Our last journey of our Amazing African adventure was in the Serengeti. We spent 3 days here and went on several more safari drives.
This is the hotel room we stayed in 2 rooms at the bottom and a top room above. We are facing out into the plains of the serengeti |
At this hotel every evening after dinner they had African musicians perform some traditional music |
dancers and even acrobatics |
The Serengeti was so different from the other places in Tanzania we had explored. While the majority of the Serengeti is a vast plain there are many small rocky sites called Kopjes. In fact according to our driver here is where they got the vision for the Pride rock for Lion King. In fact somewhere in my thousands of pictures I have the rock that was the inspiration for Pride rock, unfortunately I can't find it or else I took so many pictures of rock outcrops that I can't tell one from another:( |
Another Kopjes:) |
These Kopjes are home to many different wildlife. Here we found very colorful lizard that my kids loved to see. |
There are no paved roads here only dirt rocky paths but every once in a while you see a sign in the middle of no where. |
another road sign |
Another rather unusual site in the middle of the Serengeti a rest stop and rest room. Restrooms were of the very basic model. |
Rock Hyrax |
Every evening between 5:30 and 6 pm at the hotel outdoor bar the bush babies would appear, leaping and jumping from the trees. They were so fun to watch. |
Unfortunately it was time to head home and we took this little bush plane from the Serengeti back to Arusha to await our flight home. My kids were amazed at the size of the plane! |
The Serengeti from the air and a lone road. We were sad to go. |
This is just a small section of the animals we saw I didn't repeat animals I have already posted about. I came home with over 5000 pictures which my husband now has to tag:) It was so hard to pick the best of every animal as I had so many fabulous pictures. This was our trip of a lifetime and while we had a couple of bumps in the road (kids getting sick) it was absolutely amazing and I may never be able to go to a zoo or safari (in England/states) ever again. It has been nearly 3 weeks since we returned and we are still looking at our pictures and talking about our amazing adventure.
Thank you for sharing this!!! I have loved following your adventure!!!
ReplyDeleteWow! Incredible! At the same time, I'm not sure that you have pacified my uneasiness about visiting Africa. I didn't even know that the mamba was called a "15 paces snake" and had never heard of sleeping sickness. Nor does the idea of being protected from wild animals by a man with a flashlight really reassure me. Then again, at least the guides sound responsible, intelligent, and concerned with your well-being. I've heard nightmare stories about the Caribbean, where guides will take huge risks with travelers lives in the name of money. In fact my husband's old boss' daughter was in a horrible water ski accident. She barely survived and the boy she was with was not so lucky. They were both 15 and received no instructions about marine traffic right-of-way, so the boy drove right in front of an oncoming boat that he should have yielded to.
ReplyDeleteThank you for taking us along with you on this fabulous adventure. I have learned so much and have loved all of the pictures. I am sure you won't be posting 5,000 pictures but I have enjoyed all the ones you have posted.
ReplyDeleteI am afraid I would have been out of there if I had seen the snake. I have a snake phobia, along with a few other of God's creatures.
It was fascinating to read about this country and it's people. We are so blessed and we don't appreciate. These people I know are happy where they are and with what little they have.
Thanks for the trip!
Blessings to you all!
I'm glad the snake was not being aggressive. I've heard of black mambas, but never green ones. Actually, I first read about them in a book about homeschoolers/unschoolers--in Botswana, I think.
ReplyDeleteAre you going to work on the field trip blog again? We don't do any amazing trips like you do, but we do go on outings and I was hoping to be able to have your linky to be accountable to do at least one a month.
I am looking forward to the Serengeti Wall Murial. Thanks for all the interesting photos.
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