Day 5: Rafiki safari lodge

Before breakfast, and from the lodge’s open air common area, we observed the never-ending show of colorful birds, including toucans. After breakfast, we enjoyed a short nature hike to the river where we went white water rafting, 4-5 to a raft. The river wasn’t very high but the water was fast enough to make for a fun and wet ride - with a mid-way stop for fresh fruit and to sit under a waterfall. Returning to our lodge, I went down the very fast water slide (see video of another trip member), that was both refreshing and surprising! The afternoon was unscheduled, but a few of us went on another short nature walk with our guide, Jose, where we saw more birds through his scope. After dinner we went on a night hike around the lodge property with local guides. With them we saw a lot of camouflaged night life including several snakes, frogs, spiders, sleeping birds, and a scorpion.Read more