Kenya-by Amelie

In Kenya, we went on 2 safaris. They were amazing! We arrived in Nairobi at 4am. Once we were all rested, we went to see the city. We went up to the top of a very tall building and it had a good view of city. Next we went to the markets, which were very crowded. Locals were selling bracelets, necklaces, statues and paintings. The next day, was a lot of driving we took a five hour drive to Maasai Mara and went for an afternoon safari. On the safari, we saw plenty of zebras and wildebeest, 2 cheetahs and gazelles. We stayed in a tent kind of like the 2 we stayed at in Jordan. The next day, we had a full day safari and we saw cheetahs, lions, leopards, hyenas, giraffes, monkeys, warthogs and many more. Our drivers name was Cyrus. He was a great driver because he got us super close to the animals. Almost too close. We once were less then a 2 meters away from 2 cheetahs. It was so fun but really scary. We also got super close to a lion, and guess what was beside him? A dead wildebeest half eaten. Out of all that I think the scariest part was when our car got stuck. We were about 8 meters away from 6 lions, though. It felt so good to finally see a leopard. We had been trying to find one for so long. We were chasing them everywhere in Sri Lanka, but never saw one. For lunch, we had a picnic at the river. At the river, there were lots of hippos and crocodiles. That safari was amazing! Definitely a #1 highlight of the trip! The next day, we went back to Nairobi (5hrs) and then to Arusha, Tanzania (also 5hrs). We did SO MUCH DRIVING!!!