Blogs from Tarangire National Park, North, Tanzania, Africa

Hello I spent the day at Tarangire National park yesterday. wow! It feels a bit surreal with so many animals I have seen in movies, books, doco and Zoo's just walking around n the wild. The landscapes was so beautiful, it is great the wet season has just started as the trees have flowers and new green shoots to add contrast to the landscape. The Baobab trees are over 300 yrs old, the large ones, and incredible. They are hollow inside! The tall flat topped trees are Acacia's, different type then in Aust. Of course the wildlife took the show, so many to see for the first time I didn't know where to look and was hard to all take in. We saw, mongoose, Elephants, Impala, Wildebeest, Water Buffalo, Kipi, 1 lion resting in the shade ... read more

Still here at Tarangire Safari lodge! Heard the lions way off in the distance this morning at 0500. Nice breakfast. Elephants behind the tents this morning. Went out on game drive. Saw the lions! Lots of elephants, giraffes, zebras, baboons,etc.... read more

Vi er idag så utroligt privilegerede at besøge Tarangiri National Park. Vi ankom ca. kl. 12.00 og havde inden de første timer var omme set mpala, elefanter, zebraer, giraf, gnuer, waterbuck, gribbe, vortesvin, hyæne, løver, dik-dik, bavianer, blue velvet monkeys, jordegern, desmondyr, strudser og alverdens fugle. Et sand paradis for dyre og naturelskere:) Nu mangler vi bare bøfler, flodheste, leoparder, geparder - så vi står op til solopgang og kører en tur, hvorefter vi spiser morgenmad. Vi bor på Tarangire Safari Lodge = vildt luksus midt mellem dyrene. Vi bor i telte og der er både elefanter, løver og mange andre dyr lige uden for teltene (bogstaveligt talt!!!) Vi skal spise lækker aftensmad mens vi kigger ud over de afrikanske sletter. Lidt senere skal vi sove til lyden af hyæner, sikader, elefanter og løvebrøl. ... read more

We decided to organize our safari in Arusha and not pre-book from abroad for various reasons. Usually, foreign bookings end up costing a premium price because the safari operators know they have the "knowledge advantage" when dealing at a distance. They also know your time is limited in trying to research everything online. Furthermore, we were still in a world wide recession, and wanted to guage for ourselves how busy and how flexible the safari companies were based on how many other tourists were around Arusha. We don't know how much we saved by just showing up in Arusha and booking locally, vs. if we'd prearranged everything on the Internet. In the end, we ended up going with our original choice of safari company, as the competition didn't seem too eager to meet our requirements. Also, ... read more

I just had the best day. When went into town this weekend to stay at the hostel, shower, etc. And a group of us girls decided to go on a day safari. We got picked up and driven to Tarangire National Park. When I went to Africa I didn't really think about where the stereotypical animals, such as elepahants, giraffes, and zebras would be. There definitely weren't any in the village or in town, but on the way to the National Park we did see a few giraffes. However, most of the animals live within the National Parks where they are safe. We got kind of a late start, and therefore didn't see any of the big 5 cats. They come out most often in the early morning when the sun isn't too hot yet. However, ... read more