Safari

On Oct 2nd we left for Masai Mara, the most renowned safari in Africa. We rented a safari van and driver to get the full experience. Game drives consisted of driving around the savannah on the lookout for wildlife. To assist our hunt, the drivers communicate via radio, pointing out the hot spots (we have no idea how they do this as nothing is marked). We stayed at Mara Sopa and were treated like V-V-Vip's since the owners are friends with the Sumar family. It was definitely not what we are used to. Going from camping in gaming fields to resorting in them was quite the shock to our systems.

Apparently we were really lucky and saw animals that even locals rarely see. Our first day we saw a covoted leopard and its baby. The second day we saw 3 cheetas chillin'. We were also privy to many lion feedings (disclaimer: a picture below is quite graphic). Our van was approached by a family of elephants within arms reach. Seeing wildlife that close, so uninhibited is incredible.

To describe what we saw in the gaming fields would be futile, only pictures will suffice.