Amboseli National Park-Elephant Encounte

6am morning today, packed our bags and headed down for breakfast. We met our tour guide, Anťhony and loaded up the Land Cruiser ready to hit the road. We had a few car problems prior leaving with one of the chair recliners and stiff windows, but sure enough we began the 5h roadie into Amboseli National Park.
Along the way, we switched land cruisers with another tour that was heading back to the city, providing a new tour guide as well - Edward.
Prior arriving at Ol Tukai Lodge around 2pm, we had already seen so many animals in just the entrance of the National park - zebra, giraffe, elephant, gazelles and baboons! Felt like we had already been on a safari in just our drive in!
A quick lunch and refresh at our lodge before beginning our very first game drive safari, and what a perfect start to the trip it was! Intimate interactions with elephants within meters of touching, gazelles running along side the vehicle, hippopotamus sighting, wilder-beasts and water buffalo’s surrounding us, zebras, monkeys, giraffes…
Can easily say, seeing all these wild animals in their natural habitat was SPECTACULAR! Only the first day in and already a holiday exceeding expectations. Can confirm my camera roll is thriving, my cup is full and my body is sore. Not only seeing all these animals but also hearing them has been so amazing.
Dinner and into bed, eager for the morning to come to jump back into the Land Cruiser all over again.Read more