(March 4, 2026) Our departure from the camp was at a 7:00am. We encountered a scene reminiscent of the Lion King, Pride Rock. We saw evidence of a not-so-lucky buffalo. One of the detriments of living in the land of the lion. The day was full of interesting birds starting with the Secretary Bird, named…

(March 3, 2026) We continued on our drive through Serengeti.  Steve caught a glimpse of a leopard sleeping in a tree. That completed the big five for the three of us who went to Nairobi National Park on our first day. The rest haven’t seen a rhino yet, so with the leopard, they have four…

(March 3, 2026) It was a peaceful night in the tent camp, full of savannah sounds. Turn up sound. At 3:00a.m. we heard a hyena, but that was about it in the wild animal department. We were at breakfast for sunrise.  On Safari trips there are frequent 5:00a.m. wakeups, as that’s when the animals are active.…

(March 2. 2026) The Country Lodge in Keratu provided us with a buffet of items for us to make up our own lunch boxes. Great idea as a means to control food waste as you only take what you’ll eat. We had lunch at the park gate with beautiful blue Superb Starlings and mice at…

(March 2. 2026) Wow! What a game drive. A full day, the landscape was beautiful. We passed a Maasai village: Serengeti National Park was productive in terms of animal viewing. We are so fortunate to have had decent weather. The day after we left the area there were torrential rains causing safari vehicles to be…

(March 1) We received the news that due to a road washout from heavy rains we would need to cross at a different border adding three hours to the trip, and missing the morning game drive. We rode through many small communities with the same types of businesses, schools and churches. The one that intrigued…

(Feb. 28) It was difficult to leave this beautiful resort after just one night. On our drive we passed through a busier town with two and three story buildings.  Then the typical market/souvenir warehouse with high pressure sales tactics. Amboseli Sopa Lodge is made up of cute little cottages and scampering monkeys. After lunch was…

(Feb. 27) An early start for the 4 hour drive to Lake Naivasha, again passing many herdsmen and their livestock. It is not yet official rainy season, but the forecast called for showers every day. We lucked out and it stayed dry for every scheduled game drive. Today did not disappoint. We arrived at Lake Naivasha…

(Feb. 26) The park, comprised of savannah wilderness, is named for the Maasai people and the Mara River. There were rolling green hills and stretches of wheat coloured fields. We were given the choice of an all day game drive or sunrise and sunset drives with lunch and afternoon at the lodge. The six of…

(Feb. 25) The real fun begins. At 7:30 we met our guide, David, from Nairobi and the rest of our group, Brian and Mindy, a couple from San Diego. We boarded our Land River for a 245 kilometer (152 miles), five hour ride from Nairobi to Maasai Mara. Two rest stops were included: the great…