After our 1 hour flight we were met by Joseph, our guide for the next 3 days. We crossed the “Smelly River” named because of the smell of sulphur in the water, over slippery rocks and high banks either side.It wasn’t long before we happened onto a Leopard down by a dry creek bed. The word got out and before no time there were 18 safari vehicles there, unfortunately most of them too late and we felt very lucky to have spotted it. We were warmly greeted by the camp staff and shown to our well appointed safari tent overlooking the Telek River. The altitude of the camp is 2500 meters with easy access to many varieties of animals and close by to the Mara River Crossings. On our first drive we saw a Hippo walking around out of the water (which is unusual) and a pride of lions and ended with a beautiful sunset before heading back to camp for drinks around the campfire.
Friday 9 August
Early start for the 90 minute bone shaking drive to the hot air balloon launch pad. David our pilot soon had us aloft and we had a great view of a lioness eating her overnight kill, many wildebeest and a baby giraffe. A hearty champagne bush breakfast followed before we headed back to camp via the Mara River to witness a spectacular crossing. Once again we were very lucky and arrived just before it started. Ros had a lovely afternoon watching the comings and goings on the river crossing near the camp. It was an extremely hot day which was rolled down by a gully raker late in the afternoon.Meals are a very enjoyable event meeting people from all over the globe. Food was delicious, plentiful and washed down with a great variety of the best wines and beers.
Saturday 10 August
After breakfast we were collected by Christine our new guide from Naboisho Camp.
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