Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania: We got up and out quite early again today to ensure that we arrived at the crater fairly early in the day. Last night at dinner we had managed to make the other groups of safari goers we talked to rather jealous. We mentioned how many lions we had seen along with…
Read more South Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater: Week 3 / Day 16 / Jan 26
Serengeti, Tanzania: Today’s safari will mostly be a trip down to the great migration. For those unfamiliar with it the great migration is the clockwise movement of the wildebeest herd (along with a lot of other animals) on an annual basis. Their movement is determined by the availability of water / food and the wet…
Read more North Serengeti to South Serengeti: Week 3 / Day 15 / Jan 25
Thorn Tree Camp, Serengeti: We got up before dawn this morning to head out for a sunrise safari. The stars last night as I went to bed were amazing and the milky way could be seen across the sky. Looking at the constellations last night and seeing Orion high in the sky was very confusing…
Read more North Serengeti – Sunrise Safari: Week 3 / Day 15 / Jan 25
Serengeti, Tanzania: After all that we got to see yesterday it seems that we have already seen just about everything. In fact, Linda commented last night that maybe we could have just done a one day safari since we saw so much. Before entering the Serengeti National Park we first had to pass through Ngorongoro…
Read more Lake Manyara to North Serengeti: Week 2 / Day 14 / Jan 24
