Kenya | Day 12 Mara

Another day, another game drive. It was a beautiful sunrise overlooking the savannah. Hot air balloons were seen and I bet this excursion as a tourist will be very expensive. A glimpse of the animal from above would be interesting as these animals should be in their most natural condition if compared to a normal game drive.

Early morning game drive with a beautiful sunrise!

Hot air balloon excursion for tourists. 

A herd of elephants with two calves.

Our bus was greeted by a herd of elephants with two calves. Then along the way, we saw a cackle of hyenas on the route and that scene was just adorable as a cub was visible as well. We visited the elephant carcass and it was still intact. However, the carcass was cover with droppings from the vultures I guess. The vultures were just waiting for the right time to scavenge the carcass. The highlight for this game drive was we spotted a cheetah resting in between the grassland. That moment for me was just priceless. Before lunch, we headed back to the campsite as we need to prepare a presentation for our herbivore survey.

A cackle of hyenas seen crossing.

Revisiting the elephant carcass. Lots of faeces seen on the body. 

Can you spot the cheetah?

Right after the presentation, we went out for our final game drive. Our bus was able to see a pride of lion resting and copulating before we were all greeted with our final savannah sunset for the very last time. At that point of time, I tried my best to sink in the awesome view as much as I can. The next time for me to return will be in decades, perhaps.

Lion and lioness spotted. 

Copulation.

The king has arrived!

Our last sunset at the Masai Conservancy. 

Our last night at camp was a blast as the Masai tribes from our Manyatta experiences came and sang around the fire pit. It was really a memorable one and at the same time, my heart still wants to explore this amazing place! It ended late and we immediately headed to bed as tomorrow will be another long day on the road.

Singing and dancing around the fire pit with the Masai.