FUN-Travel: Northern Serengeti, Tanzania – Great Migration

July 29, 2019 by · Comments Off on FUN-Travel: Northern Serengeti, Tanzania – Great Migration 

0’dark:30 wake up – depart 6 am for 2 hr drive to airstrip…

…bush plane seats 12…depart 8:20 with 1 stop…arrive Kogatende 9:50.

…within 20 minutes on drive to Mara Kati Kati Camp

…witness wildebeest’s making 1st crossing at #4 entry point on Mara River…

…lasting 20 minutes!

  • Have lunch…then afternoon safari…in search of more crossings…

…see zebra, giraffe, elands, gazelles, impalas, crocs & hippos.

FUN-factThe Great Migration has been listed as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa. This is the stage on which the ‘greatest wildlife show on earth’ plays out, as more than two million wildebeest along with gazelle and zebra stragglers charge towards better grazing areas – making it the most unique safari experience in Africa.

More FF – Safari guides have no GPS, maps or signs…drive for hours… and manage to get you back to camp!

FUN-Travel: Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

July 29, 2019 by · Comments Off on FUN-Travel: Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania 

Yesterday – Travel day from hell! Depart 6:30 am…arrive African Tulip hotel 1:30 am – 3 flights…

1st layover 3 hrs & 2nd 6 hrs…travel agent never confirmed updated departure times!

  • Depart 8:30 am…4 hr drive to Manyara…then another hour to get into crater. Amazing animal sightings…wildebeests, buffalo, hyena, zebra…

…jackal, impala, gazelle, hippo, elephant, warthog, gray crested crane, flamingo…

Basking in the Afterglow!

…with grand finale of lions mating next to road!

FUN-fact – The volcanic crater and UNESCO site is the largest un flooded and unbroken caldera in the world plus home to a population of some 25,000 large animals.

 

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