lion treehouse - part 1 - lioness debates going down

Описание: This is the same pride I filmed earlier that morning, but this is one hour after we left them to check out other areas. When we got back, one of the lionesses had moved from her higher perch - and the cubs were more active - on safari at central Serengeti NP, Tanzania

   • lion treehouse - part 3 - baby wakes up   baby wakes up
   • lion treehouse - part 4 - mamas are on the...   mamas are on the move
   • lion treehouse - part 6 - baby follows mum...   baby follows mum down tree limb
   • lion treehouse - part 8 - mum crowding cub   mum crowding cub
   • lion treehouse - part 64 - older cubs too ...   older cubs too cool to hang with mom

earlier that morning:
   • lion cubs in tree - part 3 - tiniest baby ...   tiniest baby in the group
   • lion cubs in tree - part 7 - fat full bellies   fat full bellies
   • lion cubs in tree - part 6 - noisy bird wa...   noisy bird wakes up babies
   • lion cubs in tree - part 8 - lionesses try...   lionesses try to get comfortable

and two lionesses with a cub waiting in the grass:
   • two lionesses in a tree - part 22 - first ...   first one leaves the tree
   • two lionesses in a tree - part 25 - injure...   injured female leaves tree, vocalizing as she goes
   • two lionesses in a tree - part 24 - cub ru...   cub runs to greet aunt, mum in tree calls to them
   • two lionesses in a tree - part 26 - cub ru...   cub runs to greet injured mom
   • two lionesses in a tree - part 28 - cub ex...   cub excited to reunite with mom as she limps off

days before:
   • male lion relaxed in tree - part 1 - has t...   has two puncture wounds on his left thigh
   • lioness up a tree, mate hanging out at the...   decides to join her
   • male lion lounging in tree - part 5 - does...   doesn't take his eyes off us
   • three lionesses in a tree - part 3 - spy o...   spy on zebra herd grazing below

Tips from my trip:
The Serengeti's great but DO NOT book with Asilia Africa! More like Ashitia - crap service from start to finish. After camp management repeatedly failed to address what should have been simple fixes, I asked to leave; yes-that bad & only got worse. They don't have a monopoly on the locations, so while the areas I filmed in were good, the camps were not. Book with anyone else but Asilia. Parting gift: COVID!! This is a 'short list' of what I experienced:

the food:
meh quality of meals; the meat/eggs almost always overcooked
worst packed lunches I've ever had on safari
Got food poisoning from meal sat in warm picnic box for over 5hrs. They pack field meals in warm box because they 'don't want to serve you cold food'-hello salmonella breeding ground. Guess that's why guests often get sick. There's a plugged-in cooler but used only for soda/booze.
They requested preferences, then refused to accommodate minor dietary requests for health issues. Managers gave me a drink-said 'it only had a little of the ingredient [that I can't have] in it, they 'felt that was okay for me'. Imagine if you had a peanut allergy & they served you something with 'only a little bit of peanuts in it because 'they' felt it was a small enough amount to serve to you. Hello anaphylactic shock!
Also gave drink preferences when booked-5 kinds of juice. Day1 to the very end of my trip-still dealing with no juice/shortage/rationing. They provided unlimited soda & 20+ alcohol for other guests-I often had nothing but water

the guides:
high turnover in guides/limited time as guides. Good animal knowledge, but incompetent wrt being able to position you to frame a shot. Even after explained it to them, they still stopped the jeep in odd angles & had to readjust. Re-adjustments scared the wildlife & caused me to lose a lot of shots
lazy guides refused to leave early 'because it's dark', told me 'you might miss things leaving in the dark'-even though camps are up to an hour away from the action, that 'dark time' is valuable driving time to the action which happens during the early hours. All other camps leave before dawn for that reason
guides refused to set out in rain (wasted an hour of what could have been transition driving to the good area)
distracted: often scrolling cell

the jeeps:
their open jeeps more likely to scare wildlife when they see you slightly move
jeeps have plastic sheeting on the sides, don't seal well, driver's area is fully open. Rained a lot, my stuff and I got very wet (even with rain jackets, when they remembered to pack them), clothes in luggage all wet, seats soaked and wet for days
the plastic sheeting prevents you from filming in the rain
jeep's charging stations didn't work, had to ration my batteries - missed out on recording a lot of things
jeeps are HORRIBLE-poorly outfitted & accessorized; photography jeep is the worst & costs more!

their travel agents:
Don't book directly through them!! I booked a month & a half out, directly through Asilia & pointedly asked their agent about the current timing of the wildebeest calving (a mass birthing of wildebeest babies)-which I told them was the sole reason I wanted to come to the Serengeti at that time of year. Agent lied - I found out after I arrived that the calving season had already started BEFORE I contacted Asilia for a quote and over 1mo before I arrived