Feb 11, 2010 - Tarangire

We were up early and on the road - but first got a nice view of Mount Kilimanjaro - little did we realize that it seldom is out of the clouds this time of year and was a real treat to see it so clearly. Thomson Safari provided the support for our trip - they were great - great guides, great camps, great food and great naturalists! Would highly recommend them. Tarangire National Park is about 5 hour drive - southwest from Kilimanjaro Airport. It is the newest national park and is famous for two features - baobab trees and elephants. We had...

Nov 17, 2005 - Tarangire

We met David Coulson from TARA (Trust for African Rock Art, www.africanrockart.org) at the breakfast. He was our guide for the visit at the Kolo rock art site and briefed us about African rock art. At lunch we went to Wilson airport again, but now for Air Kenya scheduled flight to Kilimanjaro International Airport in Tanzania. However, it turned out that only we three were going to fly so it was a Cessna again, but a twin-engined 406. We were going to pass Mount Kilimanjaro (5895 m) but the top was covered with clouds, However we could see...

Aug 4, 2005 - Lake Manyara, Tanzania

Today was a long and busy day travelling. We left around 7:30am from Amboseli to drive to the Tanzanian Border to clear immigration and customs. Once thru The border, we drove to Arusha, Tanzania to have lunch and fly to Lake Manyara. Arusha is Tanzania's largest city. We had lunch at a pretty nice hotel then went to the Cultural heritage center to do some shopping. We then hopped on a whopping 18 minute flight to Lake Manyara. The view here is really pretty of the lake as we were higher up on a Mountain to see the spectacular view. The...

Aug 2, 2005 - Tanzania safari

short of time again...so next time I'll write about how : - we were attacked by hords of TSETSE flies, and despite unfavorable conditions, somehow made it through - I nearly had to resolve to cut my own right leg with the mini-saw of the 19 functions swiss knife because of extansive sun burn (despite the Lancome,Rubinstein, vichy and Biotherm, suncream ! well maybe next time I should actually apply it) but Stephanie convinced me (rightly) not to - We narrowly escaped a cunning ambush by a cheeky monkey throwing stuff and trying to pee on...

Jul 29, 2005 - Lake Manyara

Was that an African Swallow we saw? _________________________________________________________________________________ The Plan: You will be transferred by Pollmans to the airport this morning (time to be advised locally) to check in for the Precision flight departing to Kilimanjaro at 10h00. On arrival at 10h50, you will be met by our local representative from Ranger Safaris and transferred into Arusha for lunch (included). In the early afternoon, the scheduled safari departs for Lake Manyara. Your hotel is situated on the rock escarpment...