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African Safari – Lake Manyara National Park – Background information

African Safari – Lake Manyara National Park – Background information The entrance to the park is quite nice with an interpretive centre, a nice nature trail and modern washrooms. Our directions were simple for the day “Show us the tree-climbing … Continue reading

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African Safari – Arusha to Lake Manyara

African Safari – Arusha to Lake Manyara As we were driving along the road from Arusha to the Lake Manyara National Park we would pass by some Maasai villages and many donkeys doing their thing as beasts of burden.

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African Safari – Arusha, Tanzania – Out for a stroll

African Safari – Arusha, Tanzania – Out for a stroll Five of us decided to go for a stroll into city center (about 1 km according to our itinerary info). Seemed easy enough so off we went. First off, our … Continue reading

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African Safari – Arusha

We found ourselves in Arusha, Tanzania for Hallowe’en. They apparently don’t celebrate Hallowe’en in Arusha so no ‘trick or treat’ excitement this year. Snow is forecast for Ottawa for Hallowe’en.

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African Safari – Arusha, Tanzania – Background Information

African Safari – Arusha, Tanzania – Background Information Background summarized from our GAP Adventures itinerary. Arusha is a picturesque town that sits at the foot of rugged Mount Meru, Africa’s fifth highest mountain. Arusha, also known as Tanzania’s “safari capital”, … Continue reading

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African Safari – Nairobi, Kenya to Arusha, Tanzania

African Safari – Nairobi, Kenya to Arusha, Tanzania After some of the gravel roads that we had encountered in the Masai Mara region of Kenya, the highway to Arusha was a real blessing. Although there was some highway construction still … Continue reading

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African Safari – Masai Mara back to Nairobi

African Safari – Masai Mara back to Nairobi It was a market day along our route and vendors were out in force as we retraced our path back to Nairobi, Kenya.

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African Safari – The Wait.

Mwanza Flat-headed Agama (Agama mwanzae) African Safari – The Wait. A bit of confusion, as one van took two of our group to the nearby airport, our second van headed off with three members of our group and Graeme and … Continue reading

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Saying Goodbye to the Masai Mara

African Safari – Saying Goodbye to the Masai Mara National Park First, I should say that I don’t know who Jess or Sean are, but the leaf carving outside the SOPA lodge was an interesting find (see the above banner). … Continue reading

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African Safari – Masai Mara – Last morning’s drive

African Safari – Masai Mara – Last morning’s drive To start off our morning drive we were treated to fields of small white and shades of blue flowers.

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