Hi Gina:
Hope you are well. Truly sorry not to have responded earlier it has been quite hectic since our return. What can we say the trip was truly remarkable and we wish to return soon. We have been all over the world, and in the Serengeti Krish hugged us and said this was the best trip he has been on. So that about sums it all! Tarangire was amazing and the landscape changed throughout the day, from the highlands to the grassy plains, this is a great reserve. The Serengeti, I was awestruck the size of it. My thoughts below
– NDovu – This tent was absolutely beautiful, the pool had an amazing view but we didn’t get to use it. The fireplace was stunning, the food was very good. I think this was the best tent for us. After the game drive it was very nice to unwind by the fireplace. I even got a shot of the milky way. I wish we could have stayed an extra night.
– Rhotia Valley – We could not believe the scenery, we were just awestruck with the drive there. Again the staff was amazing the food was very good. They have a great concept and we wish could have stayed longer. The tent was good but it was a little tight for the 3 of us. We did not get to use the pool. Alain’s favourite was this one. I wish we had 1 more night here to explore the area. Ngorongoro crater was spectacular.
– Naona Moru – The camp was very roomy and very comfortable, we had the best meals here, unbelievable. Those were our favorite meals. We did have some issues here. The toilets were not working, we had to call someone to flush, so at night it was complicated. We also had some trouble with showers here. Maybe 2 nights would have been enough, but if the migration moved through here we would have been in a great spot. We saw many animals on the 3rd day which would not have been possible in a 2-day stay. The last night was a bit scary for me, a black mamba crawled to our tent, we had hyenas all night, our night vision camera got some shots. So we had stories to bring home!
So I think we picked a varied itinerary, each day was different and breathtaking. It was a good decision to do a fully private itinerary. Our guide Issa was amazing, he really bonded with Krish and checked off everything on Krish’s safari guide book. Krish and Issa had many discussions on details of each species, I don’t know if I told you that Krish is very passionate about animals, birds and learns the habits and details of each species! I was surprised he knew them all! The boxed lunches were good. I cannot say enough good things about the staff everywhere, they all made us very feel very comfortable.
The only items I wish we could have done
– Bush lunch, apparently it needs to be booked before
– Sunset, we really weren’t in a spot to see the sun go down. Issa said Tarangire was a better spot, that time of the year, Serengeti doesn’t see those sunsets.
– Night game drive
– The migration but I guess it’s hard to time it, perhaps we will try Masai Mara next for it
My friends and family truly loved following our journey and I can’t wait to edit my photos. I have several requests to share my itinerary so I will send them your way. Thank you so much for helping us plan and we hope we can go again perhaps with a beach break in Mauritius. This was a magnificent trip, Tanzania is stunning.
Best Regards
Trupti