Serengeti Migration Camp, Tanzania

The Serengeti Migration Camp is located along the Grumeti River in the Serengeti National Park.  During the Annual Migration hundreds of thousands of animals make their way through the Serengeti and across the Grumeti River.  Even if you miss the great migration there are still plenty of animals around the camp at all times (the resident…

How to keep monkeys from stealing your breakfast.

Every lodge we visited while in Africa warned us about “the monkeys”.  Apparently their sole intent is to roam around causing havoc wherever they go.  We were warned (repeatedly) to always lock our doors — not because of any threat from humans but because of baboons.  It seems they love mischief and are notorious for sneaking…

Singita Sweni Lodge, South Africa 2014

On to stop three… the Singita Sweni Lodge.  Holy Crap! This place was awesome!!! The property was outstanding and the customer service was out-of-this-world!  I can’t say enough nice stuff about this place. Hopefully I’ll get to visit again some day…

Ivory Lodge at Lion Sands, South Africa 2014

After 47 hours of travel we finally arrived at the Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, picked up our rental (not quite the “upgrade” we expected) and headed out for the Sabi Sands Game Reserve.  After 4 hours of maneuvering narrow, rocky dirt roads we finally arrived at our home away from home for the next two nights – Ivory…