We were woken at 7am by a smiling person bearing a tray of tea. A welcome start that we had each morning. After breakfast we headed out at 8am to find new animals in central Serengeti (well... that was the plan but it was 8.20 in reality). More dusty, bumpy
roads but Richard knew the area well (he had once worked as a hot-air balloon chaser), so the surprises kept coming. We circled back to the Serengeti Information Centre as a convenient place for lunch before more dust and wildlife.
The Nykani Camp
Nykani Tented Camp is in a remote location in the central Serengeti, built on elevated south-facing slope.
Nykani camp from the air. Dining tent and lounge in centre, kitchen and staff accommodation behind. Tents 1 to 9 on left, 10 to 13 on right. We started in tent 7 then moved to tent 4.
View to the south-east from our tent
View to the south-west
Tent 4 in the early morning sun
Wake-up time!
Tent 7 for our first night
Tent 4 for the rest of our time.
The washroom
Wardrobe
Shower.
The dining tent
The lounge tent with good wifi access.
No, I'm not snoozing...
From the lounge at night.
The camp fire
Early morning animal parade
As we were leaving for breakfast we noticed movement below our tent. Out of the bushes wandered a long line of gazelles, followed by zebras, a reminder we were the strangers in this ancient landscape.
Early morning animal parade in front of our tent.
Sights in central Serengeti
Balloon
Stork
Secretary bird
Early morning office work. Secretary bird dressed in black and white appears to be typing...
Where the balloon ended up..
"do not stop on bridge" - maybe the crocodiles are hungry
Nykani camp from the air. Dining tent and lounge in centre, kitchen and staff accommodation behind. Tents 1 to 9 on left, 10 to 13 on right. We started in tent 7 then moved to tent 4.
View to the south-east from our tent
View to the south-west
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