Travel stories

Slow Safari

As a retired couple, we are lucky to be able to travel slowly, enjoy scenery and wildlife, meet people, and gain knowledge about culture and history.
So for our Tanzanian Northern Safari Circuit, we decided to spend 15 days on the Safari itself (after having relaxed on Zanzibar).

It was a gift to have George as our guide for the whole trip! He shared with us his exceptional knowledge of the parks and its wildlife, he did everything possible for fantastic animal sightings, and we also had a lot of fun together.

Thank you to George and the team at Explore Tanzania, thank you to all the friendly people we had the pleasure of meeting during our trip!

Lions

Mother and daughter in a playful mood after a short but heavy rain somewhere in the Ngorongoro crater.

Hungry cubs waiting for food at one of the kopjes in Central Serengeti.

A couple sleeping after a plentiful meal in Northern Serengeti.

Birds
Tanzania is a birdwatchers paradise. We took pictures of a least 60 species on our trip. And George knew them all!

D’Arnaud’s Barbet, one of the many colourful little birds we saw everywhere with fancy names like “Red-cheeked Cordonbleu” or “Lilac-breasted Roller”.

Two (actually 3!) of our favourites: Southern Ground Hornbills. They usually have two clutches in a row, with the young from the first clutch helping to raise the second.

After the rain looking for something to feed: Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse.

Over 30 vultures feed on a dead giraffe. The long neck of the giraffe is particularly convenient, as it can easily accommodate around 20 birds next to each other.

A colourful contrast to the grey and brown vultures: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ruffled by the wind.

Oktober, 2024