Tue 13th Oct 09

Today was our last full day to explore the vast grass planes of the Serengeti. We were up early to catch sunrise and hopefully some game before the heat of the day set in. Whilst most of the Serengeti is grassy planes with few trees it also has a river that attracts the animals as the only source of fresh water for miles. Along the banks we were lucky enough to see lots of elephants, lions, hippo and a couple of crocodiles, plus all the now familiar gazelle, zebra and wildebeests. Randomly enough we also bumped into our French rescuers from the day before and witnessed a male lion ‘mark his territory’ all over their Land Rover.

Over the course of the day we were lucky enough to see elephants chasing lions, lions starting to eat their recent catch of buffalo, a leopard resting in a tree and troops of elephants refreshing in the river. Unlike the other parks we had visited this was easily the most spread out but I personally felt gave the best viewing, for wildlife at least.

By the end we were thoroughly knackered, coated in dust and slightly sore from the outrageously bumpy roads but very glad and fortunate to have seen and done what we have. Needless to say there is potential for a stupidly long slide show once we get back if anyone would like to sit through the thousands of pictures??

Big thanks to Anita from Love Live Africa and Ali our driver.