Sensational safari Pt 2

We managed to fit in twelve and a half hours of "safari-ing" into our short time in the Masai Mara and saw more than we could ever expected. Our first sighting was a group of lions devouring a buffalo. We got so close to them and at one stage one of the lions came and sat down less than two metres from our vehicle (did I mention the vehicle has open sides??) - it was a little scary, but they honestly didn't seem to pay any attention to us.

Here's some of the other animals we saw:





Fighting giraffes...it's called necking and it was very funny to watch as they swung their long necks into each other.


We found a cheetah consuming a gazelle....later we came back to see vultures eating the left overs, as well as a very full cheetah - look at that tummy!



On the second day we went out early and after a few hours, we drove up to our 'bush breakfast' - which turned out to be bacon, eggs, pancakes, juice, yogurt, coffee and more...all set up beautifully in a secluded area next to a river. We were waited upon by two waiters and guarded by a few more men from any wild animals!

We got bogged on our last safari...we had to get out of the vehicle while they towed it out of the mud. It was very exciting, I'm just glad we didn't see any lions at that moment.



The biggest find of the safari had to be the leopard, which we found up a tree before it ran down into the long grass. Can you see it in the tree? We chased it around for a bit but it was really shy and in the end we left it alone...I was worried it was going to jump right into our truck.

More animals: