After spending two days in the Masai Mara, we headed to the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania through the Isebania border. Even though there are roads that directly connect the Masai Mara to the Serengeti, MH and I were required to travel through Isebania since we were not citizens of either country. It was a long and treacherous route to the border crossing since the roads were washed out from the rain. However, we made it without having to get out to push the car so I can't really complain.
When we arrived to the Serengeti the abundance of animals continued. Although we were visiting too early in the season to see the great migration across the Mara river we came across several herds of wildebeests and zebra making their way through the plains.
Just before we had to head back to our lodge for the evening we found a leopard and her cub lounging in the distance. It is remarkable how well they blend into their surroundings and kudos to our guide for spotting them.
The next morning we went out for our morning game drive and the wildlife was a little more sparse. I guess the animals in the Serengeti like to get going a little later in the day. However, the Serengeti didn't disappoint us and we found a trio of cheetahs relaxing in the shade.
The third cheetah is a little tough to see in this picture, since it was lying off to the right behind some tall grass.
In the evening we visited the hippo pool and that was truly something else. The pool was completely filled with hippos and all you could see were bumps in the water that were either their eyes, ears, or back. Periodically a hippo or two would come up for air and cause a ruckus with the neighboring hippos. The hippos would grunt at each other as if saying "hey, what the heck?!?" and then all would be resolved within seconds when they realized it was just a friend that bumped him/her.
As we left the Serengetti the next morning, heading toward our next destination, we passed 'Lion Rock' and lo and behold we found this guy!
There was another lioness sunning on another rock nearby. It is easy to understand why 'Lion rock' had its name.
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