{"id":1483,"date":"2013-08-15T08:45:47","date_gmt":"2013-08-15T08:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/blog\/?p=1483"},"modified":"2017-10-17T13:41:28","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T13:41:28","slug":"honeymooning-in-the-masai-mara-nr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/blog\/2013\/08\/honeymooning-in-the-masai-mara-nr\/","title":{"rendered":"Honeymooning in the Masai Mara NR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We got married on Saturday 6 April 2013\u00a0in Pittwater, Sydney. An amazing day.\u00a0One week later, after leaving our jobs,\u00a0moving out of our apartment in Sydney, we packed our bags and set off on our honeymoon \u2013 9 months backpacking around the world!<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Masai Mara NR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1484\" title=\"Zebras on the Masai Mara NR\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/The-Masai-Mara.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"286\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was a long bumpy drive along dusty roads to the Masai Mara, but after being in Africa for just two days, we were taken on an introductory game drive that afternoon \u2013 what an incredible way to start the trip! We saw Lions with their cubs, Cape Buffalos, Zebras, Wildebeest, Impalas, Thomson\u2019s and Grant\u2019s Gazelles and Antelope. \u00a0We were all buzzing with excitement as we ate dinner at the camp that night, as we started to get to know each other over a beer or two.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1485\" title=\"Masai Mara Hot-Air-Balloon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/The-Masai-Mara-Hot-Air-Balloon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The next morning three of us were picked up from the camp at 4.00am for the experience of a lifetime \u2013 a hot air balloon flight over the Masai Mara at sunrise! As the balloon gently lifted into the sky the views all around us were just incredible. We glided over a family of Elephants, and couldn\u2019t believe our luck at spotting a group of Lions lay in the tall grass eating their prey. We also saw herds of Wildebeest and other small game. After the hour-long flight we landed in the middle of nowhere where a champagne breakfast awaited us.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1486\" title=\"Masai Mara Village\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tucan.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/The-Masai-Mara-Village.jpg\" alt=\"Masai Mara Village\" width=\"500\" height=\"331\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We were then taken on a game drive on route to meet up with the rest of the group, where we spotted a Lion, a family of Elephants, Baboons, Giraffes, small game and birds. \u00a0Once with the group we spent the rest of the day on a game drive, where we saw Hippos and some giant Crocodiles in the Mara River, as well as Lions, Elephants, Warthogs, Zebras, Wildebeests, Antelope. We then visited a Masai village where we saw what life was like in a traditional community and Ian even got involved in the \u2018jumping completion \u2018where the height of your jump determines the number of brides you will have \u2013 apparently Ian will have 3 wives\u2026!<\/p>\n<p>Read about more of Ian and Danielle&#8217;s honeymoon on their blog <a title=\"Just Living the Dream\" href=\"http:\/\/just-livingthedream.com\/africa\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We got married on Saturday 6 April 2013\u00a0in Pittwater, Sydney. An amazing day.\u00a0One week later, after leaving our jobs,\u00a0moving out of our apartment in Sydney, we packed our bags and set off on our honeymoon \u2013 9 months backpacking around the world! 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