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Last Day on the Mara

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Our last full day on the Masai Mara. A lot of lions this morning!  What an incredible experience this whole trip has been. We agreed that we need to come back and explore Africa much further. Today was lion day. We saw two separate prides. The male  pictured above has been named Nyekundu, which means “red-colored” in Swahili. He has the infamous reputation of taking out a beloved elderly leopard named Fig (apparently in front of a bunch of onlooking tourists who passed on dinner that night!). Jackal.  It’s basically a small wild dog that makes high pitched barking sounds to communicate. They follow the lions around and eat the scraps of what they kill.  Lioness yawning.  Shortly after this photo was taken, she walked straight toward our Land Cruiser and walked alongside us. We could have literally reached out and pet it! Mother and cub Three cubs hanging out Mother lioness and her cub enjoying their wildebeest breakfast. This was a fresh kill from the night befo...

Mara Plains Camp

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  For those wondering about our accommodations, here are some images of our “tent.”  Technically, it is indeed a tent. It has canvas/screen walls and ceiling.  However, it has a floor, bathroom, plumbing, and structure that the lighter material attaches itself to.  We are “glamping” It is very safe here.  However, they provide security escorts after dark due to all of the wild animals. The tent platform sits on a hillside over a small river, home to several hippos who snort and grunt at all hours of the night.  Baboons sleep in the trees over our tent and all seem to jump off our “roof” at dawn.  We eat gourmet food and even dined with the owners Derek and Beverly Joubert last night.  They are National Geographic photographers/videographers, incredibly interesting people.  This has been an experience of a lifetime and one of our best trips ever.   Copper Tub In-room rain shower . . .  Front door to our tent Our tent porch . . . ....