Travel report of our third safari. This time we went back to the northern part of Tanzania (now including the "real" Serengeti).
View from our tent at Lake Chala Safari Camp
Taking pictures at Lake Chala Safari Camp
View at Lake Chala Safari Camp
Kilimanjaro view from lake Chala Safari Camp
View at Lake Chala from restaurant of Lake Chala Safari Camp
Balcony of restaurant at Lake Chala Safari Camp
View form balcony of restaurant at Lake Chala Safari Camp
View of our lodge at Lake Chala Safari Camp
Lophoceros nasutus
Hornbill, African Grey (M)
Xerus rutilus
Squirrel, Unstriped Ground (F)
Walking safari at Lake Chala
Tockus deckeni
Hornbill, Von der Decken's (M)
Belenois aurota
White, African caper (M))
Taking pictures at Lake Chala
Polyboroides typus
Harrier-Hawk, African
Dry riverbed at Lake Chala
Agama lionotus
Agama, Kenyan Rock
Local herd looking for water at Lake Chala
Local herd in dry riverbed at Lake Chala
Hamanumida daedalus
Guineafowl
Cold drinks after hot walking safari at Lake Chala Safari Camp
Hippolais pallida
Warbler, Eastern Olivaceous
Pycnonotus barbatus
Bulbul, Common
Resting at Lake Chala Safari Camp
Byblia ilithyia
Joker, Spotted
Agama, Kenyan Rock (F)
Whirlwind near Kenyan border
Catopsilia Florella
Vagrant, common (M)
Unidentified Insect
Junonia hierta cebrene
Pansy, Yellow
Pinacopteryx eriphia melanarge
White, Zebra
Pinacopteryx eriphia
Acraea oncae
Acraea, Window
Our one and only Safari Vehicle this holiday!
Early morning at Lake Chala Safari Camp
Mountains in morning sun
Sunrise at Lake Chala Safari Camp
Taking time-lapse pictures at Lake Chala
Early morning photo shoot.
Kilimanjaro Mountain at the background of our tent at Lake Chala Safari Camp
Inside the restaurant
Street view, from Lake Chala to Tarangire NP
Street view
Busy road to Moshi
Garden centre near Moshi
That's not how a truck is supposed to drive, is it?
Arusha!
Timber shop
Red Maasai Sheep with Masai Shepherds
Here's that truck again
Charcoal for sale
Zebu with Masai Shepherds
Fences around bought land, near Arusha
Warning sign at Gas station
Carwash shop
Street view, from Arusha to Tarangire NP
Furniture shop
Street view, Arusha to Tarangire NP
Taxi stand
Traditional home
Camels
Equus africanus asinus
Zebu & Donkey, Masai
Agava Sisalana
Sisal
Masai Shepherds gathering around drinking pool
Water!!
What are those chunks of wood in the tree?
Donkey, Masai
Lamprotornis unicolor
Starling, Ashy
Eurocephalus rueppelli
Shrike, Northern White-crowned
Muscicapa striata
Flycatcher, Spotted
Experimenting with taking pictures of the night sky
Lanius excubitoroides
Fiscal, Grey-backed
Histurgops ruficauda
Weaver, Rufous-tailed
Cypsiurus parvus
Palm-swift, African
Maramboi Tented Camp, early morning
Equus quagga
Zebra, Plains
Empidornis semipartitus
Silverbird
Zebra on a morning stroll at Maramboi Tented Camp
Zebra drinking at Maramboi Tented Camp
Ploceus intermedius
Weaver, Lesser Masked
Madoqua kirkii
Dikdik, Kirk's
Creatophora cinerea
Starling, Wattled (M)
Chlorocebus pygerythrus
Monkey, vervet
Galerella sanguinea
Mongoose, Slender
Vanellus armatus
Lapwing, Blacksmith
Merops persicus
Bee-eater, Blue-cheeked
Street view on the way to Tarangire NP
Large Boabab tree near gate of Tarangire NP
Lovebird at the gate of Tarangire NP
Hornbill, Von der Decken's (I)
Hornbill, Von der Decken's (F)
Canis mesomelas
Jackal, Black-backed
Terathopius ecaudatus
Bateleur
Kobus ellipsiprymnus ellipsiprymnus
Waterbuck, Common
Spilopelia senegalensis
Dove, Laughing
Hirundo rustica
Swallow, Barn
Glaucidium perlatum
Owlet, Pearl-spotted
Beautiful landscape in Tarangire NP
Burhinus capensis
Thick-knee, Spotted
Phacochoerus africanus
Warthog, Common
Mungos mungo
Mongoose, Banded
Tringa glareola
Sandpiper, Wood
Relaxing at Tarangire Safari Lodge
Von der Decken's Hornbill waiting for therein to stop
High and dry Tarangire Safari Lodge
Otus senegalensis
Scops-Owl, African
Baobab tree surviving a lot of damage done by elephants
African Bush Elephant, very near the car
Lissotis hartlaubii
Bustard, Hartlaub's
Eupodotis senegalensis
Bustard, White-bellied
Clamator glandarius
Cuckoo, Great Spotted
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Hornbill, Red-billed (M)
Getting help replacing a flat front tire
Waiting outside the car while the tire is replaced
Flat tire at Tarangire NP
View from our tent at Rothia Valley Tented Camp
View from Rothia Valley Tented Camp
Drinking wine on the balcony of our tent
Colius striatus
Mousebird, Speckled
Ploceus baglafecht
Weaver, Baglafecht (M)
Nectarinia kilimensis
Sunbird, Bronze (M)
Amblyospiza albifrons
Weaver, Thick-billed (F)
Weaver, Thick-billed (M)
Street view, on our way to Ngorongoro
Panorama view of Ngorongoro Crater
Panthera leo
Lion, Southern
Gate to Ngorongoro Crater
Waiting at the gate for registration to enter Ngorongoro crater
Driving down Ngorongoro Crater
After a few bends the Crater floor appears
Almost down at the crater floor
Saxicola rubetra
Whinchat
Syncerus caffer
Buffalo, Cape
Buteo augur
Buzzard, Augur
Ciconia ciconia
Stork, White
Ardeotis kori
Bustard, Kori (M)
Ciconia abdimii
Stork, Abdim's
Anthus cinnamomeus
Pipit, African
Bustard, Kori (F)
Eudorcas thomsonii
Gazelle, Thomsons
Nanger granti
Gazelle, Grant's
Bubalornis niger
Buffalo-Weaver, Red-billed (M)
Phoenicopterus roseus
Flamingo, Greater
Phoenicopterus minor
Flamingo, Lesser
Flamingo at Lake Ndutu
Leptoptilos crumenifer
Stork, Marabou
Phoenicopterus roseus & Phoenicopterus minor
Flamingo, Greater & Flamingo, Lesser
Cloudy morning al Lake Ndutu
Crocuta crocuta
Hyena, Spotted
Hyena, Spotted (F)
Hyena, Spotted (M)
Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii
Hartebeest, Cokes
Falco naumanni
Kestrel, Lesser (F)
Pterocles exustus
Sandgrouse, Chestnut-bellied
Oena capensis
Dove, Namaqua (M)
Dove, Namaqua (F)
Acinonyx jubatus
Cheetah
Aquila rapax
Eagle, Tawny
Starling, Wattled (F/M)
Eagle, Tawny (I)
Lepus microtis
Hare, African savanna
The sun tries very hard to get through
The big migration
Raphicerus campestris
Steenbok (M)
Out tent is the first
Laundry day at Kenzan Tented Camp
Cooking and staff area at Kenzan Tented Camp
Fata Morgana at Serengeti
Seregenti Naabi Hill gate to Seronera
Agama mwanzae
Agama, Mwanza Flat-headed Rock
Sporopipes frontalis
Weaver, Speckle-fronted
Lamprotornis superbus
Starling, Superb
Hello Seronera
Hey, that's my hat!
Serengeti Kopjes
Clouds gathering over the Endless Plains
Serengeti Landscape
Panthera pardus
Leopard
The leopard draws a crowd...
Agapornis fischeri
Lovebird, Fischer's
Gyps africanus
Vulture, African White-backed & Eagle, Tawny & Vulture, Hooded
Vulture, African White-backed
Vulture, African White-backed & Vulture, Hooded
Corythaixoides leopoldi
Go-away-bird, Black-faced
Starling, Wattled (F)
Hamerkop nest
Close-up of Hamerkop nest
Lamprotornis hildebrandti
Starling, Hildebrandt's
Hornbill, Von der Decken's (F/M)
Our tent at Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp
Baboon next to our tent at Kati Kati
Diner tent at Kati Kati
Seregenti Kati Kati Tented Camp
Game drive circuit near Kati Kati
Buphagus africanus & Creatophora cinerea
Oxpecker, Yellow-billed & Starling, Wattled
Starling, Wattled
Sunset in the Serengeti
Welcoming camp fire after game drive
Marabou watching over Kati Kati Tented Camp
Charlie is admiring the sunset too
Camp fire after game drive at Kati Kati Tented Camp
Beautiful view of the sunset from Kati Kati
Just love the Serengeti Kopjes
Kopjes on the Endless Plains
Starling, Hildebrandt's (I)
Starling, Superb (I)
Canis anthus
Wolf, African Golden
