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AH-MA-ZING. Truly an authentic African experience with the perfect combination of comfort, intimacy and isolation. Trading WIFI as entertainment for beautiful views of the African Savannah, the camp made us really appreciate the beauty of simplicity. If you need your wifi and standard western amenities, this camp is likely not for you. But we loved the ecofriendly, solar powered, canvas tents fully equipped with a bed, western style toilet and make shift shower. Superb.




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Our lodging was at the beautiful "Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge". Absolutely spectacular. Click HERE for a review or see Video below:



Day 3&4:


The drive from the Masa under Canvas (Northern Serengeti) to Kubu Kubu (Central Serengeti) was quite long (at least several hours). They say some of the best scenery is along these drives to/ from each camp. That is true but ... it's REALLY long. I would seriously reconsider flying to/from next time.


As you drive down to Central Serengeti, theoretically you should be following the migration as they go clockwise as well. However, in our particular case, I think we were ahead of the pack and so the volume of animals steadily declined each day. That's okay because we had an amazing 1st and 2nd day and saw almost every animal on the bucket list.


You will notice the grass is much taller around Central Serengeti in comparison to the North. This allows for more cat sightings. Lots and lots of lions! A highlight was when our driver saw something from the corner of his (very trained) eye. We drove quickly off path (not recommended) and found a litter of lion cubs. They were hidden by their mothers as they went to hunt. We were only able to stay a quick moment but it was such an endearing sight.

After an eventful day of lion searching, we attempted to find the last of the Big 5 on Day 4. The highly elusive Black Rhino. Unfortunately, after many hours of fruitless searching, our best sighting was 1 rhino at least 1KM away.

Overall, Central Serengeti was still a magical place. The lodging in the area is definitely more upscale (the infamous Four Seasons was just a few stones away). You will get your FILL of big cats and if lucky, maybe spot a rhino!


For a quick summary of the entire Safari trip, here is my video on Youtube:



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Our camp was “Mara Under Canvas”. Click HERE for a review.


Day 1&2:


We had to skip Kenya, unfortunately, because we just couldn’t make the itinerary work. Masai Mara was still high on the list as such, a happy alternative was to explore the northern tip of the Serengeti (in Tanzania). With very similar wildlife, you get the same images of the acacia trees, Masai warriors and opportunity to see the Wildebeest Migration.


The ”Great Migration” is the LARGEST mass movement of land animals (predominantly wildebeest but also includes zebras and other smaller animals). It sounds like these animals have a pre-set internal clock that reminds them to get moving around a particular time of the year (spans from July to October). So, it’s not a perfect science nor guarantee that your visit will be blessed with this show. As we went in August, we had a HIGH chance (and indeed got VERY lucky).


During our 2 days in the Northern Serengeti, we literally saw EVERYTHING. Elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest + the circle of life (mostly death scenes but offset by cute little babies). I probably took 99% of my pictures during this time. Every other minute was an aspirational National Geographic wanna-be moment.


For a quick summary of the entire Safari trip, here is my video on Youtube:



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