Tag Archives: safari

African Safari – Ngorongoro Crater to Oldupai Gorge

African Safari – Ngorongoro Crater to Oldupai Gorge

Posted in African Safari, Tanzania | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

African Safari – Lake Manyara to Ngorongoro Crater

African Safari – Lake Manyara to Ngorongoro Crater Our destination for this day’s rather long drive was the Serengeti. Along the way though, we would be stopping to peer over the edge into the rather large Ngorongoro Crater and then … Continue reading

Posted in African Safari, Tanzania | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

African Safari – A Visit to an Orphanage

African Safari – A Visit to an Orphanage The night before on the way to the lodge, we had traveled a very rough dirt road through a small enclave of homes (a village?) and past this orphanage. Some of the … Continue reading

Posted in African Safari, Tanzania | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

African Safari – Lake Manyara National Park (3)

African Safari – Lake Manyara National Park (3) Once we were down by the shores of the lake, there were plenty of different shorebirds to see through the binoculars but most were a bit too far away for good photography. … Continue reading

Posted in African Safari, Tanzania | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

African Safari – Lake Manyara National Park (2)

African Safari – Lake Manyara National Park (2) On our way down toward the lake, we stopped at one spot where the number of bird species flitting in and out was unbelievable. Probably could have sat there all day but … Continue reading

Posted in African Safari, Tanzania | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

African Safari – Lake Manyara National Park

African Safari – Lake Manyara National Park One of the highlights of the Lake Manyara visit was the Blue Monkeys or Diademed Monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis) which greeted us along the nature trail and at other locations along the roads.

Posted in African Safari, Tanzania | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in African Safari, Tanzania | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

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.

Posted in African Safari, Tanzania | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

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

Posted in African Safari, Tanzania | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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.

Posted in African Safari, Tanzania | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment