Day 7, Tarangire to Bashay Rift Lodge

Woken by the amazing sounds of the bush at sunrise.  Breakfast of fried sausages before packing up camp.  It seemed to take us for ever to pack everything up and check over the landrover so in the end we didn't leave Kanga camp til gone 10am.   Stopped to watch a large herd of giraffes on the way to the gate.

Drive to Bashay took us through lots of Masai villages - the land has been grazed dry and as a result there were dozens of dust vortexes on route.  Arrived at Karatu at 2.20 to go through the complex procedure to get our pass for Ngorongoro Conservation - you have to deposit the cash in dollars at a bank and then drive 2km down the road with your deposit slip to hand it to the NCCA headquarters.

Bashay Rift Lodge proved to be extremely difficult to find - not helped by our GPS not working but after one completely wrong turn (much to the amusement of the locals who clearly knew we were in totally the wrong place) we found the lodge.  Fantastic views over the rift towards the crater.  We managed a few laps of the pool as the sun was setting - very beautiful.