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Tanzania Day 11: Tarangire to End

On our last day in Tanzania, we spent a couple of hours in the Tarangire National Park after breakfast. Here’s the map for that.

Here are the animals we saw:

  • Elephants
  • Buffaloes
  • Ostriches
  • Zebras
  • Impalas
  • Wildebeests
  • Dik-diks

Afterwards, we headed to Kilimanjaro International Airport for our flight back. On the plane, I took the photo of Mount Kilimanjaro at the top of this post.

Thus ended our amazing Tanzanian safari.

A selection of my photos are in my Tanzanian flickr album.

Tanzania Day 10: Tarangire

We spent June 25 in Tarangire National Park.

Here’s the tracklog for our morning game drive.

We returned to Tarangire Safari Lodge for lunch and spent some time viewing elephants at the river down below.

Then we headed out for an afternoon safari drive. Here’s the map.

Here are the animals we saw:

  • Baboons
  • Elephants
  • Buffaloes
  • Ostriches
  • Zebras
  • Vervet Monkeys
  • Impalas
  • Wildebeests
  • Giraffes
  • Vultures
  • Waterbucks
  • Lilac-breasted Roller
  • Dik-diks
  • Bat-eared Foxes
  • Warthogs
  • Red-billed Hornbill

I am posting all the photos in my Flickr Tanzania album.

Tanzania Day 9: Tarangire

On June 24, we stayed in Tarangire National Park. Here’s the map for our day game drive.

Here are the animals we saw during the day:

  • Elephants
  • Buffalo
  • Ostriches
  • Zebras
  • Vervet Monkeys
  • Impalas
  • Pelicans
  • Wildebeests
  • Giraffes
  • Warthogs
  • Thomson’s Gazelles
  • Lions
  • Leopard
  • Waterbucks
  • Monitor Lizard
  • Dik-diks
  • Long-crested Eagles
  • Martial Eagles
  • Starlings
  • Python

Of course, there were a bunch of Baobab trees there.

After dinner, we went out for a night safari.

The animals we saw during the night game drive are as follows:

  • Zebra
  • Impala
  • Wildebeest
  • Giraffe
  • Waterbuck
  • Dik-dik
  • Bat-eared fox
  • Egyptian goose
  • Bushbuck
  • African hare

I am posting all the photos in my Flickr Tanzania album.

Tanzania Day 8: Ngorongoro to Tarangire

On June 23, we spent half the day in Ngorongoro Crater and then headed to Tarangire National Park. Here’s the map of our day:

Here are the animals we saw:

  • Baboons
  • Elephants
  • Buffalo
  • Ostriches
  • Zebras
  • Wildebeests
  • Crowned Cranes
  • Warthogs
  • Hippopotamuses
  • Thomson’s Gazelles
  • Grant’s Gazelles
  • Hyenas
  • Lions
  • Kori Bustard
  • Guineafowl
  • Waterbucks
  • Black-backed Jackals
  • Hadada Ibis
  • Bat-eared Fox
  • Sandgrouse
  • Black Rhinoceros
  • Sacred Ibis
  • Yellow-billed Storks
  • Egrets
  • Pelicans
  • Herons
  • Red Bishop
  • Giraffes

I am posting all the photos in my Flickr Tanzania album.

Tanzania Day 7: Serengeti to Ngorongoro

On June 22, we spent the morning in central Serengeti and then headed out. We stopped at the Oldupai Gorge Museum on our way to Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge.

Here’s the tracklog for our drive.

Here are the animals we saw:

  • Baboons
  • Elephants
  • Ostriches
  • Zebras
  • Lions
  • Vervet Monkeys
  • Wildebeests
  • Giraffes
  • Warthogs
  • Hippopotamuses
  • Thomson’s Gazelles
  • Grant’s Gazelles
  • Hyenas
  • Vultures
  • Black-backed Jackals
  • Secretarybird
  • Hadada Ibis
  • Agama

I am posting all the photos in my Flickr album.

Tanzania Day 6: Central Serengeti

On this day, we set out early from Kati Kati for a game drive. Here’s the track for our morning game drive.

After lunch at the camp, we went back out again. Here’s the track for that. This is when we saw the leopard with a wildebeest in a tree.

Here are the animals we saw:

  • Baboons
  • Elephants
  • Ostriches
  • Zebras
  • Vervet monkeys
  • Impalas
  • Hartebeests
  • Wildebeests
  • Giraffes
  • Hyenas
  • Lions
  • Kori bustards
  • Vultures
  • Guineafowls
  • Cheetahs
  • Topis
  • Jackals
  • Goshawks
  • Leopard
  • Caracal

I am posting all the photos in my Flickr album.

Tanzania Day 5: Western to Central Serengeti

On day 5, we headed back from western Serengeti to central Serengeti.

Here’s the map for our game drive.

Here are the animals we saw:

  • baboons
  • elephants
  • buffaloes
  • ostriches
  • zebras
  • impalas
  • wildebeests
  • giraffes
  • warthogs
  • herons
  • vultures
  • marabou storks
  • yellow-billed storks
  • topis
  • monitor lizard
  • bateleur
  • mongoose
  • goshawk
  • lilac-breasted rollerbird
  • ground hornbills
  • turtles
  • dik-dik
  • lions
  • hippopotamuses
  • Egyptian goose

Tanzania Day 4: Western Serengeti

Crocodiles eating wildebeest

On day 4, we explored the western part of Serengeti National Park.

Here is the tracklog for our morning game drive.

After lunch at the Mbalageti Lodge with beautiful views, we headed back out.

Here are the animals we saw (new ones in bold):

  • Baboons
  • ostriches
  • zebras
  • vervet monkeys
  • impalas
  • wildebeests
  • warthogs
  • herons
  • hippopotamuses
  • lions
  • vultures
  • guinea fowl
  • yellow-billed storks
  • crocodiles
  • topis
  • eagles
  • monitor lizards
  • black-backed jackals
  • bateleur
  • turtles

Tanzania Day 3: Central to Western Serengeti

Cheetah

On this day, we did a game drive in central Serengeti in the morning and then headed to western Serengeti where we stayed at Mbalageti.

Here are the animals we saw (new ones in bold):

  • Baboons
  • Spider-man agama
  • Hartebeests
  • ostriches
  • zebras
  • vervet monkeys
  • impalas
  • wildebeests
  • giraffes
  • warthogs
  • hippopotamuses
  • lions
  • kori bustards
  • Griffon vultures
  • lovebirds
  • marabou storks
  • yellow-billed storks
  • Saddle-billed stork
  • Bustards
  • crocodiles
  • cheetahs
  • waterbucks
  • topis

Tanzania Day 2: Manyara to Serengeti

Road to Serengeti

On Day 2, we drove from the escarpment above the Rift Valley to central Serengeti via Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

The animals we saw (new ones in bold):

  • Elephants
  • ostriches
  • zebras
  • wildebeests
  • heron
  • antelopes
  • Thomson’s gazelles
  • Grant’s gazelles
  • hyena
  • serval
  • lions
  • kori bustard
  • leopard
  • griffon vultures
  • Agama
  • Hartebeest
  • Starlings
  • Weavers
  • guinea fowl