While on your safari in Masai Mara National Reserve or Serengeti National Park, the conclusion of each day you spend there is very important.
How about concluding your day with your favorite drink in hand, the company of friends or loved ones, and a gorgeous sunset unfolding right before your eyes? Isn’t it very special?
This is what is referred to as “sundowners.” Cocktails are served in the bush with an evening backdrop of the setting sun.
Sundowners are a vital part of the safari experience. Just imagine relaxing in a seat in a quiet and tranquil place, sipping a drink while watching the sun go down.
A sundowner involves enjoying an alcoholic drink while watching the sun go down.
It is a celebrated African activity and one that is greatly anticipated every evening during a safari in Africa.
The sun around the equator sets at approximately 6 pm, and the sundowners setup typically takes place anywhere on the hills in Masai Mara National Reserve or Serengeti National Park.
There is also a campfire setup after the sun goes down, accompanied by snacks, drinks, and local entertainment provided by the locals.
Your guide will find the most amazing spot for your sundowner.
It could be on a natural kopje overlooking the Kenyan plains, in a remote and untamed location in the Okavango Delta with just elephants for company, or while watching the sun go down over the rivers in Masai Mara and Serengeti.
Watching the sun slip down into the sea is always accompanied by your favorite drink and delectable snacks.
Enhance your classic safari game drive with a perfect send-off by enjoying sundowner drinks in a breathtakingly beautiful location on the famous plains of Serengeti and Masai Mara, which offer magnificent views over the vast Serengeti National Park and Masai Mara National Reserve.
Sip on an ice-cold gin and tonic, a sparkling glass of champagne, or your favorite cocktail as dusk gently deepens around you, and the sun sinks slowly over the plains and the landscape.
The evening sounds of the African wilderness will gradually quiet down as wildlife species seek shelter for the night, and predators prepare for their nocturnal hunts.
As you contemplate the silence of the vast sweeping plains, your gaze is drawn to a herd of wildebeest and buffalo slowly making their way to the open plains for the night.
The little ones stick closely to their mothers.
Creating a magnificent wild backdrop, zebras and giraffes amble past each other, and quirky warthogs go down on bended knee to forage in the scrubby brush.
If you look further back, you may spot jackals sneaking ever closer.
This is a glorious time to savor the daily ritual of life in the wild as it unfolds naturally before you.
Hotel sundowners in the Serengeti and Masai Mara are also perfect and exciting. You will head out for the game drive and rendezvous with the hotel staff at an agreed location.
You will find perfectly chilled drinks with lemon slices and ice blocks, and chicken wings and fingers will be available.
You can immediately quench your thirst.
Usually, the location will offer dramatic views of landscapes or wildlife.
Don’t miss out on sundowners during your next safari visit to Masai Mara National Reserve or Serengeti National Park. See you there.
