After the 9 days of safari in Kenya and Tanzania, there were many things I found out by surprise that I wished the tour company had told us or read on the internet so I want to share with you: Safari animal-seeing-wise, I think Maasai Mara is better than Serengeti for the following reasons: Must… Read More Kenya versus Tanzania Safari, Must Pack, and Tips
Another long day of driving to get from Ngorongoro Crater to Amboseli National Park in Kenya and another border crossing! We started our journey just before sunrise… Jason and I asked Emmanuel if he could stop by a post office along the way so we could get Tanzania stamps as you all already know Jason… Read More Safari Day 8-9 – Kenya: Amboseli National Park
From Serengeti to Ngorongoro, it was a three-hour drive (once again, on bumpy roads). We arrived at our next lodge, Embalakai Ngorongoro, at around 10:30 AM and waited for 10 minutes for someone to come and greet us. The staff wasn’t responsive, giving me a bad first impression of the lodge. Our rooms weren’t ready… Read More Safari Day 7 – Tanzania: Ngorongoro Crater
Our 2nd full day in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park, we opted for a long morning safari to get further into Serengeti so Emmanuel got packed breakfast from the lodge on the go. We searched for a lone tree as the backdrop and hoped for some animals, that would be the perfect picture lol we wished… Read More Safari Day 6 – Tanzania: Lakeside Breakfast in Serengeti and Ants Invasion In Our Room
The air was so cold at 4 AM that we had to wake up super early to get ready for our hot air balloon safari! We booked via the tour company just weeks before our safari, Brian decided to splurge on it based on rave reviews he read. We were quoted at $480 USD per… Read More Safari Day 5: Tanzania Serengeti Hot Air Balloon Safari
Our journey from Maasai Mara to Serengeti National Park was a very long drive, although they are next to each other on the map. We drove through Maasai Mara National Park, exited out another gate, and then drove through numerous villages on bumpy road! Even outside the park, there were giraffes next to the road!… Read More Safari Day 4: Tanzania – long road to Serengeti
Day 3 of our Kenyan safari, we started early again to catch the sunrise. We saw a herb of zebras but they kept moving and not to the direction of the sunrise so we continued to search for a more open spot. No luck on a vast plain nor animals as backdrop and the sun… Read More Safari Day 3: Kenya – Chasing the Cheetahs and a visit to a Maasai village
We woke up in the cold and darkness but excited about our long safari day. We got ready quickly, carefully unzipped the tent to get out, and flashed the flashlight to signal the security guard to escort us. Within minutes, a staff came and escorted us to the restaurant for cake and coffee. We are… Read More Safari Day 2: Kenya – The Great Migration!!!
After days of island hopping, we finally made our way to Nairobi to start our long-awaited safari! We arrived at 1:20 AM but we needed to wait for our friends (Sokunna and Brian whom we went to South Africa safari together and Brian’s son TJ) to arrive at 5 AM. We waited at the luggage… Read More Safari Day 1: Kenya – Bumpy Ride to Maasai Mara
Our next island hopping in Seychelles – Platte Island where the new Waldorf Astoria private island resort opened just a few months ago. I redeemed 3 nights with my 2 free night certificates and 130K Hilton points. Even though the stay was “free”, getting there alone cost €700 per person roundtrip on a chartered flight… Read More Seychelles – Waldorf Astoria Platte Island: 3 nights in paradise
