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!

African Safari Beautiful Vistas

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.  Many gorgeous sunrises and sunsets and numerous sweeping vistas on the road and on the trails.  We visited various towns and cities including Nairobi, Karatu, Karen Area, Arusha and met a lot of hard working and friendly people.

We loved the African sunsets.  This one is over the Masai Mara in Kenya.


Sunset over Serengeti


Clouds over the Serengeti


Sunrise at Amsterdam Airport (AMS)


Bart watching Tina and Sue in the pool at the Mbalageti Safari Camp in Serengeti


Peeking down at terraced farmland near Arusha from 10,000 feet.


Sunset at Amboseli


Sunrise at Mbalageti Safari Camp in Serengeti


Sunset on the way to Mbalageti Safari Camp


Kopje in the Serengeti


Moonrise over Serengeti


On the road to Oldupai Gorge


Hippos in the Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.  It looks like Noah should be calling them.


The Great Rift Valley.  From the road to Amboseli National Park in Kenya.


Lake Elementaita in the morning.

Lake Elementaita at dusk.

Elephants hiding in the tall grass in the Masai Mara

Sleeping Warrior in the Great Rift Valley

Brick factory near Karatu, Tanzania

Lake Manyara creek

 Lake Nakuru vista

 We loved those flat topped acacia trees.

We also loved those huge trunked Baobab trees.

Those roads in the Masai Mara were so rough that all we could do was laugh about it.
Watch video here:  https://youtu.be/ZBTu40h6_q0