MAASAI MARA NATIONAL PARK: Serene Serengeti.

If you only visit one African park in your life, consider Mara. It forms Kenya’s half of the Serengeti Plain, where more than a million wildebeest migrate in search of green fodder, attracting no shortage of predators and, in turn scavengers.
It’s huge. We drove up to the wrong gate, where fortunately, the staff allowed us to take a free short cut through the park. It took 2 hours at least.
Driving through the first light of day, as the hot air balloons take off, hoping to see wildlife visions from childhood dreams, makes for a special experience, in anyone’s books.