Lions and Cheetahs and Elephants - Oh My! Safari was Awesome!

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Hi there! All we can say is that Safari in the Serengeti, Arusha National Park, Lake Manyara and the Ngorongoro Crater was incredible! We did a camping safari which was a lot of fun! And yes, all of the pictures we posted below we did actually take ourselves! We were fortunate, and got to see what they call the Big Five - lions, cheetahs, elephants, a black rhino with a youngster and many, many buffalo. We also saw a lot of baby animals! Camping in the serengeti during the full moon was breath taking! Hope you enjoy the pics! We have a whole bunch more, but these are some of our favorite!

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Photos

Entrance to the Serengeti
Here we are at the entrance to the Serengeti with our guide Mike, some Maasai Tribe women and Yuan a lady who was on safari with us.

Lions Hunting
These lions were hunting only 5 feet from our jeep!

Get a room
Maybe we should have given them a little privacy! :0)

Elephant family
Look at how cute the baby elephant is!

Cheetahs
These cheetahs were surrounded by cars and just sat there watching us watch them... They were stunning!

Giraffes
These giraffes were the first that we saw on safari.

Full Moon
Here is the full moon over our campsite! The planet to the top left is Jupiter! It hovered above the moon all night, each night we were there.

Comments

[John]

nice pics
These pictures are cool. I'm so excited that you got to see these animals in their natural habitats. Looking forward to catching you guys in 2 weeks. John

[Will and Carina]

Yo!
Hi, guys. We're back from our little jaunt to the Masai Mara. It was worth the trip. We were able to see the animals up close. I guess Kenya has fewer park restrictions so the guides can drive right up to the animals (25 meters, technically, but hey, who's looking?). Nice to meet you both and hope you have fun on your continued journey. This is our blog which hasn't been updated recently, but we're workin' on it: http://willandcarina.travellerspoint.com/. Look forward to your updates.