Blogs from Lake Manyara, North, Tanzania, Africa - page 3

Hi everyone We just spent the last two nights in ngorongoro. We visited the bushman. It was similar to the movie the gods must be crazy. It was so interesting. After that we went to another local village 'TOGA' tribe where they made copper and brass items, such as jewellery and arrow heads. We finally seen the rhino, which completes the Big 5. Went shopping today, Jenny helped us haggle them down to everything 50% off. Went for our final game drive this morning. Time is going too quickly. Hopefully you will be able to see the pictures Keep the comments coming. Jerry & Carol... read more

We spent 5 days in Tanzanian wilderness, visiting Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater. The Safari started from Outpost Lodge in Arusha where our guide/driver Fratern and cook Msafiri picked us up on January 5th 2010. Arusha and Moshi are beautiful green towns, but once we got out of Arusha, it was lush tropical green on both sides of the road. The green plains were dotted with Maasai homesteads and brightly coloured Maasai people grazing their cattle. Lake Manyara Our first destination was Lake Manyara. Its a huge lake in the shadow of Great Rift Valley. The drive to Lake was short. We camped at a campsite just outside Lake Manyara National Park called Twiga. Its a campsite and lodge, with swimming pool etc. Honestly after 6 nights of camping on the mountain I was not ... read more

Wednesday, March 25-Thursday, March 26, 2009: Safari!!! Debra, Pam, Brad, Lauren, Mom and I went on a 2 day Safari. First we went to Manyara on Wednesday and then to Ngoragora Crater on Thursday. Rod stayed and studied with more people at Maji Ya Chai (35 on Wednesday!). The safari (it means journey in Swahili) was incredible! We saw such a different variety of animals. It's a lot different than seeing them in a zoo, too! Thursday we went to a Masai village. It was a little freaky...but very interesting! I have to steal Lauren's sentence when she told me, " I think God spent more time on Africa." When you see all the animals....the giraffe (my favorite), wildebeest, rhinoceros, and all the others, you can't help but think that God must have had a sense ... read more

Tag #19 Heute bin ich mit zwei deutschen Ladies zusammen. Mit der Erwartung, Tiere am Lake Manyara zu sehen, starten wir diese Pirschfahrt. Es ist ein kleiner National Park und zu Beginn ein Urwald. Wir begegnen Elefanten, Zebras, Loewen, usw. jedoch immer in kleiner Anzahl. Den See, sehen wir nur von weitem. Seit ein paar Jahren sind die Pirschfahrten bis zum See nicht mehr gestattet. Am naechsten an den See kommen wir beim Hippo Pool und geniessen da die Sicht ins Weite... Am Abend werde ich zur Lodge in Mto Wa Mbu gebracht um dort zu Uebernachten.... read more

Prior to returning to Moshi from the safari on Sunday, we had the opportunity to meet the kids at the Shalom Orphanage Centre, which was just down the street from the hotel in which we were staying. Upon meeting the kids, we got to play games, sing songs, and run around. When I walked into the orphanage, one kid ran up to me and grabbed my hand. This was obviously normal. The young children we have met have almost always been extremely excited to see and play with us. But what I found interesting was that the little boy who grabbed my hand, whose name is Calvin, kept holding onto it. He didn't want me to leave. Usually, a child will grab one of our hands for a short time and then run away. Calvin was ... read more