“The views were immensely wide. Everything that you saw made greatness of freedom, and unequaled nobility" Karen Blixen I visited the Masai Mara in Kenya in 2012. I remember my first impression of the vast and wide plains: except for a tree, a giraffe or elephant here and there, your see nothing but the green…
"There is something about safari life that makes you forget all your sorrows and feel as if you had drunk half a bottle of champagne - bubbling over with heartfelt gratitude for being alive" - Karen Blixen Dreaming of Africa: Botswana I have been dreaming of Africa for 4 years since our last trip to…
We leave the Manor around nine the next morning, waved off by Margaret and some of the other members of the staff. We don’t have to fly to our next park, this time we drive from Karatu to Tarangire National Park. It is supposed to be about an hour and half drive. We pass the…
Welcome To Africa Safari Manyara With 2 stops in Kogatende and Grumeti to drop off fellow travelers, we approach Manyara. Just before we land, we can see the Ngorongoro crater from the air, it is a spectacular view. We land and our guide is waiting for us. After a bit of confusion at the airstrip,…
Our plane from Masai Mara takes us, with 1 stop to drop off some people bound for Nairobi, to Migori at the border between Kenya and Tanzania. A driver and guide will take us from here, across the border to Tarime airstrip in Tanzania for our flight to the Serengeti. We drive for about 30 minutes before…
The first stop of our African trip in 2012 is the Masai Mara in Kenya. We couldn't have asked for a better start. The Masai Mara and our safari camp Kicha Tembo are truly special. Words and pictures cannot describe the experience. You need to feel it, you need to smell it and you need…
In the summer of 2012, after a lot of research and planning, one of my dreams came true. A 2 week trip to Kenya and Tanzania. This truly ended up being a trip of a life time. As a result, after that trip, I could honestly say I have "Africa in my blood". Words and pictures…