Naiburta, sitting on a gentle rise on the northern side of the Hell’s Gate Gorge and commanding fine views west past Fischer’s Tower, is the most scenic site in the area. It has basic toilets, an open banda for cooking and freshwater taps.
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Stippled with sisal, yellow fever trees and candelabra euphorbia, this is the former home of the late Joy Adamson of Born Free fame. She bought the house…
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