While driving along the edge of the Ruaha River during a mid-morning game drive we came across a pride of lions fast asleep in the shade of an acacia, and decided to wait in the hope that a suitable animal would come down to drink.
The Serengeti is a vast ecosystem involving a myriad of players. However the star of the show must go to one of the most eccentric of all the protagonists ....
As we climb, sucking in air, we are all intensely aware that this place, like the depths of the ocean or the moon, can never be our home.
.....males have to do all the running!
I hoped that my safari guests would appreciate what was to come - staying in a mobile camp in Maasailand.
The short rains, which normally fall in Northern Tanzania in November, completely failed this year, leaving the mega-herd in a real dilemma. Short of grazing and surface water to drink, the herds split up and wandered to and fro moving between grazing and water. This commute often took two days ...
I am amazed that, even though I have been in the bush for over twenty five years, I am often surprised by new sightings and experiences. In June I was on safari .....
Then another huge column of wildebeest appeared over the horizon and advanced towards the river, and once again they began to mass at the river's edge.
There was a lot of excitement in the transit area when we met, exchange of news and travel accounts, and soon afterward we were on a private air charter enjoying magnificent views of Mount Kilimanjaro out of the port windows!
Peter and Alice Redfield’s return to Tanzania after more than twenty years away, with their children, and their grand children, was quite a safari. Apart from the optical delights of lions, cheetahs and elephants, News Years Eve yielded a Blue Moon with a partial lunar eclipse. The Safari ...
Tanzania was a dust bowl just before our safari started ...
Zebra are well known and very distinctive because of their bold black and white striped markings. Every individual has a unique stripe pattern, like a set of fingerprints in humans. Zebra are one of the most photogenic animals and are a must see on any savannah safari. While on safari ...
