Tour around Africa: Stage 66 - North Mara (HTSI) to
Nanyuki (HKNY)
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In this VFR - GPS Flight Plan we take off from
the runway 11 of the North Mara airport (HTSI), fly over Maasai Mara,
Nairobi and the Kenya mount, finally landing in the runway 21 of the
Nanyuki airport (HKNY)
In this journey around Africa I have used the Cessna 172S
(Skyhawk)
Take off from the runway 11 of the North Mara airport (HTSI).
Flying to the east, soon we cross the border and enter
Kenya.
Maasai Mara.
Maasai Mara, also sometimes spelt Masai Mara and locally
known simply as The Mara, is a large national game reserve in Narok,
Kenya, contiguous with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. It is
named in honour of the Maasai people, the ancestral inhabitants of the
area, who migrated to the area from the Nile Basin. Their description of
the area when looked at from afar: "Mara" means "spotted" in the local
Maasai language, because of the short bushy trees which dot the
landscape.
Maasai Mara is one of the wildlife conservation and wilderness areas in
Africa, with its populations of lions, leopards, cheetahs and African bush
elephants. It also hosts the Great Migration, which secured it as one of the
Seven Natural Wonders of Africa, and as one of the ten Wonders of the World.
The Greater Mara ecosystem encompasses areas known as the Maasai Mara
National Reserve, the Mara Triangle, several Maasai group ranches, and
Maasai Mara conservancies.
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Getting closer to Nairobi.
Flying over Nairobi.
Nairobi (/naɪˈroʊbi/ ny-ROH-bee) is the capital and largest city of
Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nairobi, which
translates to 'place of cool waters', a reference to the Nairobi River which
flows through the city. The city proper had a population of 4,397,073 in the
2019 census.
Nairobi is home of the Kenyan Parliament Buildings and hosts thousands of
Kenyan businesses and key international companies and organisations,
including the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) and the
United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON). Nairobi is an established hub for
business and culture. The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) is one of the
largest stock exchanges in Africa and the second-oldest exchange on the
continent. It is Africa's fourth-largest stock exchange in terms of trading
volume, capable of making 10 million trades a day. It also contains the
Nairobi National Park. Nairobi joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning
Cities in 2010.
Nairobi was founded in 1899 by colonial authorities in British East
Africa, as a rail depot on the Uganda - Kenya Railway. It was favoured by
the authorities as an ideal resting place due to its high elevation,
temperate climate, and adequate water supply. The town quickly grew to
replace Mombasa as the capital of Kenya in 1907.
After independence in 1963, Nairobi became the capital of the Republic of
Kenya. During Kenya's early period, the city became a centre for the coffee,
tea and sisal industries. The city lies in the south central part of Kenya,
at an elevation of 1,795 metres (5,889 ft). (*1)
Ascending to 13,500 feet towards the mount Kenya, near
to the limit of the Cessna 172S.
Mount Kenya. Due to the altitude limit of the Cessna
172S we can only surround it.
Mount Kenya (Meru: Kĩrĩmaara, Kikuyu: Kĩrĩnyaga, Kamba: Ki nyaa, Embu: Kĩ
nyaga) is an extinct volcano in Kenya and the second-highest peak in
Africa, after Kilimanjaro. The highest peaks of the mountain are Batian
(5,199 metres (17,057 feet)), Nelion (5,188 m (17,021 ft)) and Point
Lenana (4,985 m (16,355 ft)). Mount Kenya is located in the former
Eastern and Central provinces of Kenya; its peak is now the intersection
of Meru, Embu, Kirinyaga, Nyeri and Tharaka Nithi counties, about 16.5
kilometres (10.3 miles) south of the equator, around 150 km (90 mi)
north-northeast of the capital Nairobi. Mount Kenya is the source of the
name of the Republic of Kenya.
Mount Kenya is a volcano created approximately 3 million years after the
opening of the East African Rift. Before glaciation, it was 7,000 m
(23,000 ft) high. It was covered by an ice cap for thousands of years. This
has resulted in very eroded slopes and numerous valleys radiating from the
peak. There are currently 11 small glaciers, which are shrinking rapidly,
and may disappear by 2050. The forested slopes are an important source of
water for much of Kenya.
There are several vegetation bands from the base to the peak. The lower
slopes are covered by different types of forest. Many alpine species are
endemic to Mount Kenya, such as the giant lobelias and senecios and a local
subspecies of rock hyrax. An area of 715 km2 (276 sq mi) around the centre
of the mountain was designated a National Park and listed as a UNESCO World
Heritage Site in 1997. The park receives over 16,000 visitors per year.
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Surrounding Mount Kenya by the eastern slope.
A steep descent towards our destination, leaving Mount
Kenya behind.
Final approach to the runway 21 of the Nanyuki airport (HKNY).
Nanyuki is a market town in Laikipia County of Kenya lying
northwest of Mount Kenya along the A2 road and at the terminus of the branch
railway from Nairobi. The name is derived from Enyaanyukie Maasai word for
resemblance.
It is situated just north of the Equator (0° 01' North). In 1907, British
immigrants settled in Nanyuki, some of whose descendants still live in and
around the town. Nanyuki is currently the main airfield (airbase) of the
Kenya Air Force. The British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK), has a base at
Nyati Barracks. It conducts infantry exercises in Laikipia and on Kenyan
Ministry of Defense land at Archer's Post.
The airport lies 6.5 km (4.0 mi) south of the town along the highway to
Nairobi and serves light aircraft. There are regular flights operated by Air
Kenya, Safarilink and Fly SAX, which is convenient for businessmen and
tourists. The town is also served by a paved road from Nairobi, and
northward to northern Kenya. Tourists can visit a number of parks and
reserves in the vicinity of Nanyuki, the most obvious one being Mount Kenya
National Park, the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy and the Fairmont Mount
Kenya Safari Club which hosts large numbers of tourists seeking a luxury
safari experience. The hotel has 120 luxury rooms with views of Mount Kenya
alongside the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy, which together with the
William Holden Wildlife Foundation aims to breed and reintroduce the
endangered bongo back into the area. Others are Ol Pejeta Conservancy,
Sights further away include Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Aberdare National
Park, Samburu National Reserve and Shaba National Reserve.
Nanyuki has some of the cleanest water in Kenya because the source
originates from Mt. Kenya. The entire water system is gravity fed, from the
supply to the sewer system. (*1)
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