Tanzania

On our last night in Kenya we decided to go to Carnivores, a very famous meat restaurant in Nairobi. However, when we discovered that the cost before drinks would be $50 a head, we thought we could do a better meat feast ourselves. And so Calypso Carnivores was born. Everyone mucked in, so we had a delicious barbeque to celebrate our final day in beautiful Kenya.

Calypso Carnivores!

The boys preparing camp

Sissy & Leanne getting ready for Calypso Carnivores

Ciara at the BBQ

A little pre-BBQ starter

Meat Feast!

Leanne & Tony having a utensil duel with Steve refereeing. At least that's probably what's happening here?

The following day we hit the road again, into country number 7, Tanzania. We stayed for one night in Arusha before leaving Calypso behind and getting into 4x4’s to go into The Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater. Within minutes of entering the Serengeti National Park we spotted 3 male lions. Five minutes later we saw lionesses and a couple of cubs. In all we saw the big five in the first couple of hours – very lucky indeed! The first night we camped in an open camp in the Serengeti. During the night we heard a Zebra foal being chased through the camp by hyenas – only a metre or two away from our tents. Most people were awake and looking at the night time entertainment throughout the night. Later on, a hyena was spotted in camp, looking into Leanne and Ciara’s tent! That night was described as the best worst night’s sleep ever!

Secretary Bird

A lion!

A Zebra crossing!

Camping in the Serengeti

Cheetah crossing

Ciara, Sissy, Tony, Leanne, David and Roberta enjoying the safari

Lee with his animal spotting chart - for ages 3 and above

Lunchtime for a cheetah

On safari

Safari selfie

Steve enjoying the game drive

Serengeti

After another successful day of game driving our second camp was in the Ngorongoro crater. We had been promised that showers would be available. Unfortunately, whilst some of the group were using the showers, a rather large elephant walked into camp, stuck its trunk into the water tank and drank all of the water! Showers became somewhat limited after that, but no-one really minded as seeing such a large elephant in the middle of our camp was pretty cool.

A hippo!

An elephant!

Lee & Tony showing the way to the bathroom

Tony & Ann looking out into the crater

Tony & Lee trying to prove the evolution of mankind

Wildebeest crossing

We headed towards Dar Es Salaam, before catching the ferry across to Zanzibar for four nights of well deserved rest and relaxation. Everyone went their separate ways for a few days to enjoy the stunning beaches, explore Stone Town and its famous architecture and fish market – and have a few days of not being on the move.