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Day 7 Nyakhanazi – Kigali

We headed out of Tanzania and crossed into Rwanda – one of the most fascinating countries I’ve ever visited. Even the border crossing is scenic with a river and small waterfall which was gushing from the recent rains. In this, … Continue reading

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Days 5 & 6 Grumeti-Mwanza-Nyakhanazi

We left the game parks and headed towards Mwanza. Stopping en-route for a ‘local lunch’ by the roadside allowed us to sample some of the local foods – ugali (maize meal), chips mayai (chips & egg), and goat and fish … Continue reading

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Day 4 Serengeti – Grumeti

Today we continued our game drive through the Serengeti, whilst some of the passengers opted to go soaring above the ‘endless plains’ on a hot air balloon ride. Their experience included enjoying a champagne breakfast get the ride gave them … Continue reading

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Day 3 Ngorongoro – Serengeti

As if the previous night wasn’t wild enough, as we ate breakfast the next morning kites swooped down and took the toast right from our hands! We were all laughing at sharing our brekkie with the wildlife! Following breakfast we … Continue reading

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Day 2 The Ngorongoro Crater

We were up and ready early and headed straight for one of the highlights of the trip, the Ngorongoro Crater. After winding up the hills in the truck to town, we met up with the 4×4 vehicles that took us … Continue reading

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Day 1 Nairobi – Arusha

Day one of my next African adventure which is an “East African Encounter”. This tour will take us through Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya and I love it as it’s packed with wildlife in some of the most beautiful game … Continue reading

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Days 26 Arusha – Nairobi

We say good bye to our friends who are heading back to Nairobi at the end of their safari and greet some new faces who were joining the group for the next part of the trip. It has been a … Continue reading

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Day 25 Ngorogoro Crater

We descended into the Ngorongoro Crater in 4 x 4 safari vehicles for our last day of game drives on the Simba Sounds. It was another amazing day with sightings of elephant, rhino, buffalo, loads of antelope and flamingos. As … Continue reading

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Days 23 – 24 Serengeti National Park

On the plains of the the Serengeti ,  Isaac our driver, did an amazing job of finding us all the animals we could want to see, including the elusive leopard we had been striving to see.   Lucky for us this leopard had recently … Continue reading

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Days 21 – 22 The Grumeti

We waved goodbye to the Lake for the last time and looked forward to the next few days of game drives in the Tanzanian Parks.  Things got off to an excellent start as we chanced upon a very pregnant Cheetah … Continue reading

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