Sadly, all good things (including our African safari) must come to an end. We had a great time on our trip through Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park and Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania. Fortunately our tour company saved the best for last – a wonderful Serengeti National Park safari. In this post I’ll close off on the story of...
After starting our safari with visits to Tarangire National Park and Lake Manyara National Park, we drove about an hour north and west to the next stop on our African safari: our much-anticipated Ngorongoro Crater tour. In this post I’ll share some information about both the Conservation Area and the crater, discuss some of the beautiful wildlife we...
If you’ve never been to Tanzania, you’re hardly alone. So many people have yet to discover one of the great hidden gems of the African continent. The Eastern African country is renowned for its exquisite natural beauty, and areas of vast, stretching wilderness. As you might imagine, this makes it the perfect destination for an unforgettable safari venture. Having...
As many travelers may be aware, most countries in east Africa are not composed of a homogeneous group of citizens, but are made up of tribes that have existed for hundreds of years or more. One of the most prevalent and well known of these tribes are the Maasai people of Tanzania and southern Kenya. In this post we will take a look at the background and culture of...
Tanzania consistently ranks as one of the top places in Africa to visit for wildlife safaris. What many do not know is that it also ranks as one of the world’s top bird watching spots. Bird photography in Tanzania can be an exciting and rewarding adventure, and we’ll give you some insight into how to make the most out of it. Why bird photography in Tanzania? The...
After a wonderful couple of days in Tarangire National Park, our guide took us just a few kilometers up the road to Lake Manyara National Park. We spent about half a day there, but it was enough time to really get a feel for the place. The park is known as one of Tanzania’s premiere birdwatching areas, and we saw a wide variety of both birds and other wildlife...
Have you ever had the desire to see exotic birds and wildlife up close, in their natural habitat? I was fortunate enough to do just that last year when we took a nine-day safari through Tanzania. In this post, I’ll focus on the first part of our journey: the experience we had visiting Tarangire National Park.