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EcoTraining: Photos of the week #2

Our Kenya Safari guide course is in full swing and the students already had some amazing sightings. With Mount Kenya as a backdrop, landscapes teeming with wildlife and an experienced Kenyan instructor you will not have a dull moment.

Not to mention all the activity going on in and around our southern African camps. Anything from lions killing a Nyala a few meters from camp to great sightings on foot and game drives to even better educational opportunities.

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