We traveled from Tsavo East to Tsavo West yesterday and from Tsavo West to Amboseli this morning. The parks are very different—Tsavo West is very hilly and bushy; finding animals is sometimes tricky, but the landscape is rugged and beautiful. Amboseli sits on the plains at the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro and offers views of animals as far as the eye can see. The ground here isn’t the rusty red of the Tsavo parks, so the elephants are dressed in their more recognizable greys.
We realized how lucky were were to see three of the cats on the first day—we haven’t seen any cheetahs since, although we did have a good close-up of a leopard (who unfortunately moved into cover before we could get our cameras ready). Watching the leopard disappear into the grass only a few meters away was a fantastic demonstration of how well hidden it is when it stalks its prey.
What fabulous photos. I want to see the tree and the zebras….I’m coming over…
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