June 15th to 18th - Serengeti Safari
A bit of a mix of pictures from Tanzania. They are a bit out of order but just embrace it!
A bit of a mix of pictures from Tanzania. They are a bit out of order but just embrace it!
Herd of Elephants on the Savannah
Maasi Chilling
Maasi Jumping
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Maasai Women (Image rights: Jenna and Pete)
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| Michael jumping with the Maasai (Owning it!) (image rights: Craig Castle) |
Shahn and Jenna with the Maasai villagers
Ladies Jumping
The villagers welcome song for us
Acacia fencing to protect the villagers stock from predators overnight
Walking and talking with the chief's son, heading to the school in front of us
Maasai houses
Brothers for life
Ngorongoro Crater Panoramic
Soup, really impressive as all food was cooked over open coals on reinforcing mesh
The Honeymooners Special Cake
We are so attractive in the morning after our first night camping in the Serengeti!
Our abodes, really sweet spot. Overnight you could hear Lion's, Hyena and Cape Buffalo calling. It is mating season from June so it was a pretty special time!
Craig just practicing effective shooting positions.
All dressed up in our Safari Gear.
Maasai Lion (Panthera leo nubica) - Simba
Yeah we were that close! Although good advertising for Leopard tours, but we had the best tour group - G Adventures (www.gadventures.com)
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| Michael loving it, right in his element. (Image rights: Craig Castle) |
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| No tree is safe..... (Image rights: Craig Castle) |
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African Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) (Image rights: Craig Castle)
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| (Image rights: Craig Castle) |
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| Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) sitting on top of an Impala's head (Imaged by Craig Castle) |
Giraffe with an itch to scratch. Pretty funny.
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| Another Mwanza Flat-headed Agama (Agama mwanzae) (Imaged by: Craig Castle) |
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| Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) (Imaged by: Craig Castle) |
Bush Hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei) Bush hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei)
This is what the Safari vehicle was like inside. We spent a lot of time in that vehicle!
Artistic tip box. (By the way that is a hippo on the bottom right - just to clarify)
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| Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) having a bit of a scuffle. |
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| Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) |
Spotted Hyena being followed by Jackles
Like a boss, oh wait - he is the boss!
This lioness was not happy about being followed by a hyena. Who knew the Lion King would teach us so much?!
Young male helping the lioness with her hunt, probably brother and sister.
Golden Jackal (Canis aureus)
Everyone thawing out in the sun waiting for lunch.
Gareth and Andrew before lunch.
"When I was a young warthog..."
Eaky checking out the view
Our village at approximately 2500 metres above sea level.
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Everyone loves a bit of fire action when you are camping at 2500m altitude.
Little Elephants playing about.
African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta Africana)
Baboons hanging around.
Wildebeest checking us out.
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| Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum) |
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| Crowned Lapwing (Vanellus coronatus) |
Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
The obviously male, Olive Baboon (Papio Anubis)
Workers on the platform overlooking the Ngorongoro Crater views.
Dicko and Craig braving the "in progress" platform.
Baboons on the left licking the wall, so so many baboons!
This is Africa....
Franklin bird
One of my favourite shots from the trip, it captures beautifully the simplicity of the Serengeti.
A family of Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris)
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| Dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii). These tiny antelope are such sweet animals, they always travel in pairs. Where you see one, there will be another one close by. If they lose their mate, they will often be so heartbroken they commit suicide. |
Taking a slash wearing jandals in the savannah, what a fantastic life!
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