{"id":77593,"date":"2024-09-27T21:25:36","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T11:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?p=77593"},"modified":"2024-11-09T05:23:26","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T18:23:26","slug":"black-and-brown-travellers-find-joy-on-a-safari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/black-and-brown-travellers-find-joy-on-a-safari\/","title":{"rendered":"In Kenya, a group of Black and Brown travellers find joy on a safari"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><text x=\"-9999\" y=\"-9999\"><\/text><path d=\"M37.5324 16.8707C37.9808 15.5241 38.1363 14.0974 37.9886 12.6859C37.8409 11.2744 37.3934 9.91076 36.676 8.68622C35.6126 6.83404 33.9882 5.3676 32.0373 4.4985C30.0864 3.62941 27.9098 3.40259 25.8215 3.85078C24.8796 2.7893 23.7219 1.94125 22.4257 1.36341C21.1295 0.785575 19.7249 0.491269 18.3058 0.500197C16.1708 0.495044 14.0893 1.16803 12.3614 2.42214C10.6335 3.67624 9.34853 5.44666 8.6917 7.47815C7.30085 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we\u2019ve made the four-hour journey from the capital city Nairobi to Lake Nakuru National Park.&nbsp; Everything around us has fallen dark and silent. For a moment we forget what could be lurking in the distance out in this massive 188-square-kilometre stretch of savanna home to the wildlife I\u2019ve only seen on the Discovery Channel.&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m worn out from the drive, and for now, my focus is getting to our hotel and slipping into bed. That is until someone makes out the shadow of something slinking just ahead of us.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;Hyenas,&#8217; our driver Lawince says, nodding towards it. As our truck moves closer, I can see its mangy fur, ash brown and speckled with fat black dots. Something about the sight of it makes me shudder.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;This means you\u2019re going to have a great safari,&#8217; Lawince says. &#8216;Seeing a hyena is good luck.&#8217;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wonder if this superstition is rooted in any kind of mysticism, but more likely the hyenas smell prey and there\u2019s a bit of dark irony there.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 11 of us on this 7-day <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/africa\/safari\">safari<\/a> experience around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a>. We\u2019re here as a part of Intrepid\u2019s BIPOC mentorship trip for travel creators. As creators of colour in an often-exclusionary industry, we\u2019ve been brought together to share knowledge and resources but also to connect. Most of us have never been on safari, and a few have safaried in other countries but never in Kenya. We\u2019re all experiencing this first together.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kenya-Masaai-Mara-Game-Drive-41.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kenya-Masaai-Mara-Game-Drive-41.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kenya-Masaai-Mara-Game-Drive-41-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kenya-Masaai-Mara-Game-Drive-41-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kenya-Masaai-Mara-Game-Drive-41-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kenya-Masaai-Mara-Game-Drive-41-1170x658.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kenya-Masaai-Mara-Game-Drive-41-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The next morning, I dress at dawn in my best \u201cBrooklyn girl goes on a safari\u201d look; baggy cargos, a tee, Solomon sneakers and a Yankees fitted. Before I meet the others for breakfast, I step out onto the back porch of my cabin to watch the sun rise. The air is so fresh and so crisp.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A thick fog hangs over the still lake. Throughout the trip we\u2019d arrive at most places by night, which meant every morning we saw new life. Every morning was a surprise. I take a deep breath and wonder what awaits us today. As soon as the tip of the sun peeks above the horizon, as if on cue, about 100 creatures I can\u2019t name burst into song.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will admit, I don\u2019t consider myself an animal enthusiast, per se. I\u2019m not one of the girls that feels like an elephant is my kindred spirit, you know? But there is something absolutely brain chemistry shifting about being in close proximity to an animal out in the wild, albeit from the safety of a Landcruiser. 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I become completely enamored by them. The stark contrast of the black and white stripes on their skin, how each pattern is unique, intentional almost. The way they look like horses but, also don\u2019t? We press our faces to the glass and watch them in silent awe before launching into a debate about whether they are white with black stripes, or black with white stripes. After giving us time to contemplate, Lawince tells us it\u2019s time to move on.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;Zebras are another one of nature\u2019s flowers,&#8217; he says. And I laugh thinking what a poetic way to say they are beautiful, but they are everywhere. A dime a dozen.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lawince explains that the real focus of a Kenyan safari is the Big Five: leopards, rhinos, lions, buffaloes and elephants.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;I hope we see giraffes, too!&#8217; Someone quips.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And only a few moments later, when we stop for a bathroom break, a giraffe walks right past us. Like right there! 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Beyonce\u2019s Cowboy Carter had just come out and it became our default soundtrack. I look out at our group; young, fly, Black and Brown, deeply curious about the world around us and free. It\u2019s a powerful sight.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A safari is a bucket list experience for so many, and here we are. This trip is something I could\u2019ve only dreamed of. And as our journey continues, we\u2019ll notice how we\u2019re some of the only travellers of colour out there. Most of the other trucks we pass are filled with seemingly wealthy, older white people. How unfair that they can more readily access these experiences in our Motherland, when so many that look like us can\u2019t. If anyone deserves to be here, we do. Not to mention Kenyans themselves. 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Plus, giraffes and ostriches and monkeys and so many birds. Every time we spotted something our voices instinctively dropped to a hush, so as not to scare them off, but also in an unspoken respect. 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