Serengeti

It's a place where you can see cats and dogs of the vicious, wildly exotic kind. It's a vast grassland dotted with creatures you can't see anywhere else - from the tiniest, most colorful birds to the biggest, most ferocious beasts on the planet. It's the perfect holiday for everyone: adventurous backpackers, retired couples, honeymooners, animal lovers, and the list goes on.

I left everything behind and cleared my mind in Serengeti. I fell in love with this piece of wildlife paradise.

Serengeti is mainly located in Tanzania, and extends to Kenya. It is VAST. It took us at least four hours to drive from Tarangire to the gate that demarcates Serengeti National Park from the rest of the grasslands in that part of northern Tanzania. And then we drove for hours more before seeing any signs of life. I think the first animals we saw were Thomson's gazelles. We drove around for a few hours more and ended up dropping our jaws every single time we had a rare sighting.

Here are some of the pictures we took. Too bad neither of us is a proper photographer. But let's leave all the nice pictures to the NatGeo crew. Here's some of what we have:

A lazy cheetah

It got up and stretched for a bit, delighting everyone. But it buried itself in the grass again after a few seconds.

That's right, we went glamping. Our tent had three beds, a nice shower and a toilet.

Water was rationed though. We had to call some guys whenever we wanted to use the toilet or the shower.

The sun rise from the endless plains of Serengeti. Breath taking.

The "hotel lobby" and dining area in our camp. It was literally in the middle of nowhere.

A puzzled hyena. It looks very different when it's not chowing on carcasses and laughing evilly.

At one of the educational centers in Serengeti

It's also where the skulls of elephants and buffaloes are kept on display.

A bunch of hippos cooling down. They are the cutest! And deadliest.

A male lion. It actually roared when we tried to get closer. I think we were three meters away from it.

A small pride hanging out.

A few other lions were resting on a kopje, an elevated part of the grassland. Similar to a small hill.

It looks fierce. But it also looks extremely indolent.

Back to back, giving all safari holidaymakers several angles from which to snap away.

LBT's attempt at an art shot. Love it.

We said goodbye to our favorite lion family.

The male one rulez. He just exudes pride and power and potency. A real papi.