We finally made it to Serengeti! This was basically the end of our long drive from Tarangire, since our camp is literally at the center of the park. Think endless plains dotted with rock outcroppings and occasional acacia trees, and you have a sense of it. We went during the dry season so that grasses are low, and watering holes are scarce — both conducive to spotting animals. On this drive we saw lions, cheetahs, elephants, ostriches, hyraxes, baboons, monkeys, giraffes, and hippos. No leopards…yet.