On Safari

We arrived back to Moshi after a two day Safari. We had a private trip. Our driver and guide, Tanga, drove a large Toyoya Landcruiser with a pop off roof. We first visited a national park named "Lake Manyara" along the "Rift Valley". I wasn't sure what to expect. Soon we were creeping along on rough dirt roads through the "bush" trying to spot animals. It was truly astonishing to see that many of the African animals that we see in the movies and in zoos, really do live close together in the natural state. That evening we stayed at a remarkedly nice and secluded hotel in the rolling hills of central Tanzania. Again we would have liked to stay there another day or two and explore that area. The second day we visited the Ngorongoro Crater. Absolutely amazing place! We saw even more wildlife than the first day. We saw; lions,elephants,zebras,giraffe,wildebeest,water buffalo,warthogs,gazelles,pink flamingos,hippos,four species of monkeys,one rhino,and many other birds and others I can't remember. Now we get to start our long journey home by leaving the hotel here in Moshi at 4 a.m.!