Comments on: Safari Serengeti : A Theatre of Timing, Rhythm, Life and Death

By: Chij Gurung

Chij Gurung — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:40:21 +0000

thanks for beautifully written post and some stunning photographs

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 07:26:11 +0000

@Gray: Thanks! We can absolutely recommend this trip. Perfectly safe and thrilling at the same time. Prior to this, I always wondered what the word “safari” really meant, what the experience was like. Now I know.

By: Gray

Gray — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 01:49:07 +0000

What a beautifully written post! (The photos are pretty great, too.) I’ve always had mixed feelings about whether or not I would want to go on safari (when you’re dealing with wild animals, things can go horribly awry), but this really makes me want to go.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:11:29 +0000

Ahhh, just read it on your next post: I did saw 2 cheetah brothers too! It’s fun to see them a few months after. It’s like recognizing old friends 🙂

By: Sandra

Sandra — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:07:54 +0000

Wow guys! Astonishing pictures… And once again, thanks for bringing back some great memories. I was at the Serengueti last year and it’s one of the most amazing places I’ve been so far.

Btw, you were definitely lucky with the leopard. I’m pretty sure I spotted the same one but it was too hot so he didn’t move, nor went down from the branch he was on.

One last thing, did you see these cheetahs on your way out of the Serengueti (route to the Ngorongoro)?

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 18:21:00 +0000

@Sandra: Glad to hear you also had such a great experience in the Serengeti. We really enjoyed the pace and atmosphere — wild and open. I’ve heard from other visitors that they weren’t so fortunate at Serengeti, or perhaps they’d just had a better experience at Ngorongoro Crater.

We were lucky down the very last animals we saw in the Serengeti. Actually, the lions (about a dozen of them) we saw on our exit were something our guides turned around and went back for as we were exiting the park. We’d overheard others talking about a pride of lions having lunch at a buffalo.

We saw the cheetahs (the brothers twice and a/the mother once) at the end of one day and the beginning of another, in the middle of the Serengeti. Really fabulous. The leopard, too, was a great sight. I get chills just thinking about it making its way across the tree branches. The big cats were definitely the highlight.

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 07:34:48 +0000

@Pete: Thank you! Indeed — being at the top of the food chain does may all that in-the-wild voyeurism all too easy.

By: Pete De Ritter

Pete De Ritter — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 11:10:40 +0000

Kind of makes you glad you’re at the top of the food chain. Great photos. Great writing.

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:14:20 +0000

@Cam: We were insanely lucky on this safari. Our guides couldn’t have beaten the bushes for more cats. I think there was a special on cheetahs.

Thanks for the kudos on the photos. This one was all mother nature, and a few cooperative cats.

By: Cam @ Traveling Canucks

Cam @ Traveling Canucks — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:29:38 +0000

Lions, Cheetahs AND Leopards – lucky!!
When I lived in Nairobi we went on several safaris, but never caught all three in the same park at the same time. Great captures as usual!