Serengeti & Loliondo

We ADORED our stay in Northern Tanzania.  Loliondo was total bliss, fabulously caring camp staff, wonderful tents, exciting night and day walks, night drive, interesting visit to the boma.  Chedi, our guide, was fantastic and we really enjoyed having him around. The Serengeti camp was wonderful as well. Again, great staff, loved being by the river and game viewing from the tent, listening to lions roaring as we had dinner and while we fell asleep.  Amazing sunrises, sunsets; we were lucky enough to see the wildebeest hordes crossing the Mara which is a sight I shall never ever forget - what an experience that was!

The children and my father adored it as much as Ant and I did.  All were enthused from the moment we got up in the morning (and 6am starts are hard for teenagers!) until we fell into bed at 9.30pm. They were so enthusiastic about the people we met, the Nomad staff who became their friends, the amazing array of animals we saw and ticked off in the book on Tanzania we brought with us.  Chedi was fantastic with them.  My father was looked after so well by all the Nomad staff who delighted in calling him Babu - and he managed to do all the walks, driving etc with no problems and loved every single minute.  The food in the camps was wonderful and I managed a visit to the "kitchen" at Loliondo and had a nice chat with the lovely Nelson and his colleagues too.

Saying goodbye to Chedi and leaving the Serengeti was really sad - I have to admit to shedding a few tears secretly once we got into the plane at Kleins airstrip!

AW - August 2009