So-so Serengeti

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Published: January 14th 2012Africa » Tanzania » North
January 13th 2012

Our last true safari experience was going to be the Serengeti. We had booked this again through a UK company who outsourced to an Arusha based African agent called Shidoyla. Shidoyla is a word in a local tribal language for the black and white colobus monkey. Our flight from Dar to Arusha was short and easy and the airport affords views of both Mount Kilamanjaro and neighbouring Mount Meru. We wer... Read Full Entry


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Charles Bruce
Here we are again, and this time we are leaving on our last big trip before trying to start a family. We have chosen Africa because of the wildlife, the exotic landscapes, and the price. This trip will be a bit different from our South America trip because we have planned a specific itinerary. We found that the spontaneous approach to travel that we took in 2009 meant for more wasted planning days during the trip itself. This time, we have spent countless hours doing online searches, bookings and wire transfers in order to have everything arranged beforehand. We will discover which approa... full info
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Lilac-breasted roller and little birdLilac-breasted roller and little bird
Lilac-breasted roller and little bird

Can any birders out there help us with the identity of the little bird?
Lioness yawningLioness yawning
Lioness yawning

Resting and yawning is pretty much all these three lionesses did during the hour or so that we observed them
Rach getting down with her bad self.Rach getting down with her bad self.
Rach getting down with her bad self.

Kicking it Masai style with the ladies.
Leopard lying aroundLeopard lying around
Leopard lying around

Check out the right side to see why he's lazy. That's a gazelle up the tree for lunch.
Zebras resting on each otherZebras resting on each other
Zebras resting on each other

They extended as far as you could see.
Oldupai gorgeOldupai gorge
Oldupai gorge

Home of the missing link, or one of them anyway.
Masai got hopsMasai got hops
Masai got hops

With the tips they ask for I'm surprised they didn't have Nike's.






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Date: 15th January 2012

herd of tourists
even with the other tour vans around, the idea of seeing those animals is pretty amazing. love mom

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