Today's travel photo is of a buffalo in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania. This buffalo kept a very close eye on me as I took its photo, and it continued to do so until we drove off. If you're chasing the "Big 5" on an African safari, you will need to spot one of these guys.
I rubbed the sleep from my tired eyes and stared out of the window of my safari vehicle. The sun was just rising above the horizon, slowly illuminating the land around us. We stopped at the rim of Ngorongoro Crater as the sun rose higher. Before me lay the huge 260 square kilometre caldera of [...]
Today's travel photo is of a lioness patiently watching a herd of zebras on the grassy plains of Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania. It is amazing how well the lions blend in with the grass, and although some of the zebras seemed aware that there was something there, most continued to graze, oblivious to the fact that [...]
Today's travel photo is of a herd of wildebeest in front of a huge flock of flamingos on a lake in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania. I was amazed by the huge herds of animals that live in Ngorongoro. Unlike other parks in Tanzania, there is water here all year round, so the animals never need to [...]
I saw quite a few hyenas while on safari in Tanzania, however it wasn't until I got to Ngorongoro Crater that I could get close enough to get a decent photo of one. There were several hyenas in this particular spot, mostly just lazing around in the grass near a herd of wildebeest. They were [...]
While on safari in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, we spotted some lions hiding in the tall grass. While stopped to take photos, this lioness walked right by our vehicle, not even caring about us at all. This was yet another amazing sight during my time on safari in Tanzania.
As we made our way to Serengeti National Park from Lake Manyara in Northern Tanzania, we had to climb up into the Ngorongoro Highlands before we went to Olduvai Gorge and then onto Serengeti. Although we would be visiting Ngorongoro Crater for a safari on the way back, it was great to stop in on [...]
When I went on safari recently in Tanzania, one of the animals that I wanted to see most was the hippopotamus. I saw several in the Serengeti, but it was in Ngorongoro Crater that I really got my hippo fix. Not only did I see these fat noisy animals wallowing in the water, but I [...]
