http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Lake-Manyara/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , Tanzania , North , Lake Manyara en-us Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:51:12 +0000 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:51:12 +0000 I have a dismal night's sleep that's only partly alleviated by the egg and sausage that appears at breakfast and the rest of the day sees me coughing and snivelling. The other three bear the presence of the contagious Englishman with admirable fortitude.Lake Manyara NP is close to the camp and is famous for its hippos treeclimbing lions and at certain times of the year but not now quantitie http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Lake-Manyara/blog-417062.html Wednesday March 25Thursday March 26 2009Safari 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 se http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Lake-Manyara/blog-389413.html Well we have finally set off We left home at 0630 not the anticipated 0600 as the boys were investigating facebook I was amazed that Glen's stuff fitted into the small hole left in the back of the truck perfectly Having said a last goodbye to the dog and fed her the last Vienna Sausage we set off through the Nairobi early morning traffic. Thankfully much quieter than last night when http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Lake-Manyara/blog-351825.html Tag 19Heute 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Lake-Manyara/blog-341200.html After extensive negotiations haggling over safari tour itineraries and making our way through the maze of shady tour operators we finally landed on a company that allowed us to make our own itinerary. We rented a 4WD Land Cruiser and guide named Audi for 6 days to explore Lake Manyara Ngorogoro crater and the Serengeti. This country is amazing and lived up to our expectations. Every scene was http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Lake-Manyara/blog-286060.html Greetings from TanzaniaWe have just returned from the Safari that we took at NgorogoroCrater. My feelings are mixed about the whole thing. First off theSafari itself was amazing. We were able to see so many animals that Ihad seen previously only in zoos. We also got lucky and saw all of theBig Five animals lion buffalo leopard elephant and rhino.Although it was so amazing to see all of th http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Lake-Manyara/blog-280413.html Today was a LONG day I had some really crazy dreams and I felt weird when I woke up so I didn't eat much for breakfast. We walked a short way down te road to Zainab's orphanage that she startd the Shalom Centerhome to about 40 kids almost all orphans and some with AIDS. I felt kind of awkward there at first because it isn't a school at least not formally so I didn't know if English was http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Lake-Manyara/blog-280411.html 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 hav http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Lake-Manyara/blog-280408.html Finally Lake Manyara and again a great safari in this huge parc. We saw lots of rhinoceros birds pelicans spending the winter here instead of Alsace. Much nicer I admit. We saw my favorite animal the dik dik impalas buffaloes and finally we met our challenge of the Big Five. Big five Rhinoceros lion jida leopard buffaloWe saw a leopard hard to see in one's life. They are mostly hidden http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Lake-Manyara/blog-256633.html In the morning we drove to through the park and saw a lot more monkeys as it was heavily forested in places. It was very lush and green and pretty and it was on the edge very high cliffs that went on forever and was known as the Great Rift which runs all the way up into Kenya forming the Great Rift Valley. We went back to the lodge and had lunch before driving back to Arusha. We got home around http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Lake-Manyara/blog-255850.html Joseph our safari guide picked us up at the Key's Hotel after breakfast and we departed for our first day of safari at 830am. In the truck were the four of us and Joseph. We asked how many more people would we be picking up We were amazed when he said this was it We would be getting our own semiprivate safari for a week. We get along with Kim and Steve very well and were excited they w http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Lake-Manyara/blog-255752.html We found Elephants Yesterday at Ngorongoro Crater we saw one or two elephants REALLY far away and no Giraffes. Our guide told us Lake Manyara is the place and sure enough we drove in the park and saw fresh elephant remains immediately followed by elephants everywhere. The best was the baby elephant that was just learning to walk. It would take a couple steps and face plant into the dust. Here http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Lake-Manyara/blog-197124.html LAKE MANYARA ANIMAL PHOTOSWe just wanted to share a few of our pictures with you from our venture out to lake Manyara this last week. As we traveled towards mtu wa Mbo... Lake Manyara is just a little past the church building.... the National Park there is actually the nearest clean flush toilet around the area. which reminds me I have a funny story to tell about that particular bathroom and a http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Lake-Manyara/blog-92373.html Pues eso que ahora comenzaremos a ver los animales.Lo que no veo es la foto que he cargado http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Lake-Manyara/blog-55875.html Lake ManyaraLake Manyara is the only place in Eastern Africa with lions that fall asleep in trees. While we were not privileged enough to witness this phenomenon we did see lions baboons more monkeys elephants hippos zebras gazelles giraffes and many new birds. So it was good fun and a pretty low key end to our last safari. The lake Manyara area is quite affluent and fertile. There is lots http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Lake-Manyara/blog-43616.html our new driver seemed quite sober and was able to drive between the lines. We had a speedy game drive around lake manyara. It was a brief but nice visit and we spent some time watching the elephants for a while.We headed off to the serengeti and stopped at a rest centre to use the washroom. Just behind the washroom I noticed a few people standing and looking into the bushes. I took a closer lo http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Lake-Manyara/blog-35973.html We left the next morning on Safari our guide didn't seem to speak as good English as we were promised David but he did seem to be a sweet guy who would be a good guide. This turned out to be true but there were also some problems ahead. The first day of our Safari was at Lake Manyara. We got there late morning and as soon as we entered the park we saw 3 Elephants two adults and a baby cro http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Lake-Manyara/blog-4955.html