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The Lewa Downs Conservancy
itself supports a myriad of plains game species, all perfectly adapted
for the semi-desert environment. The thinly striped and endangered
Grevy's Zebra and the chocolate brown Reticulated Giraffe are common.
The lance-like horned Beisa Oryx and the rare Greater Kudu are
seasonal visitors. Gunther's Dikdik, with its huge nasal swellings,
the giraffe-necked Gerenuk and the beautiful blue-legged Somali
Ostrich are resident all year. The swamp has become a
sanctuary in itself for the fascinating semi-aquatic Sitatunga
antelope and its primary predator, the Leopard. Birdlife is equally
rich with numerous species of Bustards, Plovers, Coursers and birds of
prey. At night, leopard are frequently encountered along with bush
babies, aardvarks, bat-eared foxes, caracal and various mongooses,
genets & civets - a few days at Lewa Downs is a unique combination of
hospitality, spectacular scenery and abundant wildlife.
Escorted Rhino Tracking Day &
night game drives Viewing of 10% of the World's Grevy Zebra Population.
Camel & Cultural Safaris,
Chalbi Desert and Lake Turkana Flying
Safaris. (Fly fishing for Africa's largest Rainbow Trout on the Mt Kenya
Moorlands at Lake Alice.) |