After an early start to our game drive and an exciting viewing of the great migration, it was time for a bush breakfast with our guide, Nelson.
Nelson studied wildlife at college and then taught himself german to better his career. He is highly motivated and has a son with his partner, whom he wants to marry once he has saved enough for a dowry! There is still a lot of the old traditions in place but we saw a lot of progress in that there are now female guides and pilots in Kenya and Tanzania and many more opportunities for the female population.
The flat plains of The Serengeti are broken in several places by isolated and much-eroded granite “islands” called kopjes. Also known as inselbergs (“island hills”), the kopjes were created millions of years ago when volcanic bubbles broached the surface and solidified, and were subsequently eroded by rains and floods, carving out the singularly beautiful forms you see today. Rainwater run-off from the kopjes and permanent water pools caught in rocky clefts make them particularly good for spotting wildlife in the dry season.
And to finish off our fantastic stay at Sayari camp we had a sundowner in the Serengeti with all our Sayari family.
And during the day, Denise spotted this lioness sitting at the side of the road. She was so close to us and did give out a roar. She was most uninterested in us and got up and walked away!
