Hi cheerful,

Thanks for following up and posting this.

You never did tell us what you thought of the whole participation aspect of your camping. Did you enjoy it, was it a hassle, etc.?

And was your food good? Would you recommend Bobby Camping?

Thanks again,
Leely

Hi,
Sounds great. Question - day 5 - eating lion - was it the lion or you doing the eating? It's probably an idiotic question and I'm not being facitious, as all of this stuff is new and quite intrigiguing to me. Did you do any hiking? I would love to be able at least part of the time to wear sandals - hate shoes/socks.
Thanks;
Sherry

It was the lion eating a warthog.

The participation part is OK. Pitching tent is quite easy and packing is not difficult at all. We can finish it all in 10 min. We had no camping experience before so everyone can do it.

In the Kenya leg, we helped with cleaning the dishes every day.

In Tanzania, they seemed to like to do all the cleaning work on their own. We did help a few times, not that they asked, because we felt like to help (after the Kenya leg). We did all our tent, even though when in town, there always someone helping you with the tent.

The food is westernized and tasty, mainly rice and pasta. Vegetable is limited, cabbage, tomato, potato, string bean, carrot and pepper. The cook was pretty good. Personally, we liked it. No one in the group complained about food.

The only hiking we had on this leg is in rain forest in Marangu, 2+ hours. It is not difficult.

Overall, Bobby Camping is good. They don't talk much but they did a good jobs finding the animals.

There is just one aspect I don't like. It took them too much time to pack, at least 90 min every time. Most of stuff were put on the roof. However, the itinerary is arranged in such a way that the slow packing will never affect game viewing. You just need to find something to do during that period of time, like reading.

Hi cheerful
Thanks for posting this trip report. I also read the report on the Kenya portion. Did you do any of the accomodation upgrades or were you happy to use the tents for the whole trip? How would you rate your experience overall? Would you recommend it to friends and family? Also, how was the photography and did you post pics for viewing on the internet?
Thanks again for the reports and the previous reply.

We upgraded in Lake Nakuru when it was raining, and in Karatu and Marangu as we had a long flight back home after that. These are all very nice camping sites but you don't get upgrade option inside NP. The tents were fine.

Overall it is very positive experience. You have to be a wildlife lover to go on these types of trips. I would recommend it to people who I think can handle the rough road and dust. I've tried to list some important factors so that people can have a little idea going in.

I have a lot of pictures to work. I might post some later on.

Yes, please post your pictures!

And thanks again for posting your report. It's great to hear about a variety of experiences on this board.

I'm so glad you had a good time.

HI cheerful
I believe from your reports that my wife and I will enjoy our trip in February. We used GAP for our trip to the Amazon and the Galapagos last May and it was an amazing experience. We are both nature and wildlife enthusiasts. Thanks for the tip on the masks. I think we will bring some for some our fellow travelers that might not have thought about it.

I am traveling right now so it will be a while before I can finish working on so many pictures.

I think one of the key in this type of tour is to have the right attitude. Things can go wrong and they do. You just need to take it easy and enjoy the rest as much as you can.

Have a good one, Richard!

What dates was your trip?