Well, after much debate we decided to head into the Masai Mara for two nights, primarily in the hope of seeing the migration. THere were huge differences in how the safari was organised compared to in Tanzania. The company (Best Camping Safaris) has it's own camp site just outside the park and it felt a bit like being on school camp, particularly at meal times. We didn't have our own driver for the whole trip either, swapping between groups (probably as we had booked such a short safari). IT was however a lot of fun, and we did manage to see the migration. Imagine plain after plain after plain of zebra and wilderbeest, with a few other animals thrown in. Amazing! We also realised that in all the game drives we've done in Zambia, Tanzania and Kenya we've only had one where we didn't see lions!! We've seen male lions and prides of lions with cubs of all ages. We've even seen a male and female happily snuggled up by a lake following more strenuous activities.
This is our last tour type safari although we are looking forward to doing a self-drive safari in Kruger before heading home.
I suppose I should also quickly mention Nairobbery... I mean, Nairobi. This is definitely the most modern city we've been in in Africa (apart form Pretoria/J'berg) but it is also the first place since Pretoria/J'berg that we have felt unsafe and been warned about carrying anything even in daylight. Due to this we rushed through with only one night before the safari and one after. Because we were rushing we were unable to get on the royal coach (think business class seats, movies, drinks) and had to settle for executive class (think overcrowded, broken windows, rattling unidentified bits), but it was worth it to get to Uganda and a slower pace of life in Jinja (think country NSW).
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