A First Safari in the Serengeti, Where Every Drive Is a Game Drive

One of the first things I learned on safari is that every drive is a game drive. I landed at Seronera Airstrip in Serengeti National Park at 11 a.m. on a Sunday morning, and within an hour, I was looking out the side of our 4×4 gaping at a nearby giraffe, mere minutes before encountering a small herd of elephants. 

I had no idea if this was just the usual; I was a safari newbie. For years, this had been at the very top of my bucket list as a travel editor, and at long last, I’d made it work.