Family camping trip to the Maasai Steppe
Ten days ago, over a weekend, we drove a couple of hours south of Arusha to an area where much of the migratory game…
Trout fishing from Rutundu cabins on Mount Kenya
We arrived at dusk after a couple of hours drive on a very rough mountainous track. On the way we had seen signs of…
Wildlife weekend
It is astonishing what you can see in the equivalent of a weekend! I was on safari for three nights – really two full…
Heading Westwards to the Serengeti
In Arusha national park Dave and our guests canoed around Momella lake during the afternoon, sneaking up to buffaloes, and watching crowned cranes in…
Kilimanjaro Western Breach News
The Western Breach Route on Mount Kilimanjaro was closed by Kilimanjaro National Park authorities following a rock fall which killed three climbers and injured…
African Wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) are back in the Serengeti!
In 1989 and 1990 African wild dogs were seen quite frequently in the Serengeti Plains during the rains and short dry season (December –…
Close Encounters of the primate kind….
The young Blackback came over and sat not far away, gazing into the distance, as if in deep thought. And then an interaction most…
What to write about?
Sometimes sightings are too numerous and too astounding to allow me to begin the recount them in a blog. It would result in a…
Big Tusker
What a beautiful huge tusker! Sadly an animal like this is a rare thing to encounter these days. We saw this fellow in February 2007. Justin.
To the summit of Mount Meru
My ten year old son Laurence has recently become interested in mountains and climbing them. He had no experience climbing, or even hiking very…
A green Green season
This December’s (2006) safari reminded me of what the “Short rains” used to be like in the 90s. While marvelling at the lush green…