Day 6
July 14, 2011
We left the hotel at 5am for the trip to Kenya. We drove to the Serengeti Airstrip (not an airport, just an air strip). We had to wait for the plane to arrive; it was a Dash-8 from some local airline. It was actually bigger than expected as the whole group fit on board, with overhead compartments and a flight attendant. The flight was only about thirty-five minutes. We went back to the crater, but it was too cloudy to see from the air.
We were met at the airport by two buses that took us from Arusha to the Kenya border. It was not an exciting ride, but a good chance to sleep. Since it was a long trip- two and a half hours-, they did have snack boxes for us. Upon arriving at the border, which is a complete zoo, we all had to go into the immigration building in Tanzania for the exit. We had to do the same after we crossed the border into Kenya for entrance. The Kenya guides met us with their vehicles, and drove us over the border. While at the Kenya immigration stop, we were inundated by Masai trying to sell their trinkets.
We got back on the road for the hour drive to our next hotel. The first impression of Kenya was of a small, very impoverished city with small shanties everywhere. We arrived at the Serena Amoseli, and were reunited with our luggage. We had a couple hours for lunch and to relax.
We then did a great evening drive. As it was very cloudy, we couldn't see Mt. Kilimanjaro.
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