...a journey of a life time through ibn batuta's africa

last position details

day

22

date

july 13

country 

tanzania

town/area

lobo lodge/seronera

gps

2° 00 3.209 S

35° 09 59.402 E

distance

08470 km

details

 9:45am: the group had a good nights sleep at lobo lodge after a very nice day of seeing many animals. they saw lions, cape buffalo and the migration. the migration is a massive accumulation of 1.5 million wildebeest, 200 000 zebras and 350 000 gazelles travelling over 1200 miles between kenya and tanzania in search of food and water. after last night's dinner, the group saw a performance of traditional east african dances. tonight they will be camping at seronera as all the lodges are full. this will give them the opportunity to experience a true safari and living in the wild.

 9:30pm: tonight, the group is camping at seronera which is located in the serengeti plains. the serengeti covers nearly 15000 sq km and is home for a huge variety of animals and for tonight is also home to the mahmood and johnstone families.

highs

 * wildebeest migration

lows

    wildebeest migration

 king of the jungle with his queen