Ruaha National Park


View from our Deck.  Hippo in Water to Right

Elephants on the march.

Emma overlooking Ruaha River.  This is where we ate lunch everyday

All of us goofing on an adventure bridge

Selfie time in the Safari Car

These elephants blocked the kids entry into their hut as they took dinner on the porch one evening



If you ever get a chance to take your family here, please do it.  Ruaha is full of life and adventure.  We had an amazing experience as a family exploring this special place.  Ruaha is the largest park in Africa and is home to 10% of the worlds Lions.  You slept with the near constant sound of them roaring in the distance and woke to Elephants walking by your front door.  The pictures attached do not do it justice.  We saw over 24 lions including three small cubs, countless elephants and giraffes.  We even had our very own pet Hippo we named Freeda who lived in the river in front of our place at Ruaha River Lodge



Rare sighting of a Leopard.  He is resting because he just killed an antelope and pulled it into that tree with him.


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