Bahia Palace

Next day, I went to Bahia Palace, a big old house and a set of houses that were converted into palace in the late nineteenth century by the Moroccan architect El Mekki A part of the Palace is occupied by the Moroccan Ministry of Cultural Affairs. Currently. it is used to receive foreign tourists.












Photo creds:http://www.safariants.com/tours/view/286  https://www.flickr.com/photos/archetypefotografie/4527143397
https://travellingtonito.wordpress.com/2011/10/07/marrakeshs-manic-moped-medina/

Marrakech, Morocco

Majorelle Garden

Arriving to Morocco, I visited Majorelle Garden. This beautiful place, took forty years of dedication for French painter, Jacques Majorelle to create this astonishing place. I walked through exotic plants and unique flowers, I could see pools and streams filled with water lilies and lotus flowers.

Photo creds: http://secondglobe.com/item/jardin-majorelle-marrakech-morocco/ (1st photo) 

http://www.1zoom.net/Nature/wallpaper/318227/z2152/%26original=1 (2nd photo)

https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardd_Majorelle (3rd photo) 

Third Day

On the third day. I went dolphin and whale watching. It was pretty fun, I got  to see a bunch of dolphins,

Ukunda, Kenya, Day 2

Second day, I visited the Kaya Kinodo Sacred Forest. This forest is an indigenous sacred forest. It is managed through a set of traditional rules and regulations (taboos) enforced by a council of elders as it is used to be since back in the day. I spent my day walking around the forest, looking at the beautiful nature of this place. I also interacted with some locals and asked them about their traditions and culture, this is what I came up with. This sacred forest is mainly used by the Kaya Kinondo culture to commune with their ancestral spirits through worship and sacrificial offerings.




















Photo creds: https://wildwans.wordpress.com/kenya/is-it-really-coming-to-an-end (first photo)/    http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g775870-d2547984-Reviews-Kaya_Kinondo_Sacred_Forest-Diani_Beach_Ukunda_Coast_Province.html (second and third photo)
http://www.kaya-kinondo-kenya.com/cultur_hist.htm (fourth photo)

Monkeys in the Colobus Center

Colobus Monkey



Vervet Monkey


Sykes Monkey


Yellow Baboon


Bush Baby

Ukunda, Kenya. Day 1

On the first day on Ukunda, I visited the Colobus Conservation Center. The Colobus is a center that works on the protection and conservation of Primates. The most common monkeys I saw where the Colobus monkeys, Vervet monkeys, Sykes monkeys, Yellow baboons and Bush babies.

   

Photo creds: http://www.colobusconservation.org/index.php/conservation/235-keep-monkeys-safe

Ukunda, Kenya

Main language: Swahili

Main religions: Christianity, Islam
Ethnicities: Kikuyu, Luo, Luhya.