Enjoy another morning game drive in the Mara area. You may want to seek out one more crossing, or you may be more interested in exploring along the river (hippos, crocodiles and river birds galore), or you may drive up towards the kopjes and enjoy the views out over the river and maybe find a klipspringer or some hyrax in the rocks. Either way, enjoy your final morning with the great herds of wildebeest, and then take the trip back down into the central Serengeti region. Along the way, stop at the Retina Hippo Pool for an experience you won’t find anywhere else. There can be multiple hundreds of hippos in this relatively small pool, and happily there is a parking area above with an outlook so you can get out, stretch your legs, and enjoy the experience for as long as you like. Watch baby hippos bobbing, hippos getting in and out of the water, sloshing each other and sometimes play fighting or asserting their dominance. The stench can be outrageous, but you’ll hardly notice with all there is to see. Elephants and dik-diks often hang out around this pool as well, as do a variety of birds and – of course – monkeys, so keep your camera ready and any food in the vehicle! As dusk draws in, you will arrive at your evening accommodation, ready for bush T.V. and drinks and a good meal.