Mauritius the land of the dodo

Mauritius is a great place to tour with a variety of natural and manmade features. Some of the natural features include turquoise lagoons, rich forests, unique wildlife, white sand beaches and wild waterfalls. Mauritius has over the years attracted many tourists with the tourism arrival currently standing at 1 Million up from around 70,000 tourists in the 1970’s. Mauritius offers both leisure and business tourism. The leisure activities apart from enjoying the white sand beaches and scenic scenes, the tourists can enjoy the water sports. Among the famous animals in Mauritius is the dodo bird which is unique to Mauritius but is now extinct. The bird which thrived in the Island of Mauritius  is believed could initially fly but due to lack of predators the bird lost its ability to fly. When explorers and other travelers started arriving in 1598 in Mauritius they introduced rodents such as rats and animals such as cats, coupled with their appetite for the delicious bird, the bird soon become extinct with the last bird being sighted in  1662.

Places to Visit- Budapest the Capital of Hungary

 

One of the best places to visit in Europe is Budapest which is the capital city of Hungary indeed the largest city in central Europe. The city offers scenic architecture which dates back to the ancient times. The name Budapest is derived with the joining of two cities Buda and Pest, as a matter of fact the city which is divided by the Danube river comprises of three regions the Pest, Buda and Ouda. Budapest has strong culture which has survived over time fusing well with the modern culture. This is evident in the rich cuisine available in the city. The fusion of ancient cultures and modern culture has made Budapest one of the best cities in Europe. The younger Generation of Hungarians speak English hence eliminating communication barriers.

 

Safari Tours and Travel: Kenya coastal beaches

Safari Tours and Travel: Kenya coastal beaches:   Kenya has many beaches which stand out and offer unique features as they comprise of white sand and unique offshore   coral formation...

Kenya coastal beaches

 

Kenya has many beaches which stand out and offer unique features as they comprise of white sand and unique offshore  coral formations, but some of the best beaches can be found in Watamu town. Watamu is a small town about 105 Km from Mombasa town . The main economic activity of the town is tourism and fishing. The shoreline is made up of white sand and comprises of various beaches such as Watamu Bay, Jacaranda beach, Blue Lagoon bay, Garoda beach and Turtle beach just to mention afew.

Some of the water sports found in Watamu beaches includes windsurfing, Scuba diving, deep sea fishing safaris, swimming, snorkeling, jet skiing, skurfing, yachting and white water rafting. Given the natural serenity of the place and the beautiful beaches Watamu offers a resistible and breathtaking beauty.

 The beaches can be accessed thought the year given the fact the Mombasa is generally hot and warm climate. Furthermore the visitors can enjoy the African sun by the beaches while watching the breathtaking views. There are various hotels in  and around

Watamu town who offer great services at affordable prices.

 

Survival in the wild at it's best

 

Imagine a foul tasting meal? Yes, that's what the horned Mexican lizard imagined, you wouldn't dare eat such a meal. The Horned Mexican lizard willingly offer a taste of its blood by squirting a sample of it which oozes from the eye. The blood tastes so foul  that no predator would dare eat the lizard. Further the lizard can puff itself so that the spikes on its back can protrude outwards and become very sharp so that even if the predator wouldn't mind the taste, it would be practically impossible to swallow the lizard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The wildebeest migration from the Serengeti National Park , Tanzania  to Kenyan Maasai Mara National Park has become a very important tourism attraction in the two countries having been declared a  wonder of the world. This is because the migration is a spectacular  as millions of the wildebeest together with other grazers such as the zebras and antelopes travels  over thousand  kilometers from Serengeti National Park to Masaai Mara in Kenya and back again . The migration is timed to coincide with the rainy seasons as the wildebeest move in search of pasture and surface water. The journey is made more spectacular by the fact that it’s the ultimate convergence  of  both predators and the prey.  The journey is the perfect illustration of the survival for the fittest. The predators like lions, hyenas, leopards and even crocodiles wait to make a kill literally during the migration especially at strategic places such as the river crossing sections.

 

 

Hippo's Natural Sun Burn Cream

The Hippo being among  one of the largest mammals in the wild, is not scared of other predators such as the lions or even crocodile especially once it has grown to it’s full body size. The hippo is more worried of the scorching African sun and disease causing bacteria hence it has developed a unique defence mechanism.

Hippos have developed their own natural sunscreen, which oozes out of their pores in a shocking, bright red color. This strange secretion has earned them appropriately horrific nickname of “blood sweat,” although it contains neither bodily fluid. Instead, it is made up of a number of highly acidic compounds that absorb ultraviolet light, preventing sunburn, and that inhibit the growth of bacteria. While we usually think of the blood sweat as bright red, it actually comes out clear, turns red and then fades to brown as it becomes exposed to the air.