Safari

So on the 8th I got to go to the Masai Mara for a 3 days safari. I left Mombasa Thursday morning and took an 8 hr bus ride to Nairobi. My fellow interns took a flight on Friday so Benson, our assistant caretaker came with me. The ride was long hot and bumpy for sure but worth it. Nairobi is so urbanized compared to Mombasa. There are tall buildings, traffic rules, and definitely just more of a big city feel. It was almost like being home in Denver. 

On Friday I took a van from Nairobi for 6 hrs to the Masai. We stopped at the great Rift Valley, and ended up driving through it. Pretty cool if I do say so myself. 

Once we got to our camp we put our things there and went on our sunset game drive. O

Although it was raining a bit we still saw a lot but did miss the sunset :( but it was amazing to see giraffs from almost a mile away walking and then driving close to see them. The coolest part was seeing a huge pride of lions. It literally was like the scene from the lion king! We were less than 10 ft from them. 

 

The next day was our full day game drive and we saw so much from giraffs to elephants cheetahs wildebeests and buffalo. They have the Big 5 here which include elephant, rhino, cheetah, wildebeest, and buffalo. We saw 4 of the 5 because seeing the rhino is very rare. The group before us from elective Africa were the first in 12 years to see one. But still how close we got was amazing to everything. We even saw a mom and cubs eating a freshly killed wildebeest. 

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After the all day drive we got to visit a Masai village and learn about their culture. 

 

The next morning we sis our sunrise drive and for those who haven't seen on Facebook this view is what I have been waiting for 

 

And more cheetahs

 And of course my "Rafiki" tree as I call it.

These are just a couple of my amazing pictures and experience on safari.