Serengeti South National Park

The morning started out cool and Norton advised us to wear warmer clothes as it could be quite cold where we were going.

We left at 8 a.m. and drove to the Ngorongoro Conservation area. It is a UNESCO Heritage Site with a huge volcanic crater in it. It is one of the largest craters in the world.

We drove to a viewing point 600 m above the crater floor and were amazed by the sheer size of the caldera. There were lots of little black dots below that turned out to be herds of wildebeest, zebra and buffalo.

For the next hour, we drove on very rough and dusty roads to the entrance of the Serengeti. Men were working on the road and graders were creating a lot of dust.

We stopped at a small information centre that explained how the Ngorongoro crater was formed. It also had info about Mary Leakey who discovered a fossilized skull in the nearby Olduvai Gorge in 1959. She nicknamed it the “Nutcracker Man" because of its massive teeth, a strong jaw and a ridge on its head. It was a groundbreaking discovery that demonstrated early human ancestors lived in Africa and showed the use of tools.

We entered the Serengeti Park through the South Gate and spent the next 6 hours being awed by the abundance of animals and birds that we saw.

Our photos, using our phones, are not able to show the real beauty of this park. Even though we spent 10 hours in all driving a very rough and dusty roads, we loved every minute of our day.

At around 6 pm, we arrived at our home for the next three nights, in the Killima Valley Tented Camp. Can you imagine sleeping in a big tent (15x30?) in the Serengeti? Awesome!Read more