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Our trip through the Serengeti National Park.

A special “Thank You” to our guide and driver, Victor, for not only getting us along those bumpy roads but also for his talent in spotting even the best-hidden wildlife.

Serengeti in the local Maasai language means “endless plains”…

As we arrived in the Serengeti it hailed… A lot! Our guide Victor said he’d never seen this before…

This eagle was thinking about having this tortoise for lunch – but he was too heavy to carry off… Eventually he gave up and left.

Cheetah

Leopard just hanging out in a tree…

Vulture.

They seem to like this pose…

Zebras are certainly the most decorative animals in the park.

Buffalo – seems to be laid back today.

Hippo. More hippos…

Giraffe.

Wildebeast

This poor fellow was shivering by the side of the road after being drenched by the pouring rain and hail.

Each late afternoon the clouds would roll by and there would be a threat of thunderstorms – but they always seemed to fall somewhere else. However, this indicated the beginning of the rainy season – and the herds were slowly migrating back north to the middle Serengeti.

CAMP:
We stayed 2 nights in the Osupuko Serengeti Tented Camp. As a wilderness camp, they were not allowed to disturb the site – so for example, the tents were on a slight hill because they could not level the site. The plumbing was above ground, but there were fully functioning flush toilets, and the most interesting feature – the “talking shower”. Arrange the time when you plan to take your shower, and the staff will be there outside the tent on a ladder to pour the heated water into a high bucket when you tell them you are ready. If you need more you tell them so, and they will re-fill the shower bucket.

Otherwise, the tent – like the others we stayed in – was up to the same luxurious standards. And once again, after dark you needed to be escorted to your tent.

The dining tent.