17 Sep 2024
The trip started with our driver, Harris, taking us to our hotel in Arusha - he wants to be a safari guide and he was so friendly, fun and communicative and really set the bar high for the actual safari!
Noel was our guide for the trip, speaks French and English (I am a native French speaker so it was awesome to get some of the animal names and explanations in french), and we were successful in seeing all the animals we wanted! He was fun and knowledgeable, as well as flexible since we decided to spend a day with a friend we made on the Kili clim who was doing a solo safari.
The lodges we stayed at (sound of silence in particular) were incredible - could see buffalos from our bed!!!
The driving in those parks is BRUTAL, my full admiration to Noel and other safari guides and drivers, it's not an easy job!