Afternoon game drive on the way out

Our guide the previous evening had mentioned that a lot of the animals had done a mini migration toward the Eastern part of the park because it was greener (= more food) than Halali camp, where we were staying. Our planned exit was in the East, so we were excited about passing the area in the late afternoon just before sunset.

The differences in flora were striking, and we even spotted some ponds and swamp like zones, filled with flamingos. As the previous days as well, there was no shortage of rhino sightings. We also spotted meerkats, and another large family of elephants including many baby elephants crossing the road right in front of us. The further east we got, the larger the animal groups became. Instead of one giraffe, we would now find ten in the same area. Instead of five zebras there were now dozens in a group. It was really quite spectacular.

I had anticipated that we would be cutting it close with the sunset, so I had planned for us to stay on a camping spot at a farm near the park gates. The farm was called Sachsenheim, and we had hoped that it wouldn't be as German as it sounded 🤪 We were wrong, as the receptionist would only speak German to me, and it was quite luxe as well. Originally we had hoped for a nice dinner there, but we balked at the 40€ price tag for a buffet with unclear contents. The camping spot was nice, though👌Read more