Wonders of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area We left the Serengeti today and drove across the plains into the neighbouring national park of Ngorongoro. Despite the distance being less 100 kms, the drive took us almost 6 hours due to the state of the roads – seems the rain […]
In Maa, the Maasai language, Serengeti means “endless plains”… The Serengeti is one of Africa’s largest national parks – it stretches across the North-Western corner of Tanzania, all the way to the Kenyan border (the Serengeti and Kenya’s Maasai Mara are joined and are actually part of the […]
The circle of life sure can be a little gory… Disney’s “The Lion King” romanticised the concept of “the circle of life”. As we discovered today, however, the truth is far gorier than any cartoon would dare show you! Our lesson in life and death, savannah-style, came not […]
Shaken, not stirred – thank you Charles… When we booked our East African safari we knew some of the roads would be pretty bad, but nothing prepared for us for “African massage” we got today! We’ve been shaken, jolted, rattled, bumped and “massaged”* to within an inch of […]
Lion-spotting at Lake Manyara National Park We had an awesome day exploring Lake Manyara National Park today! We saw monkeys, baboons, giraffe, hyenas, buffalo, water buck and even lions! Lake Manyara National Park is one of Tanzania’s smallest national parks but one of its richest in terms […]
Wandering Soles 