What a game drive! Our guide was Habib the same person who drove
us out to Tandala. He is extremely
knowledgeable and took great care of us.
We spent all day in the park and saw just about every animal – lots of
elephants which Ruaha is famous for, lions, cheetah, Kudu, Impala, Giraffe,
Zebra, Hippo …. OH MY!! Here is the
thing that was completely different for me….we were in an open car and the
animals were extremely close. They
seemed perfectly acclimated to the car and to us….we actually drove up to lions
sleeping within about 10 feet of my side of the car…. Yikes!
In similar fashion we drove up to a
Cheetah.
The elephants are perfectly at
ease walking all over while we watch – no gathering around the babies or other
behaviours I saw the last time. I am
interested to ask my friends who have recently gone to the Northern Parks
whether the animals are acclimated as well.
Ruaha is the largest of the parks
and it takes about 3 days to see the whole thing. We will take a day off tomorrow to rest and
lounge by the pool and then go back for another day on Saturday. This was such a good idea to come here!
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