Safaris
from the Camp
Safaris in the
Serengeti are all about game drives. It’s a large park to explore full of
fantastic Africa wildlife with huge numbers of lion, buffalo, elephant, cheetah,
leopard, hyena, zebra. Giraffe, a large variety of antelope, hippo, huge crocs
to name just a few and not forgetting fabulous birds.
It’s best to go out
at dawn or late afternoon to give the best chance of predator action. When it gets hot, lions can be seen but tend
to be lazing under trees after dining.
Typically, you’d awake just before dawn and head out after a quick cup
of tea or coffee and return to camp for a brunch. Then relax in the lounge or on you terrace
taking in the view. Often there are so many animals around camp that you won’t
want to go out in the car again but that’s up to you.
From mid December to March, Bush Rovers are in the south east area
of Kusini. Perhaps our favourite site as it is so far off the beaten track where
you can be amongst the migration but never see another human soul.
The
migration moves into the Western Corridor swelling the already prolific
wildlife around the Grumeti river. Crossings of the river can end in mass
drownings, similarly to the Mara river, and predators are densely distributed.
From July to October the
camp will be be up at the Mara river in the far north of the Serengeti. This is
where you’ll get the chance to see thousands of wildebeest crossing back and
forth over the river - the holy grail of
safaris.
Once they are crossing, the
large crocs line up along the banks and in the river waiting to take the most
vulnerable! It’s brutal but jaw-dropping
to witness. Where the wildebeest are,
the predators are never far behind looking to get an opportunity to feast!