Ruaha National Park
Outbound to Iringa, May 28, 2024
By: Teresa B
The night was spent at Ruaha River Lodge in our own grass roofed cabanas. The windows were just screens so we could feel a cool breeze and hear the deep grunts of hippos throughout the night.
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| Luxury by the Ruaha River |
This place is simply luxurious. But let me explain. It is elegant in its simplicity and style reminding me of what Indiana Jones’s accommodations would look like in the 1920’s-an oasis with cold beer, clean sheets, solar-heated water for a shower, and homemade cinnamon rolls for breakfast. The dining room was all open-air facing the river.
We loaded up the two land cruisers. The tops were popped up so we could stand up for the best viewing.
All eyes were peeled on the landscape looking for any signs of wildlife. At first it was our guide that would stop and point out the groups of Impala, or the very mischievous vervet monkeys, but as the day progressed, we all became adept at spotting wildlife.
The giraffes started appearing.
We kept seeing evidence of elephants: dung and the peeled back bark of the Baobab trees. I wasn’t sure we were actually going to see them. The landscape was a thick scrub where anything could hide. After lunch though we drove through a Savannah type landscape with grasses, Baobabs and Acacia trees. It was then that we saw the grazers, elephants and zebras in multiple different groups. We even saw a pod of elephants at the river drinking. Other sighting from our Land Cruiser: baboons, dik diks, gazelles, an ostrich, a warthog, a monitor lizard, and a kudu.
I was impressed with how calm and unafraid these animals were. It was so calming to watch them.
Toward the end of the day, our driver got a call from the other vehicle telling him that he had to drop us off at the lodge and go back to pick up the other vehicle full of people as they had car trouble. We weren’t aware at the time how much of an adventure our co travelers would have. I will let George continue with that story.
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