My African Adventures

Hellooo there :)

So I just got back from two weeks in Kenya, Africa with my family. For the most part, I loved it -  I have never been a holiday like it before so it was a completely new experience to the sunbathing by the pool and beach usual holiday (although there were elements of that!). We did 7 days safari staying in 3 different hotels in different parts, 1 day travelling from the airport to the Mara and 1 day meeting some giraffes & baby elephants in Nairobi and we spent 3 full days at the coast, leaving 2 days for travelling. 

We spent the first 4 days in the Maasai Mara, one of the best places in the world for safari, and it was truly amazing. I saw every animal they had there apart from a rhino - which is extremly rare. We also took a hot air balloon which was amazing too, seeing all the wildlife from the sky was so cool! Because it was migration season there - mainly for the wildebeest and zebra we saw wildebeest in their tens of thousands and thousands of zebra. If you are reading and ever want to do a safari, I would really recommend to stay in the Maasai Mara. We stayed in a Serena Hotel which was really lovely, amazing views, food and accommodation, I couldn't ask for better in the middle of nowhere. The hotel had a nice pool for when you wanted to sunbathe and relax and it was really lovely. 

On to some photos...

All the animals and the views were amazing. We then headed to Amboseli and stayed in a beautiful hotel for two nights, then to Tsavo East and West - it was beautiful, some of the most amazing views I'd seen in my life.

After we'd finished our safari, we headed to the coast for 3 days. We stayed in a private house on the beach which was an experience for sure - it was lovely; the beach had no-one on it, white sands and clear blue water. We went to Diane beach for some shopping and lunch, we swam and sun-bathed at the house, it was really nice to relax. Mombassa, however, the town near was not as nice - it was quite daunting as there were SO many people and it was so busy, however it was just an amazing experience.

To see how all these people lived, for me was amazing. A lot of them without running water and a bed still seemed like the happiest people in the world - proving how lucky we all are.

Have any of you been to Africa or been on a safari?
What did you think?

I hope you all enjoyed reading about my holiday, I enjoyed writing it!
Thank-you so much for reading :)

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