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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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Days 16 – 20 Rwanda

On leaving Uganda everyone had Gorillas on the brain. We crossed the “thousand hills” of Rwanda, where the group got up close and personal with our Gorilla relatives. One group of trekkers got closer than most when a blackback came … Continue reading

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Day 11 – Ngorongoro Crater and Arusha

A fairly cold start to the day but that was to be expected considering how high up we were.  We slowly drove down into the crater floor.   From below the view was amazing you could quite clearly see the formation … Continue reading

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Day 6 – Masai Mara

A very early start this morning so we can get to the Mara in good time.  A few snores were heard from the truck this morning as we made our way to the first stop on our journey, Narok.  Here … Continue reading

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Day 4 – Lake Naivasha

This morning we headed off at 8am to Hells Gate National Park on mountain bikes.  It was a tiresome uphill ride to the park but a cruisy downhill ride once inside.  We first came across a male giraffe within 100 … Continue reading

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Cape Town, Day 71

The final day on safari and we arrive in Cape Town.  Nestled in a Bay and with Table Mountain as the back drop it is the perfect place to finish the trip.  It is a very western city and it … Continue reading

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Stellenbosch, Day 69 and 70

Wine has been produced in South Africa ever since the Dutch settlement here, more than 400 years ago.  Then the French came as a result of being evicted from France during the Reformation, and they helped to perfect the art … Continue reading

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Namib Desert Dunes, Day 65

I think this is the most scenic place on the entire trip.  The dunes that are part of the oldest desert in the world are spectacular.  This system of dunes is the largest in Africa and is 110 km wide … Continue reading

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Cape Cross Seal Colony, Day 60

We leave the Cheetah Park to make our way to Namibia’s Skeleton Coast. The drive to the coast is very scenic and the best drive day on the tour. You can spend hours taking in the scenery as it changes … Continue reading

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