Tanzania day 5, 6 & 7 — Serengeti #2

The big migration.

Guys showing off – as usual.

Hunting by the river.

Watching the zebras.

Laying just by the road.

Here is why the lion is considered a king!

Taking a nap before dining.

No other animal can sleep like this on the ground.
He truly knows he has no real threats.

A cob hiding in a tree.

Portveien 2 på ordentlig!

A nice place to relax after a long day on safari.

We saw these when leaving Serengeti.

One of the last remaining big migrations on earth is the one here at this time, when the probably near 2 million wilderbeests move into Kenya for the dry season. An amazing view!

Now I understand why the male lion is called a king, we also got to see two lions mate. Just in the start of their 7-days of no eating, just mating. The poor thing got about a minutes break and then he had to go back to work. Bet he will be pretty exhausted in a week!

We encountered what our driver called a "kindergarden", a group of 11 giraffes. 2 adults taking care of the youngsters, and teaching them how to eat and avoid predators.

To sum up our days in Serengeti we have seen 2 cheetahs, 3 leopards (one just a baby girl), 10 lions and an endless amount of wilderbeests, zebras, giraffes, elephants, monkeys, gazelles, warthogs, hippos and different types of antilopes.

The food at Migunga was superb, so the food where we've stayed the past 3 nights has been a disappointment. Tasteless, too small portions and both of us and our driver have gotten sick. But even though the kitchen is not worth much here at Ikoma bush camp, the location is excellent. We are just outside the border of the national park, and in the last two days we've been surrounded by wilderbeests (and a few zebras). Sitting by the camp fire listening to the animals and watching the overwhelming amount of stars is a pretty good way to spend the evening here.

We got a very nice farewell from Serengeti, leaving the park we passed 7 lions walking by the road. A lucky young male accompanied by six lionesses.