Lokenjen Tailor Made Adventures

06/02/2023

02/06/2020

To break our COVID-19 silence, and to give the current no-tourists lockdown a positive twist: together with about 100 other tour guides, Lokenjen's Agostino Moru Lowai volunteered today to clean up Nairobi National Park. Under the guidance of the Senior Warden of Kenya Wildlife Services, and with the protection of armed rangers (after all, the wildlife virtually had the park to themselves these past weeks), they removed plastic waste (left by inconsiderate human visitors) and a non-indigenous w**d which the animals cannot eat before it starts overgrowing the nutritious grasses. Not only was this a sign of paying respect to the wildlife and preparing the grounds for the very welcome future return of safari guests, it was also an act of solidarity in these involuntarily unemployed times and a great opportunity to reflect, share and socialise among peers.

01/01/2020

Lokenjen Photography Challenge - day 3.
A New Year, so we are adding some new perspectives.
Our pick-of-the-day: light, composition, zoom.
Now it is your time to pick: which one is your favourite?
Liking or commenting = voting.
Only 1 vote (like or comment) per person per challenge day.
48 hours before voting closes.
Eternal Lokenjen fame for the winner.

31/12/2019

Lokenjen Photography Challenge - day 2.
Lucky us - early morning we witnessed a hunt and live kill by a cheetah, who took down a Thomson gazelle for breakfast. That was just the start of a beautiful day on the Mara savanna, where we encountered a variety of wildlife (apart from the 'usual suspects' aka lots of lions and elephants). We all experimented with (back)light and shadows, even though this is not reflected in the pick-of-the-day.
This is our selection - each photographer's best shot in his/her view.
What do you think? Which picture is today's winner?
Liking or commenting = voting.
Only 1 vote (like or comment) per person per challenge day.
48 hours before voting closes.
Eternal Lokenjen fame for the winner.

Oh, and happy New Year to the entire Lokenjen fanbase!!!
May 2020 be filled with thrilling safaris and exciting travel adventures - in your head and heart but most of all in reality. (New Year's resolution: come and experience the Mara beauty yourselves! Karibu sana!)

30/12/2019

Lokenjen Photography Challenge - day 1.
These are our finest shots of today... or so we believe.
What do you think? Which picture is today's winner?
Liking or commenting = voting.
Only 1 vote (like or comment) per person per challenge day.
48 hours before voting closes.
Eternal Lokenjen fame for the winner.

30/12/2019

Lokenjen Photo Challenge!
The Lokenjen family has headed out to Masai Mara for New Year's. Armed with a DSLR camera each, we are contesting in a daily photography challenge.
This is how it works:
• Every day, each photographer selects his/her best shot of the day.
• The pictures are posted here on the Lokenjen page, without mentioning who took which shot.
• And this is where you, our Lokenjen fanbase, comes in: give a like and/or comment to the picture you think is the best for that day. Only one vote per fan per day.
• The picture with the most likes after 48 hours, wins. The prize? Eternal Lokenjen fame.

Join us and enjoy the Mara with us through our lenses!
Let's meet the photographers - they are introduced in the captions of their portraits-in-action.

15/12/2019

📷 Arie Kievit

When one of your safari guests happens to be a professional photographer...

14/07/2019

Just an ordinary day in the Mara? Close encounter with a leopard, brought to you by Lokenjen Tailor Made Adventures.

13/04/2018

This morning in Nairobi National Park

20/03/2018

Sudan, the world's last male northern white rhino has succumbed - this is not only a sad loss of an iconic animal, but even more so for humanity and wildlife conservation. Let us hope that with modern technology the species will be revived.

It is with great sadness that Ol Pejeta Conservancy and the Dvůr Králové Zoo announce that Sudan, the world’s last male northern white rhino, age 45, died at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya on March 19th, 2018 (yesterday). Sudan was being treated for age-related complications that led to degenerative changes in muscles and bones combined with extensive skin wounds. His condition worsened significantly in the last 24 hours; he was unable to stand up and was suffering a great deal. The veterinary team from the Dvůr Králové Zoo, Ol Pejeta and Kenya Wildlife Service made the decision to euthanize him.

Sudan will be remembered for his unusually memorable life. In the 1970s, he escaped extinction of his kind in the wild when he was moved to Dvůr Králové Zoo. Throughout his existence, he significantly contributed to survival of his species as he sired two females. Additionally, his genetic material was collected yesterday and provides a hope for future attempts at reproduction of northern white rhinos through advanced cellular technologies. During his final years, Sudan came back to Africa and stole the heart of many with his dignity and strength.

“We on Ol Pejeta are all saddened by Sudan’s death. He was a great ambassador for his species and will be remembered for the work he did to raise awareness globally of the plight facing not only rhinos, but also the many thousands of other species facing extinction as a result of unsustainable human activity. One day, his demise will hopefully be seen as a seminal moment for conservationists world wide,” said Richard Vigne, Ol Pejeta’s CEO.

Unfortunately, Sudan’s death leaves just two female northern white rhinos on the planet; his daughter Najin and her daughter Fatu, who remain at Ol Pejeta. The only hope for the preservation of this subspecies now lies in developing in vitro fertilisation (IVF) techniques using eggs from the two remaining females, stored northern white rhino semen from males and surrogate southern white rhino females.



photo: Andrew Harrison Brown

31/01/2018

What to expect when your safari takes you to a lodge named Lion's Bluff? Of course! An early morning encounter with... simba himself!