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GORP - Lakes & Kopjes - Serengeti National Park The Afrikaans 'kopje' (pronounced copy) is the term commonly used in East Africa for the rocky outcrops technically known as inselbergs. The kopjes are remarkable in that they have their own range of vegetation and wildlife which, in the case of the open plains, makes them into islands in a sea of grass. These animals differ in habits in that the rock hyrax grazes the grasses up to 55m from the kopje base while the bush hyrax is an outstanding climber and lives on the tender leaves of the umbrella acacias growing nearby. gorp.away.com /gorp/location/africa/tanzania/ser_kop.htm   (1416 words)

CANTEEN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) When in 1997 pressure was exerted for Canteen Kopje - a national monument - to be deproclaimed for renewed diamond digging, the community recognised the value of conserving heritage for education and tourism. The "gravels" at Canteen Kopje are interpreted as a colluvial lobe built up largely by gravitation from the adjacent hill (as previously posited by Alex du Toit and Helgren). One of the problems that remain to be explained, and which has relevance to the age of the sequence, is the dramatic shift at Canteen Kopje from a predominance of colluvial accumulation to a final mode in which aeolian action deposited the Hutton Sands. www.museumsnc.co.za /McGregor/departments/Archaeology/canteen.htm   (2084 words)

Kopje Kudus in the Bushveldt My tracker and I took off across a flat area of savannah towards the far kopjes (hills) slopes which were just starting to bake in the early morning sun, just the kind of place that kudu love to bask off the chill of the previous night. Fortunately she had opted to move out of the area we hunted, and we were able to focus on a kudu trophy. On reaching the top of the kopje, which just happened to feel like climbing one of the fabled seven peaks in terms of steepness, I took time out to glass the surrounding hillsides and plains below. www.accuratereloading.com /pvkudu.html   (1255 words)

Elsa's Kopje Cottages - Meru - Kenya Safari Elsa's Kopje is a soft landing in the wild: when you step off the plane you are greeted by a warm, gentle breeze, carrying the scent of the open plains and bush which surrounds you. Elsa's Kopje is almost invisible to the eye as you approach the hill. It blends in to the rocky crags and bush, built close to the site of George Adamson's original camp where George and Joy Adamson released Elsa the lioness into the wild, the story made famous in the film Born Free. www.africanmeccasafaris.com /kenya/safaris/lodges/elsaskopje.asp   (548 words)

|| Elsa'a Kopje, Meru, Kenya - DIscounted Rates || We've named our lodge Elsa's Kopje - for Elsa, the orphaned lioness reared by George and Joy Adamson and returned to the wild in Meru and for the rocky outcrop it sits on. This park is singular in Kenya for being the driest - with little rainfall and at the same time resplendent with thirteen rivers and numerous streams running off the nearby mountains. Time spent at Elsa's Kopje is certain to be a unique component of your visit to Kenya. www.shoortravel.com /elsaskopje.html   (183 words)

Elsa's Kopje This park is renowned for its low rainfall, yet at the same time thirteen rivers and numerous streams run off the nearby mountains to provide a landscape of arid land laced with ribbons of green. Two rooms have monolithic baths which would be at home in the most modern of style magazines, yet fit perfectly with the landscape which you can see from them. George Adamson's words explain the attraction of Elsa's Kopje - "I felt a surge of elation as I left the artificial world....for the last time and drove north to Meru...". www.travelvantage.com /hotel/luxury/ken_lux_elsa.html   (240 words)

Elsa's Kopje - News The Park is blessed by the flow of quite a few rivers that makes it a huge attraction for wildlife, whom elsewhere find parts of the country very dry at this time of the year. Elephants have been around the kopje almost everyday and giraffes are so numerous that some guest re-named the Park “ Giraffic Park”. In fact there are so many things to see and do at Elsa’s Kopje that an overwhelming percentage of guests filling our questionnaires say that they would have liked to extend their stay with us. www.elsaskopje.com /news.htm   (432 words)

Cheli & Peacock - Elsa's Kopje For many years Kenya’s best kept secret, the untamed wilderness of Meru National Park is best explored from its hidden jewel – Elsa’s Kopje. Each of the 9 individually built cottages are luxuriously appointed, and here you’ll find the ultimate ‘room with a view’. There are now at least 4 prides of lion, which have gravitated around the area of our kopje. www.elsaskopje.com   (95 words)

African Horse Safari in Zimbabwe | A Horseback Safari with The Safari Co. | Horse riding in Zimbabwe's Wilderness areas Level one consists of dining room and bar area - level 2 is the library and level 3 is a flat viewing platform to give you your first views of the amazing expanse of the wilderness. It means you stay at Kopje Tops Lodge or Bat Caves camp and do not camp out in the wilds of the bush as on an explorer safari. DAY 2: Early morning tea/coffee is served in your room before proceeding to Kopje Tops Lodge for a full cooked breakfast to stand you in good stead for your day in the saddle. www.thesafaricompany.co.za /Horseback_Safaris_Zimbabwe.htm   (1779 words)

[No title] Kopje - Kopje Valley -------------------- You come down from the edge of the valley into a large, open plain. Kopje - Southern Savannah ------------------------- The grasses here are tall, and many are dried in the sun, but many others, not quite so tall, are still healthy and green, and are especially good for the grazing animals. Kopje - Kopje Valley -------------------- Kopje - Path of Remembrance ---------------------------- As you draw near the steeper wall of the cliff, the air cools, and you come into the shadow of the rock. www.harmlesslion.com /text/ScarZiraVSSimba.txt   (6330 words)

...:: WELCOME TO MAFIKENG.COM ::... On the outskirts of town, Kanon Kopje to the south-east and Warren's Fort on the northern side, pay mute tribute to the desperate defences thrown up by the defenders of Mafeking. The kopje was probably first occupied by Stone Age people about 8000 years ago. It is situated underneath Kanon Kopje at the approximate site of the present Tourist Information and Development Centre, but primarily towards the opposite side of the road. www.mafikeng.com /sites_of_interest.htm   (4519 words)

Elsa's Kopje - Rove Africa - accommodations in Kenya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) Elsa's Kopje has two famous names - the first for the lioness of George and Joy Adamson's story of "Born Free" and the second not necessarily because of the name, more because Elsa used to frequent this area during her life time with Joy. In fitting with this legacy, Elsa's Kopje lodge is aesthetically pleasing, a balm to the eye in an otherwise interesting but arid area. We've named our lodge Elsa's Kopje - for Elsa, the orphaned lioness reared by George and Joy Adamson and returned to the wild in Meru, and Kopje (meaning hill in Africaans) for the rocky outcropping it sits on. www.roveafrica.com /properties/elsa.htm   (238 words)

elsa's kopje - meru national park Elsa's Kopje, Meru National Park for many years Kenya’s best kept secret a untamed wilderness is best explored from its hidden jewel Elsa’s Kopje is a luxurious oasis in the wilds of Meru National Park. Elsa’s Kopje was named after Elsa the lioness made famous by George and Joy Adamson in the film ‘Born Free’, released into the wild here in Meru. www.uyaphi.com /kenya/accommodation/elsas-kopje.htm   (557 words)

Elsa’s Kopje by Will Jones | Travel Reviews from Travel Intelligence Elsa’s Kopje is a beautiful lodge set in one of kenya’s wildest and least visisted National Parks. For this reason there are very few other tourists In the park and you are well off the beaten mini-van path. Trained for 25 years as a guide and environmentalist, he guides an admiring succession of VIP guests to some of the most magical spots in Africa. www.travelintelligence.net /wsd/articles/art_3301.html   (264 words)

Southern Africa Travel Accommodation - Elsa's Kopje Elsa's Kopje, named after the lioness Elsa, was made famous by George and Joy Adamson in the film Born Free. Situated on a kopje, the lodge blends into the hillside of Mughwango Hill, George Adamson's original camp. The lodge is invisible to the eye as you approach the kopje. www.southernafricatravel.co.uk /accommodation.jsp?accommodation_id=4310   (348 words)

Elsa's Kopje - Kenya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) The different soil ages have created distinct patterns of vegetation from lush thick bush to sparse arid sections, a unique and eyecatching eco-system now crisscrossed by 13 tree lined rivers. Ava worked for South African Airways for 5 years in Sales and Marketing before her move to Kenya in 1997 to work at Loisaba Lodge [nee Colchecchio] in the Laikipia area for 2 years. She then joined Elsa's Kopje in November 1999 just 4 months after the lodge opened and has been there for over 4 years. www.unchartedoutposts.com /africa/webpages/properties/elsas_kopje.php   (1093 words)

Accommodation at Elsa's Kopje, Meru National Park, Kenya Elsa's Kopje is a private hideaway perched on top of Mughwango Hill in the old Northern Frontier District of the Meru National Park. The Lodge is named after Elsa, the orphaned lioness reared by Joy and George Adamson and returned to the wild in Meru. Elsa's Kopje offers game-drives in four-wheel drive vehicles, guided nature walks, fishing, rafting on the Tana River and bush dining. africanadrenalin.co.za /cca/elsas_kopje.htm   (166 words)

elsa%27s Kopje, Samburu, Shaba, Laikipia and Meru, KENYA elsa%27s Kopje, Samburu, Shaba, Laikipia and Meru, KENYA Here you will find elsa%27s Kopje, named for Elsa, the orphaned lioness reared by the Adamson’s and returned to the wild in Meru. Located on the Mughwango Hill in Meru National park elsa%27s Kopje enjoys breathtaking views over swamps and plains to the foothills of Mount Kenya. www.e-gnu.com /elsa's_kopje_kenya.html   (423 words)

Elsa's Kopje: Meru National Park Location: Kenya Safaris...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) Scheduled Air Kenya flights to Meru at 07h45 on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday, connecting to Samburu, Masai Mara and Nairobi. Elsa's Kopje is a soft landing in the wild; when you step off the plane you are greeted by a warm, gentle breeze, carrying the scent of the open plains and bush. It blends in to the rocky crags and hillside, built close to the site of George Adamsons original camp where George and Joy Adamson released Elsa the Lioness into the wile, the story made famous in the film 'Born Free'. www.kenya.za.net /elsas-kopje_location.html   (428 words)

Elsa's Kopje: Meru National Park: Kenya Safari Lodges...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) Elsa's Kopje: Meru National Park: Kenya Safari Lodges... Elsas Koje is a soft landing in the wild; when you step off the plane you are greeted by a warm, gentle breeze, carrying the scent of the open plains and bush. Activity options include: a bush breakfast at the Hippo Pools, sundowners out on the plains amongst silhouetted doum pamls, fishing and exploring the park in the open-sided... www.kenya.za.net /Premier_Safari_Lodges-travel/elsas-kopje.html   (493 words)

Elsa's Kopje (Kenya) We've named our lodge Elsa's Kopje- for Elsa, the orphaned lioness reared by George and Joy Adamson and returned to the wild in Meru, and for the rocky outcropping it sits on. This park is singular in Kenya for being the driest, with little rainfall, and at the same time resplendent with thirteen rivers and numerous streams running off the nearby mountains. From your private cottage, placed well away from your neighbor, you'll enjoy a 270" view of the surrounding park with its scattered kopjes and delightful baobab trees. www.classicsafaris.com /CampsandLodges/elsas.htm   (247 words)

Two Kopjes Analysis Rudyard Kipling : Summary Explanation Meaning Overview Essay Writing Critique Peer Review Literary ... Then scorn not the African kopje, The kopje that smiles in the heat, The wholly unoccupied kopje, The home of Cornelius and Piet. Then mock not the African kopje, And rub not your flank on its side, The silent and simmering kopje, The kopje beloved by the guide. You can never be, etc. Only two African kopjes, Only the dust of their wheels, Only a bolted commando, Only our guns at their heels... www.eliteskills.com /c/1059   (479 words)

Elsas Kopje | Meru National Park Safari Lodge in untamed ecosystems Air Kenya operates a schedule service to/ex Meru 3 times a week on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday, ideal for getting to Elsa's Kopje and connects on to Samburu and the Maasai Mara. Elsa's Kopje is almost invisible to the eye as you approach it's home on Mughwango Hill in Meru National Park. It blends into the rocky crags of the "kopje" (small hill), built very near to the site of George Adamson's original campsite. www.ecoafrica.com /african/safaris/CheliPeacock/ElsasKopje.html   (345 words)

rodents   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) We studied the foraging ecology of Xerus rutilus (the African unstriped ground squirrel), Grammomys dolichurus (African tree rat), Acomys sp. We analyzed for the effects of habitat selection (on-kopje or off- kopje/ surrounding savanna), microhabitat (bush and open), food preference (raw peanuts, cooked sunflower seeds, white maize, and yellow corn), and plant toxins (oxalates and tannins). For X. rutilus, no significant difference between bush and open or kopje habitat and savanna habitat was found. www.kzoo.edu /pfolio/example/fanson/rodents.htm   (271 words)

Elsa's Kopje Lodge Discount Bookings We offer discount online bookings for Elsa's Kopje Lodge in Meru.Our rates can cater to any budget preference of the busy traveller to Kenya and Tanzania. Located on the Mughwango Hill in Meru National park Elsa's Kopje enjoys breathtaking views over swamps and plains to the foothills of Mount Kenya. The rooms are open fronted, enveloping you in the warm soft breezes and the incredible light reflecting off the plains that surround Mughwango Hill. www.safariseastafrica.com /hotels/hotel-lodge.asp?hotelid=82   (335 words)

Cheli and Peackock safari camps in Kenya These safaris are ideal for children, they can ride a camel or walk, play and swim in the river or fish from the banks, special bushcraft skills are a delight for children on safari here: an ideal and relaxing family holiday. Elsa's Kopje consists of 8 stone and thatched cottages is situated on Mughwango Hill. It has breathtaking 360° views over the plains of the park in front and to the foothills of Mt. Kenya behind. www.capecairo.com /kenya/cheli/tortilis.html   (865 words)

Kopje King (LE) Limited Edition by Jan Martin McGuire at AllPosters.com Kopje King (LE) Limited Edition by Jan Martin McGuire at AllPosters.com This fine art print has been issued in a limited edition of 950 prints. Simply enter your email address and you can save items to Your Gallery. www.allposters.com /-sp/Kopje-King-LE_i318626_.htm?aid=398737   (74 words)

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kopje - English-French Dictionary - WordReference.com We found no French translation for 'kopje' in our English to French Dictionary. Look for a definition in our English Dictionary. Or did you want to translate 'kopje' from French to English? www.wordreference.com /enfr/kopje   (57 words)

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