A group of tourists on a safari had a close call when a cheetah climbed onto their open-top jeep. <br /><br />The video, captured in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, shows a cheetah vaulting onto the vehicle and lounging on the roof for some time.<br /><br />Jonas Meyer, 25, who was in the jeep alongside another tourist and two safari guides, captured the incredible moment on camera.<br /><br />Jonas, a university student, said: "Initially, I was both amazed and somewhat alarmed by the cheetah's boldness. <br /><br />"My initial fear was somewhat allayed by the presence of our guides but seeing them also duck and exhibit signs of fear reignited my apprehension.<br /><br />"As time passed, my initial fear subsided somewhat, although the adrenaline rush was evident as you might notice from the heavy breathing in the footage." <br /><br />According to Jonas, the cheetah had been camouflaged nearby and jumped onto the jeep to use it as a vantage point to scout for prey.<br /><br />He said: "Initially, the cheetah was camouflaged, lying on a small hill approximately one metre high, amidst termite mounds. <br /><br />"It then leaped onto the back of our vehicle and after a short while jumped down again.<br /><br />"The cheetah spent some time lounging on the roof and then settled on the rear of the car for an extended period - approximately 6-8 minutes - before gracefully dismounting and lying in the grass again."<br /><br />No one in the vehicle was armed so if the cheetah had become aggressive, the group's only recourse would have been to scare it. <br /><br />Jonas said: "It's important to note that in the Serengeti National Park, guides do not carry weapons. <br /><br />"Our only potential recourse, had the cheetah become aggressive, would have been to start the vehicle to scare it away."<br /><br />The video was filmed in January 2022.
