Some of the many things the big cats will eat.
Safari: Cat Food
Safari: Samburu Village
We had the opportunity to visit a Samburu village and get to know the locals and some of their customs. The Samburu eat only meat, blood, and milk, are polygamous and practice female circumcision.
Safari: Lions!
Safari: Yawning Lion
Safari: Modes of Transportation
Safari: Breakfast in the Bush
Safari: Supersize Moment
CLICK on the photo for a larger view. This small version doesn’t do it justice.
Safari: The Mara
We saw many different landscapes in the Mara, but the area near Olonana (perhaps toward the West, I am not sure) was perhaps the most breathtaking. The Mara National Park in Kenya is separated by only its border with Tanzania from the Serengeti. You can come close to the border but I don’t think you are allowed to cross it. So the Serengeti will have to be another Safari.
We also saw many giraffe along the way in various settings, but I think these pictures really show how awe-inspiring the Mara is.
Safari: Olonana
Our final stay was at Abercrombie & Kent’s beautiful Olonona tented camp. This wonderfully gracious property right on the banks of the Mara River. The main lodge is beautiful and comfortable, the food is great (a delicious Carbonara in the middle of the African wilderness) and the staff is very attentive and professional. And our tent was beautiful as well with two double beds and Molton Brown products in the bathroom.
Safari: Hippos!
Nothing like watching Hippos play while you enjoy a cup of hot chocolate. Hearing their crazy noises early in the morning (like giant amplified tubas) I pulled myself out my cozy bed to go see for myself. Since our tent was right on the river we could sit on our deck and watch the Hippos. Even though it was only 6:30 AM, there was already a group in the water so I feared that they might already be in the water for the day and that we wouldn’t get any good sightings or pictures. Just heads coming out of the water. (Hippos go out and graze at night and stay in the water during the day to keep cool.)
However, as I focused on the group in the water a large adult silently came into sight along the opposite bank of the river. Then a little later a group of three young hippos took their playing out of the water, running around and grazing a bit on the slopes of the bank.
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