the whole world to enjoy and for the future benefits of our children. We'll enchantingly connect you, our valued guests with our communities at the grass root level for that unique and unforgettable experience of relatively undisturbed or uncontaminated natural areas. Our environmental policy has been founded on four fundamentals: • minimum environmental impact, • minimum impact on and maximum respect for host cultures, • maximum benefits to the host country's grassroots and, • maximum recreational satisfaction to our participating guests. With these already in practice, though in a small way, we believe in a clean and healthy environment for all of us and the future generations. |
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The Samburu are an ethnic group in north central Kenya that are related to but distinct from the Maasai . The Samburu are semi- nomadic pastoralists who herd mainly cattle but also keep sheep, goats and camels. The name they use for themselves is Lokop or Loikop , a term which may have a variety of meanings which Samburu themselves do not agree on. Many assert that it refers to them as "owners of the land" ("lo" refers to ownership, "nkop" is land) though others present a very different interpretation of the term. The Samburu speak the Samburu language . There is also a game park in the area, Samburu National Reserve........READ MORE | |
"Ecotourism is ecologically sustainable tourism with a primary focus on experiencing natural areas that fosters environmental and cultural understanding, appreciation and conservation". |
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The Turkana are a Nilotic people of Kenya , numbering about 340,000. They inhabit the Turkana District in northwest Kenya, a dry and hot region bordering Lake Turkana in the east. South of them live the Pokot (Pökoot), Rendille , and Samburu . The language of the Turkana, an Eastern Nilotic language, is also called Turkana ; their own name for it is Ng'aturk(w)ana . The Turkana are noted for raising camels and weaving baskets. In their oral traditions they designate themselves the people of the grey bull , after the Zebu, the domestication of which played an important role in their history. In recent years, development aid programs have aimed at introducing fishing among the Turkana (a taboo in Turkana society) with varying success........READ MORE |
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The little known El molo tribe is the smallest tribe in Kenya.El molo people live in small villages on the southeastern shore of lake Turkana . El molo's total population is about 4000 people but pure Elmolo people are very few. With increased access to modern medicine and intermarriages with neighboring Turkana and Samburu people , the tribe that once faced extinction has increased in population. The name El molo came from a Maasai Phrase meaning "Those who make a living from other sources other than cattle". The Samburu name for El molo is "loo molo onsikirri" which means "the people who eat fish" .......READ MORE |
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The Njemps are linguistically related to both the Maasai and the Samburu, and possibly genetically related to one, or both of these tribes. The Njemps have many clear cultural associations to both groups, and there are several theories as to their actual origin. One possibility is that the Njemps are descended from a Samburu clan known as the Il-Doigo , while another theory sees them as descendants of a Maasai clan driven out of the Laikipia area by inter-clan warfare........READ MORE |
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