Another bush flight brought us to our final segment of the safari vacation: Kenya. The maps show an overview of Kenya as well as the location of our final camp, Bateleur Camp, in relation to the prior two camps in Tanzania.
The last map also shows how the Serengeti National Park extends into Kenya as the Masai Mara Game Reserve. Same ecosystem, different country.
Our camp (as before) is rather luxurious:

Bateleur lounge 
Bateleur dining area 
The Mara River affects the landscape in this part of the country – heavily wooded areas line the river, while the Savanah looks very similar to what we saw in Tanzania. And from the top of the escarpment above our camp you can look out over the Great Rift Valley.

Kenyan landscape 
Kenyan landscape 
Black back jackel 

Morning on the Mara with elephants 
Tithonus difofi 
Woodlands along the Mara River
The migration hasn’t reached here yet, but we visited one of the main crossing points on the Mara – with crocodiles in wait:

The Mara River 
The Mara River 
Crocodile 
Crocodile
Highlights of other animals:

Elephant 
Elephant 
Red neck 
Black rhino and baby 
Black rhino and baby 
Lilac breasted roller (nat’l bird of Botswana) 
Lilac breasted roller (nat’l bird of Botswana) 
Lion 
Cape buffalo 
Impala 
Grey crowned crane 
Warthog 
Spotted hyena 
Lion 
Lion 
Giraffe 
Thompson’s gazelle 
Female Thompson’s gazelle 
Topi 
Blue faced monkey 
Masai cattle


Wow, amazing sights!
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