The 100 odd kilometers from Ngorongoro into Serengeti, are sheer hell, resulting in me losing my sense of humour pretty badly. However all is forgiven when we take the Seronera River loop. Immediately our path is blocked by a herd of at least 500 Buffalo and 53 Elephants crossing. We feast on an And Beyond ‘to go’ lunch box while our eyes feast on the game.
Around the next corner Lorna spots a Leopard in the quintessential pose, legs and tail dangling from an Acacia branch. We still have far to go and as always when you are in a rush, the game is literally everywhere. We see 2 Lions hunting a Zebra, 2 under a bush right next to road and literally thousands of Wildebeest and Zebra before we reach camp. 
From the second we arrive at Serengeti Under Canvas, Baraka and his team make us feel as if we have arrived home. Julius our private butler takes care of our every needs, he even washes half a ton of Tanzanian dust off our car. The wild life experience and particularly birding with Mohamed, our ranger, was wonderful. The South African Minister of Tourism should pay a visit to Tanzania and particularly And Beyond, to learn a thing or two about the hospitality industry. Although the great herds of the main migration have left already, we are fortunate to catch the tail end, still seeing thousands of animals as they make there way north. They still have to cross the Grumeti & Mara Rivers before making the turn back to the Serengeti, meaning ‘The endless plain’ in Kiswahili.
From the second we arrive at Serengeti Under Canvas, Baraka and his team make us feel as if we have arrived home. Julius our private butler takes care of our every needs, he even washes half a ton of Tanzanian dust off our car. The wild life experience and particularly birding with Mohamed, our ranger, was wonderful. The South African Minister of Tourism should pay a visit to Tanzania and particularly And Beyond, to learn a thing or two about the hospitality industry. Although the great herds of the main migration have left already, we are fortunate to catch the tail end, still seeing thousands of animals as they make there way north. They still have to cross the Grumeti & Mara Rivers before making the turn back to the Serengeti, meaning ‘The endless plain’ in Kiswahili.
Sadly our 3 night sojourn comes to an end, but first, Lorna & I give the Under Canvas guys a show of how the other half camp, opening our roof tent and showing them the compressor, fridge, solar panel etc. We depart, with the guys singing Jambo, jambo bwana.
We are going to miss the luxury, but we will miss the wonderful hospitality and genuine smiles of Baraka and all his team more. Asante sana.
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