Safari

On our day off today, we went on a safari! About two hours south of Morogoro by Dala Dala lies the Mikumi National Park (the 4th largest game reserve in Tanzania) and home of the lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, and many more :).

To get the best view of the lions we had to stand on top of our Dala Dala. The lions are the favorite and aren't seen every day.

We saw 3 of the "big five" - the lions, elephants, and buffalo. We did not see any leopards or rhinos.

We ate breakfast at the "Hippo pond" where a large family of hippos was resting on the opposite side of the pond, so not a great photo op. The hippos share the pond with a few crocodiles who probably just ate breakfast too as the bright red hue of blood on the ground was unmistakenly apparent.

The hippos and elephants were my favorite. Its quite a site to see these animals in their natural habitat. The baboon was a close second. One of the baboons was sitting in the middle of the road and refused to move out of the way until the last second before we almost ran him over.