A monkey cuddles her baby For the next 72 kilometres, the expedition went through a bumpy-stony stretch that leads to the park. The outline of the massive Mt Kilimanjaro, now looking so close, was an awesome sight. Selphar Mbalanya from Kwahola, Mombasa, was excited to spot grazing buffalos before everyone. By twillight we were in Amboseli Serena Lodge, where we were booked. Early the next morning, we went for a game drive, walks and sight seeing.
Some children swam in the swimming pool.
The main focus of the expedition was to plant trees in the Amboseli Park. This has been going on since 1990, following an initiative by Mr Shadrach Karabilo, General Manager, Serena Lodges. Then, the park General Manager for Serena Lodges Mr Karabilo receiving water pipes from the children was threatened by desertification, but is now dotted with half a million trees that have been planted by foreign tourists and Kenyans. Paul Mbuvi, who was among 44 youngsters who planted trees in 1993 was amazed to see how big the trees had grown. A group picture of all the participants Hanna Ndung'u a fourth former at Kagwe Girls, was also surprised to see the drastic change after three years.