Masai Mara

We had a wonderful time on our safari to the Masai Mara. It was a long 6 hour drive getting there over extremely bumpy and dusty roads. However, it was worth the trip!
The Tipilikwani Camp was absolutely amazing. It is set on the banks of the Talek River and overlooks the Mara Plains. The tent was absolutely luxurious! If all tents were like the one we stayed in at the Mara, we would go camping all the time! Of course, it had an ensuite bathroom!
The food was extravagant to say the least with 3 choices of entres for lunch and 4 for dinner.
Lunch included one starter and a dessert and dinner included 2 starters and dessert.
We went on 3 safaris each lasting 2 hours. On an early morning one (6:30 a.m.) we saw a family of hippos frolicking in a river. We also saw a lot of lions, gazelles, hyenas, elephants, giraffes, topees, jackals, and bat eared foxes. We were able to get very close to some of the animals. We saw a baby elephant about 1 month old. It was very well protected by the other elephants in the herd.
This morning while eating breakfast in the dining room we saw a troop of approximately 50 baboons heading out on the plains.
This park is very different than Amboselli and was well worth the trip!