Sarafi Time!

Tina and I just got back from a great safari to the Serengeti, Ngorngoro Crater and Tarangerie. We went with my friend Edward who owns a safari company here called Pristine Trails. We were on Safari for 4 days and 3 nights and camped in the bush in tents every night :) Enjoy the pictures below!

On the way to the crater, we stopped in a Maasai Village in the bush-- this is one of the most well known tribes in Tanzania and Kenya. These individuals dress in colored robes and live off the land completely. I had done a tour through a Maasai Village in Kenya with my family about 5 years ago, and have learned a lot about them from being in Tanzania so much, but it was still really fun to get to spend time with them again. It is incredible to see how they live their lives-- no electricity, houses made of dung and mud, beds made from animal hyde, and wealth based on cattle. really beautiful to see it all. 

When we were in the crater, which was BEYOND freezing due to the high altitude, we woke up at 5:30am in order to see the best animals, and then we drove to this beautiful lake in the crater where our chef Seve had prepared an early morning picnic for us. Me, Tina and Edward had a wonderful breakfast by the lake while watching the Zebra and Wildebeest roam around the pastures

Tina, Edward and I CLEARLY hard at work pitching our tent in the Serengeti

Some AMAZING photos of the three of us with the elephants, zebras and buffalo

While on safari, we saw TONS of lions. In the Serengeti alone, there is a pride of 50 lions. For those who do not know, the movie the Lion King is based off the Serengeti, and lion in swahili is Simba.

Here are some more gorgeous pictures of all our furry little friends from the safari! 

Above: Elephants, Zebra, Wildebeest, Hyena, Warthog, and a baby baboon! 

Below: our friends the Buffalo, the giraffe, and more zebras!

we also saw gazelles, a rhino, a leopard, two other types of cats, tons of beautiful birds, baby hyenas, mongooses, and more-- I just didnt want to clog the blog with more pictures than I already have!!

after being in the car for 5 hours on the way home from safari, we finally approach Arsuha, which is about an hour and a half from the orphanage. Edward looks at Tina and I and says, "have you guys ever ridden a camel" I told him that I had, but tina hadn't. He looked at us and said "have to fear, edward is here, and within two minutes, he pulled the car into a camel park and told us to get out of the car... there sitting on the floor was a camel with a saddle... he looked at us and said "climb on" absolutely hilarious end to a wonderful few days on safari.

Here are a few more stunning pictures of the Crater and the Serengeti

 

xoxoxo love always,

Neema