Africa Safari in Kenya and Tanzania, Sept. 11 to October 3, 2015

In September and October, 2015, we took a 3 week African safari and saw marvelous views of big (and little) game, many national parks including: Serengeti, Masai Mara, Amboseli, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Nakuru, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Olduvai (now Oldupai) Gorge .  Various towns and cities including Nairobi, Karen Area, Karatu, Arusha and met a lot of hard working and friendly people.

Be sure to visit the other pages in our African Safari Blog to see more photos and videos of:
    Animals and Birds; Beautiful Vistas; Local People; Lodging and Tented Camps

Our new friend, Carol, made a photo book for her grandchildren of the many animal babies and families that we saw.  Her book is available to view and purchase at Shutterfly:
https://www.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AbNGzNy3bNGjkg&emid=sharepbsharer&linkid=link4

 John and Tina modeling our Iraqw robe and wedding skirt, blouse and beads 

in the Iraqw village near Karatu Tanzania.

     Beautiful young Martial Eagle in Amboseli National Park

     Wildebeest in Amboseli National Park

   Watch our wildebeest video from Masai Mara:

      Our room at the Country Lodge in Karatu

     Dinner at the Country Lodge in Karatu with our new friends.

     Lake Elementaita at dusk.  Beautiful and calming.

      Elephants hiding in the tall grass in the Masai Mara

     Sleeping Warrior in the Great Rift Valley

     Tina learns how to balance a big gourd on her head like the Iraqw do!

     Brick factory near Karatu, Tanzania

    Cape Buffalo at Lake Nakuru.
    Our guide told us they are very territorial and mean.  Do not cross them!

    Severin our OAT tour guide, with our drivers, 

    Ibrahim on the left and Peter on the right. At Lake Nakuru, Kenya

     Lion and lioness near Lake Nakuru

This lion was hoping to get lucky but that was not going to be the case today.  Watch my video here:
https://youtu.be/WDlF-5K0z8k

    Rothschild's Giraffe at Lake Nakuru.  Note the white stockings on her legs.

    Crocodile in the Serengeti.  There were four Impala on the other side
     of this little stream keeping a watchful eye on this Croc!

     Hyena in the Serengeti

     Hyraxes in a tree at the Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge on the edge of the crater.  They were
     at eye level in the tree and very close to us, but were not afraid.  They were so still for
     so long we thought they were fake stuffed animals, but then one of them moved.

    We met these Masai young men wearing black face with ostrich feathers and white face paint
    walking along the road in Tanzania while they were undergoing the ritual of entering manhood.

    Tina with a huge Baobab Tree in Tarangire Natonal Park


    More Baobab trees.  From a distance they look like huge warriors marching across the plain
     waving their arms and trying to scare us off.  I can almost hear their fearsome yells.

   Waterbuck - These beautiful animals have an oval shaped white marking on
                        their rump that looks like a toilet seat imprint.

         Vervet Monkeys in Amboseli.

    Common Zebra at Lake Nakuru.
     The zebras were all so beautiful, we thought they were anything but common!

My 7 Masai wives.  All strong independent American Women!