This morning, we got to sleep "late", waking up at 8:15 to have breakfast and get packed up in time to leave the lodge at 10 for our flight to Kilimanjaro. The Serengeti "International" Airport, was nothing more than an open air hut and a dirt strip. The plane landed and we boarded and took the hour and fifteen minute flight to Kilimanjaro. I don't know why we flew there, or why it's called Kilimanjaro because when we arrived, the mountain was no where in sight. We deplaned, walked into the domestic arrival door, walked out of the airport, down the sidewalk and into the international departures door. We said goodbye to Gus, then entered the airport, got our boarding passes (which were nothing more than laminated bookmark-looking things), went through immigration, and then boarded our flight to Nairobi. We said goodbye (for now) to Tanzania, and flew the fifty minute flight to Nairobi, where we went through immigration, then walked to our plane to the Masai Mara. We saw Dennis, who is joining us for the rest of the trip in Kenya. We boarded our third plane of the day, and flew forty-five minutes to the Masai Mara National Reserve.
Our housing for the next two nights is the Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp. That's right, tents! We had a game drive on the way to our tents, and there were surprisingly few animals out and about, especially when compared to the other parks we have visited. We did see some lions on the way. One was being bothered by flies and was batting them away with her paw. So cute!
We got our the camp just before the sun went down and got checked in. We headed to our tent for the next two nights. It has a little patio area with a table and chairs, as well as an en suite bathroom, which includes a flushable toilet, sink, and a shower!
We then headed to the lodge for dinner and were surprised with a Masai Mara culture show, which featured dancing and singing. Mom danced with them, and I cursed not having brought my camera! We then ate a scrumptious meal and then went back to the tent and went to bed because we have a very early morning tommorrow!
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You talk about, typically, wonderful hotels, but I could be very happy in this safari tent! Very cool! Karen Coyner
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