Serengeti

Leaving the Acacia Farm Lodge with Joshua the manager in the foreground.

Another early start with a long day ahead on route to the Serengeti National Park a whole 14700 sq km of park. We drove around the Ngorongoro crater rim through lichen covered trees and through the reserve with plenty of nomadic farming on route.

We had a short stop here at the Olduvai Gorge known for its ancient archeological sight  where they have found fossils from animals and humans going back 2 million years. We also visited the museum before hitting the corrugations again.

 Finally arriving at the Serengeti border.

For the whole day we drove on HEAVILY corrugated rutted roads that you had to drive fast over to keep it as smooth as possible, some parts being a real 4WD experience. Quite bouncy when you're sitting in the back seat for half the day. 

We think these trucks were carting water and looked as though they were in big trouble buried in the thick soft soil.

Finally we arrived at the Naabi Hill Gate the entrance to the Serengeti Plains where we had our picnic lunches while the drivers checked into the National Park for our 3 nights stay. Still a few more hours to our destination.

Once we're in the park it's back into animal spotting so the roof goes up.

These Landcruiser trucks are modified here in Tanzania. They cut their tops off and turn them into comfortable 7 seater passenger trucks.

A couple of Lions feeling content

A Cheetah with her 4 cubs a lucky find we are told.

My turn for the front seat.

By sunset we were arriving at our Kirawira tented camp after about 11hrs on the road but so worth it once you arrive here.