Day 11
July 20, 2011
This morning we left the hotel at 8:30am for the air strip. We boarded our small plane and arrived at Mausi Maura. This is actually the Kenya side of the Serengeti. After leaving the airport, we did a short game drive. The drivers took us to a spot they saw this morning. We finally saw the one animal we have been waiting for- a male lion! Unlike other game parks, drivers are allowed to off-road here. So we went right up next to him! Right nearby was his girl, a female lioness with a zebra she had killed this morning and the two of them ate about half of. It was incredible!
It was then onto the Fairmont Maura Safari Club. Awesome! This is the tents! Our tent comes complete with running water, electricity, etc! It is incredible. All of the tents sit on top of the river. We look out on about 40-50 hippos, including babies! It is just incredible. Crocs also do go down this river. We don't think we will get too much sleep because of the noise they make, but it is worth it!
We will be leaving shortly for a late afternoon game drive, then it is back here for dinner, bed and getting up early at 4:30am for our balloon ride. We coming down the home stretch, and it is a great way to end the trip!
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