Arriving in the Serengeti

We had a bumpy drive on terrible roads through the Ngorongoro conservation area on the way to the Serengeti NP. We had lunch at the park gate, & walked up to a viewpoint which had sweeping views over the Serengeti plains for as far as the eye could see. It also had several cute little igama lizards who posed obligingly.Our accommodation in the Serengeti was just outside the northern park gate, so we got a substantial game drive on the way to our camp. We saw our first Serengeti lions, a cheetah, & a leopard. Not bad for the first day! If you look near the bottom of the tree on the first leopard pic you can see it's dinner. Half of a poor little Thompsons Gazelle that it has killed & hauled up to finish off later.

Our base for the 3 nights was Ikoma Bush Camp (http://www.moivaro.com/pages/ikoma_bush_camp/lodge.htm). This was similar to Whistling thorn, but much more established, & on a much greater scale. They had 35 tents, compared with Whistling Thorns 6. Like Whistling thorn we got a glorious sunset from our tent veranda.