Karisia Walking Safaris

Name: Karisia Walking Safaris
Address: No 1 Tumaren Ranch, Nanyuki, 10400, KE
Telephone: +254721836792
Rating: 5

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Specialists in walking safaris, wildness, adventure and fun.
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03/09/2024

Lunch by the pool.

28/08/2024

Tea time with the oryx

27/08/2024

The daintiest of Hyenas.

20/08/2024

Setting out

15/08/2024

Joy and laughter around a safari fire and no Wi-Fi to be seen.

14/08/2024

Many people express disdain, fear or suspicion for baboons. It’s likely hardwired like a fear of snakes and a similar human concern about Hyenas. Our evolution has taken us a long way but most of it was in the company of these animals that might compete (forget the grand human hunter, the human scavenger was a far more likely day to day scenario) or whose relatedness can pose health threats (monkey bites aren’t good). In the case of baboons they might have been both the above.

13/08/2024

She is the boss of our skies and she is capable of flattening antelopes far bigger than this poor Dikdik.

11/08/2024

Here’s to all the lions, even though they eat too many of our camels.

10/08/2024

The Vampirebird would have been a much better name for the Rosy-patched Bushshrike.

07/08/2024

Rising to the Challenge! Rashid, Hassan, Lenomboyo and Kanunga seen here gearing up towards the Wildlife Ranger Challenge, a grueling race of 21km with each member carrying 22kg. They are representing Tumaren and racing against 100 teams across Africa and some of the biggest conservancies in Kenya. The race raises money for the working lives of Rangers across Africa. These are the people on the frontline safeguarding our biodiversity and our most iconic wildlife. At the link below you can make a contribution and thanks to the Sheinburg Releif Fund for every 100$ raised an additional 125$ will be matched. Please give to this great effort!

05/08/2024

A portrait of a pretty girl

04/08/2024

There should be a Swahili version of worlde because of the many words with interesting consonants together that you don’t see often (ever?) in English. Mbogo is one such word meaning buffalo.

03/08/2024

Adventure is the medicine.

02/08/2024

Our nesting pair of Abyssinian Scimitarbills each with a nice surprise for junior.

31/07/2024

A proud Giraffe Bull watching more unseasonal rain on the horizon.

30/07/2024

A Karisia walking safari is an ultimate kid holiday. For sausage dogs with sensitive feet, not so much.

24/06/2024

A moonlit swim? delivers.

22/06/2024

Some cameratrap classics

21/06/2024

Mr Red Legs

20/06/2024

Another superb guide exchange with the entire team. Great fun and lots of learning and laughing. Thanks guys

18/06/2024

Charaxes Kirkii also enjoying the poolside.

16/06/2024

The be-header of small birds

14/06/2024

Hawk-riding is popular among thrill seeking Drongos. Zoom in to see one surfing a martial Eagle, our ultimate big wave ride around these parts.

13/06/2024

Big boy.

Address

No 1 Tumaren Ranch
Nanyuki
10400

Telephone

+254721836792

Website

https://www.karisia.com/

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Videos

Our team training hard for the Wildlife Rangers Challenge @tusk_org #wildliferangerchallenge . This important race raises critical money for the rangers that protect our wildlife. Check out bio for more.

Morning tea with Ferdinand the Fan-tailed Raven

The Aardwolfs don’t sleep well when the lions are around.

Rock climbing while on Karisia or @tumaren_camp safari is not just a physical activity but a commune with an ancient kopje and rocks that formed in Gondwanaland.

Groovy caterpillar.

Shaba at its best. How thankful we are to have rain. Rejoice! #kenyalandscapes

One of the coolest things about visiting the Sheldrick orphans, particulalry the ones at Ithumba is seeing the interaction between the keepers and the wild elephants that come to visit. Its just so cool to see how well behaved they can be. Here a bunch of bulls needed some direction so the small ones could keep their schedule. @sheldricktrust #elephantconservation

The muddy, afternoon pleasures of the Ithumba orphans @sheldricktrust #elephantconservation

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Where it all Began

Kerry and Jamie started going on safari together as kids in the 70’s. Their parents were all good friends and their mothers, Julia and Anthea grew up close to one another near Ol Kalau. The girls rode their horses to visit one another or were captains their field hockey teams. They remain good friends and neighbors to this day, still sharing their love of horses and now a couple of grandkids.

Kerry’s father Rob Glen is a renowned wildlife sculptor and was a critical ingredient in the family safaris. It was Rob who specialized in getting the Rhino’s to charge or the lions to chase the sisal rope dragged behind the land-cruiser.

Mike Christian, Jamie’s father, came from the USA to Kenya to work for the Kenyatta government after independence. It was there that he quickly became friends with Julie and Rob, and his wife-to-be, Anthea.

Kerry attended Capetown University, studying Environmental Science, while Jamie went to the University of Vermont to study Wildlife Biology. In 2003, Kerry was working in London for a Safari Agent and Jamie was working as a Biological Research Assistant.