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African Safari – Oldupai Gorge to Serengeti National Park
African Safari – Oldupai Gorge to Serengeti National Park As we left the Oldupai Gorge, our vehicles left a plume of dust behind at every corner. Looking off into the distance, it looked like we might be in for some … Continue reading
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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
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Tagged adventure, africa, African Pied Wagtail, Augur Buzzard, Buteo rufofuscus, Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater, copyright all rights reserved, images, Iraqw, Merops oreobates, Motacilla aguimp, Moth, Ngorogoro Crater, photographs, photos, pictures, RJHay, Ron Hay, safari, tanzania, travel
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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
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Tagged AC Daycare and Orphanage Center, adventure, africa, african safari, children, copyright all rights reserved, images, Manyara, Moth, orphanage, photographs, photos, pictures, RJHay, Ron Hay, safari, tanzania, travel
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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
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Tagged adventure, africa, african safari, African Spoonbill, Alpochen aegyptiaca, Ardea cinerea, Bycanistes brevis, copyright all rights reserved, Egyptian Goose, Glareola pratincola, Glossy Ibis, Grey Heron, images, Lake Manyara, Lake Manyara National Park, Little Bee-eater, Merops pucillus, Moth, photographs, photos, pictures, Platalea alba, Plegadis falcinellus, Pratincole, RJHay, Ron Hay, safari, Silvery-cheeked Hornbill, Spreo superbus, Superb Starling, tanzania, travel
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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
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Tagged Adansonia digitata, adventure, africa, Baobab, Blue Monkey, Cercopithecus mitis, Chlorocebus pygerythrus, copyright all rights reserved, images, Kigelia africana, Klipspringer, Lake Manyara, Lake Manyara National Park, Moth, Oreotragus oreotragus, photographs, photos, pictures, RJHay, Ron Hay, safari, Sausage Tree, tanzania, travel, Vervet, Vervet Monkey
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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.
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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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Tagged acacia, africa, blue monkees, buffalo, copyright all rights reserved, cormorants, elephant, Emanyara, escarpment, fig trees, flamingo, giraffe, hippo, images, impala, Lake Manyara, Lake Manyara National Park, leopard, lions, mahogany, Masai, pelicans, photographs, photos, pictures, Rift Valley, RJHay, Ron Hay, safai, safari, soda lake, storks, tanzania, warthog, wildebeest
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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