Return to nature at bird sanctuary in central Kenya

A sunbird at Wajee Nature Park in Nyeri County, Kenya. PHOTO | WAJEE NATIONAL PARK

Wajee Nature Park is a nature sanctuary in Nyeri County in central Kenya. It is a homegrown ecotourism initiative. The 20-acre park is the home of Jagi Gakunju, an avid naturalist.

After a two-hour drive from Nairobi, we disembarked at a parking lot dominated by a massive fig tree and surrounded by lush vegetation. Strolling through the thickly wooded sanctuary, it was amazing to see how the land has regenerated.