Our safari adventure really begins today! We were up early to board our flight to Amboseli National Park, for two nights at the Serena Lodge. Two game runs were on tap today, one from the airport to the lodge, followed by lunch, and then another in the afternoon. We were pretty tired though, so neither Jim nor I went on the afternoon run - just enjoyed the lodge and it's ammenities!
A view of Amboseli from the air
Our group arrives in Amboseli National Park on the scheduled Air Kenya flight
Micato vans waiting for us at the airstrip
Grant's gazelle - Our first animal sighting !
Our second animal sighting - those mixed up animals - the wildebeest!
Crowned cranes
Two males, and one female ostrich
Blacksmith plover
Lazy wildebeest
Saddle-billed stork
Elephant with an oxpecker
Swallows
Our first lion !!!! Wayyyyy far away.....
Burchell's zebra
Dust devil, they are very common here
Cape buffalo
Now we are really getting into the elephants
Elephants in Amboseli are very photogenic
Black faced monkies doing what they do best
A herd of impala were nearby
Amboseli Serena Lodge sign
Amboseli Serena Lodge pool, looked really inviting
Amboseli Serena Lodge lounge & bar on viewing deck
Vervet monkey & baby at Amboseli Serena Lodge
Vervet monkey that wants into the dining room at Amboseli Serena Lodge