{"id":54576,"date":"2021-09-08T14:19:59","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T20:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/?p=54576"},"modified":"2021-09-08T14:20:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T20:20:01","slug":"staying-at-lodges-and-camps-during-our-recent-african-safari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/2021\/09\/08\/staying-at-lodges-and-camps-during-our-recent-african-safari\/","title":{"rendered":"Staying at Lodges and Camps During Our Recent African Safari"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Needless to say, there are many different places to stay when going on a safari and those places are dependent on your guides and the price that you are willing to pay. We did what is considered a mid-tier safari, which is different than what you would expect from a luxury safari, but we found it to be more than adequate. The places that we stayed at varied as we traversed the migration path through the various national parks and reserves in Kenya and Tanzania. Some were in the parks themselves, some were just outside the parks, they included tents, lodges, and bungalows. They all had restaurants and a bar that served refreshments, but again the styles varied greatly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our Tent at Zebra Plains Amboseli Camp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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They Certainly Made Us Feel Welcome<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Firepits Were Quite Common to Sit and Enjoy the Views<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Bar at Zebra Plains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Restaurant Area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We Had the Essentials<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Trail Through the Camp at Amboseli<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Our trip started with a two night stay at the Zebra Plains Amboseli Camp. As with many of the places where we stayed, you weren’t allowed to be out at dark without having one of the guards at the camp escorting you. We certainly understood why after our first night at the camp as we heard a hyena on our front porch and heard elephants and other animals as they made their way through the camp to the watering hole that was located next to the camp. Although the camp is technically located outside of the Amboseli National Park, there are no fences and the wildlife can be found outside of the park as much as inside. It certainly made for an excellent start to our safari adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our Room at Pamoja Africa Lodge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bar at the Pamoja Africa Lodge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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An Actual Dining Room at Pamoja<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Home Grown Herbs at the Pamoja Africa Lodge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Our Bungalow at Bougainvillea Lodge <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Our Room at Bougainvillea Lodge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cozy Fireplace and Sitting Area in Our Room at Bougainvillea Lodge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bar at the Bougainvillea Lodge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

From Amboseli National Park, we headed to Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Crater. Although both locations are accessible from the same small town, we stayed at two different locations for the two nights that we spent there. The first was at the Pamoja Africa Lodge, which was definitely a change of pace from the tent at Amboseli. Because we were in a town, there wasn’t any wildlife at the lodges and the accommodations were closer to a hotel than some of the other places where we stayed. The second night we stayed at the Bougainvillea Lodge where we had more of a bungalow and even had a fireplace in our room that the staff lit for us. It was a level of comfort that we wouldn’t get again for a few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our Tent at Thorn Tree Camp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Our Covered Bed at Thorn Tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sitting by the Firepit at Thorn Tree Camp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sun Setting and the Restaurant Tent at Thorn Tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Just One of the Sunsets from the Camp in the Serengeti National Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Our Friendly Bartender at Thorn Tree Camp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dinner at Thorn Tree Camp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Our next stop was to the heart of the Serengeti National Park where we would stay two nights at the Thorn Tree Camp. Located in the center of the park, this camp would definitely be more rustic than the previous two lodges. It didn’t mean that they didn’t try there best to make us comfortable and the staff were extremely nice. They set chairs up for us around the firepit where we could sit and watch the amazing sunsets. We saw several different animals wandering through the camp and could see herds of zebras and wildebeest from our tent. Being as secluded as we were, we were able to enjoy looking up at the night sky with all of the brilliant stars. We really felt like we were on safari while we stayed at Thorn Tree Camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inside of Our Tent at Maasai Mara<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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View from Our Porch at Zebra Plains Mara Camp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Firepit and Amazing Views of Maasai Mara from the Camp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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