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The safari started in the Amboseli National Park, a relatively small park by East African standards at just under 400 km.
The Amboseli has a good road network which means you can cover large distances during a game drive which offers plenty of opportunity to see the wildlife.
In the Amboseli I stayed at Tortilis Camp which is just on the boarder of the National Park in a wonderful location with breathtaking views of the snow-capped Kilimanjaro.
The hosting at Tortilis camp is superb and Bart and Mary have managed the camp for over five years and their experience shows. The other guests and myself had a fabulous time and a wonderful and relaxing stay. Tortilis has just eighteen en-suite tents, which includes a sizeable family unit which on inspection I saw to be very well laid out to cater for a family whilst all of the other tents are well place to offer privacy to guests.
During my stay I enjoyed fantastic game viewing with large large herds of elephant and buffalo around quite a few bends and then the highlight of sightings of lion, cheetah, bat-eared fox and countless species of colourful birds.
Joys description of the tents as spacious is an understatement - they are huge and thoughtfully decorated with local materials with cultural influence.
Wildlife in Shaba is abundant with some endemic species such as the Beisa Oryx, Grevy's Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe and Gerenuk. There are a few natural springs which provide valuable water for thousands of animals all year round.
The highlight of my stay was the two cheetahs which we found snoozing on the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River completely unperturbed by our presence. What made this all the more special was the fact that there wasn't another vehicle within an hour's drive!
Elephant Pepper Camp is situated on the Koiyaki Community Ranch in the northern reaches of the reserve which is far from the other lodges and the more visited river area. They say that seeing is believing and although I thought I had missed the month of the migration the vast numbers of animals we encountered was unbelievable.
By the end of my first game drive we had seen large herds of 100+ buffalo, 50+ elephant, eland, gazelle, zebra and countless wildebeest and this all outside of the reserve itself. The predators were also in good numbers with bat-eared foxes, jackals, hyena and a large pride of 26 lion.
Elephant Pepper camp has just eight tents which are comfortable and cool with large soft beds. The food is excellent, something of a trademark with the Cheli and Peacock camps I visited, with a mixture of local dishes and delicious Italian family recipes.
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