On our way out of the Serengeti park this morning we saw female leopard and her cub in a tree and then we saw four lions! Unbelievable to see that many cats in the first two hours!!
We had a beautiful drive to the Ngorogoro Crater. This is a caldera that is totally surrounded by the rim of the crater and the caldera is 20 km across. There is an entire ecosystem down there and all of the big five animals (plus many more) can be found there.
We drove down into the caldera and it is like entering another world. There are animals everywhere, all coexisting side by side. It is an amazing sight! We saw elephants, Cape buffalo, black rhinos and four more lions. The only one missing of the bog five was a leopard but we were still satisfied as we had seen the two in the morning. There was a male and female lion lying side by side very close to us. As we watched them, they rolled over onto their backs and laid there with their feet in the air! It was hilarious ! I have never seen anything like it!!
By 4:00 we felt that we had seen so much that we were ready to head to our lodge. For most of the tour we have stayed at the SOPA chain and the accommodations are out of this world! Our lodge today overlooks the Ngorogoro crater! Each day when we enter the hotel they are waiting with warm, wet faceclothes and a welcome drink. The rooms are huge and beautiful and the food is amazing! The service is also incredible! Yesterday when I was sick, when I came in for dinner each of the staff came to see how I was doing, even the hotel manager!!
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