Tarangire National Park has amazing views and while at the Tarangire Safari Lodge, You have sweeping views of the Tarangire River. The Tarangire is best for a safari during the drier seasons of the year. The Tarangire Safari Lodge is well located nestled on a hill overlooking the Tarangire park.
From Tarangire we drove to the Serengeti national Park. The Serengeti is a vast plain of about 15000 Square Kilometres. The land stretches as far as the horizon. Our first stop at Tarangire was at the Sametu Camp where we anchored for the night. We were well received by the staff at Sametu camp and the warm African Safari Hospitality is felt at the Sametu. The camp is located close to the Seronera Airstrip and this is a semi permanent camp without any fence. You get to feel the bush intimacy with Lions roaring at night close to camp.
Our Lion encounter - We came across two nomadic males early in the morning as we were exiting the Sametu Camp. Up close and candid. We spent sometime following the nomadic males hoping for some morning action but they walked towards the Sametu Kopjes, obviously well fed and oblivious of our disturbing presence.
Driving into the Serengeti was dramatic as one would guess..or rather we made enough drama out of it. Stopping and all manner of selfies to keep the memory of having been at this iconic safari destination in Africa. The road heading to the Serengeti has also its share of drama, with what the local guides refer to as the "RASTA" quite some miles of corrugation. Felt for the Jeeps. They really take a beating.
“To witness that calm rhythm of life revives our worn souls and recaptures a feeling of belonging to the natural world. No one can return from the Serengeti unchanged, for tawny lions will forever prowl our memory and great herds throng our imagination.”
— George Schaller
