We were up again with the sun heading to Tanzania today. The camp we were heading to was only about 7 miles away, but the morning was spent flying. We flew from our camp to the border crossing to go through customs in Kenya. We then returned to the plane and flew to the border crossing in Tanzania. We boarded the plane a third time to fly to the Serengeti.
We arrived in the early afternoon in the Serengeti. It was much warmer than Kenya, but still quite nice. We all climbed into the truck and headed to Singita Sabora our last stop in the bush.
We were hoping to see a cheetah or a leopard. There is still lots of tall grass in the Serengeti, so we knew it would be a challenge as they like to hide in the tall grass to preserve ambush opportunities.
As we drove from the airport to the lodge, again we saw all kinds of animals. The ostrich, Thompson Gazelle and Red Hartebeest. The Hartebeest are the largest animal in the Antelope family.
We were having lunch at the main tent of the lodge, which looks out on the Serengeti. We could see zebras, elephants, and warthogs from our table. We were excited at the opportunity of seeing a leopard or cheetah.
Just before sitting down for lunch, we were in a part of the main tent that was a pantry of sorts. The guests could go in and choose snacks out of the fridge or out of jars on the counter. Right as we were walking in, there was a cat on the counter. We thought it might be a small cheetah. We all pulled our cameras to take a picture and missed it. The cat we saw was a Genet.
Not quite a cheetah, but an interesting cat with beautiful markings.
We ate our lunch and headed to our tents. The tents appeared to be brand new and beautiful. A designers dream!
This camp was the quintessential African Safari camp. Every detail was safari perfection.
We relaxed for the afternoon, and went for an evening drive. We found the short grass and came upon an area where water buffalo, wildebeest, impala, and gazelle all grazed together. As we sat there, two hyena were stocking the group. One of the hyenas was a pup. We watched as the wildebeest made a blockade and the momma hyena ran away. The pup stayed near the group and observed, but never made a move.
We moved along and headed back to camp. We ended the day relaxing in our tent, playing games. The tent was furnished with several different games, chess, backgammon, checkers etc.
The day was done and we were off to bed for an early morning wake up.
Thank you Anastasia’s Africa, you did it again. We are loving Singita and the people that make it happen.
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