To the top of Africa
We reached a ledge where we could rest and have a picnic ⅚s of the way up the formidable 3,000 ft high (over 1,000m)…
Tanzania
A day and a night at Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater is a marvel of geology. It is a fully intact 280km2 unbroken caldera situated in the heart of the Great Rift Valley….
Tribute to Big Bird
If you have ever been to Greystoke Camp, hidden in the rainforest and nestled on the shores of giant Lake Tanganyika, your stay there…
The Hadzabe of the Yaeda Valley
One aspect of an African safari that is often overlooked is the cultural side. The primary reason for an Africa trip is usually the…
A Drive To Hidden Valley
This has been the driest February in the vast Serengeti that I can remember. We had poor short rains in November and it has…
A Learning Curve
One morning, while we were out in the Serengeti Plains looking for cheetah, we came across a solitary female who looked hungry and appeared…
Start to the Day at Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
Steaming coffee was delivered to my room in the pre-dawn. I quickly got ready and made my way up to the dining area, ready…
Manyara Ranch and the Honeyguide Foundation
This was one of the rare occasions when us three brothers could do something together. My younger brother, Sam, lives in Australia, I now…
Mating lions
My younger daughter has been on safari several times. However, since she was two years old, when we moved to Spain, these experiences have…
Predators in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area
The Serengeti Plains are divided into two conservation areas – the Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The Serengeti National Park provides…
A Small Cat Hunts
The Land-cruiser stopped so that we could watch a group of chattering banded mongooses rushing across the track.
Every now and then one would stand on his hind legs and look around in case there was danger. While there one of us noticed a water monitor lizard lounging over an acacia branch above us. He seemed to have an ideal spot to enjoy a cool breeze, and we wouldn’t have noticed him if we hadn’t been parked underneath him. Then something flashed past the front of the Land-Cruiser, and a second later we heard the squealing of a distraught mongoose.
The Upside Down Tree
I am back in Ruaha national park in central Tanzania. The last time I was here was a couple of years ago. I am…