Malaria tablets start
July 28, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
D-1 and the anti malaria tablets start. Found out our baggage allowance is only 20kg each for both carry on and checked as we are going on a small plane from Tanzania to Zanzibar so judicious packingRead more
On our way
July 29, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Sitting in Dulles airport waiting to board flight to Zurich and then to Nairobi - feeding kids with pizza that will hopefully last them for the 18 hour journey. We had to be ruthless with the packing.Read more
Made it to Nairobi
July 30, 2017 in Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
All a bit worse for wear after 18 hours of travelling. Early morning in Zurich was nice - you could see the snow capped mountains. Emily fits very nicely in an economy seat - benefits of being 5ft 2".Read more
Driving to Masai Mara
July 31, 2017 in Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
The 630am wake up call was a bit rough however the Tribe hotel in Nairobi was a little bit of paradise last night after a long day. Lovely meal - Oliver had a lovely seafood stew and Emily got someRead more
First ever game drive last night
July 31, 2017 in Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
So we have been thoroughly spoiled for any other safari experience. Our cabins /tents are like something from colonial era, the view over the safari park is breathtaking and we did a quick game driveRead more
Early morning balloon flight
August 1, 2017 in Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
It was worth getting up at 430 to see the sunrise in a balloon over the acres and acres and acres of beautiful savanna. Our balloon captain was originally from Alaska and had done over 6300 flights inRead more
Bush breakfast in more ways than one
August 1, 2017 in Kenya ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
After a successful balloon ride we were treated to what they call a bush breakfast in the safari park. Not sure how they ensure the lionesses I saw beautifully kill wildebeest last night kept awayRead more
Morning on the masa
August 1, 2017 in Kenya ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
After our 'bush' breakfast we joked with Daniel about what we would like to see today. We thought our list would be impossible after such an amazing afternoon yesterday. Oliver was keen to see a maleRead more
The migration
August 1, 2017 in Kenya ⋅ ☀️ 39 °C
After a late box lunch fighting off the flies we headed back to the river for the 4 th time just to check whether the wildebeest had decided to move. I am not sure what is more crazy- the wildebeestRead more
Lions vs wildebeest. guess who won?
August 2, 2017 in Kenya ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Actually it was not a close contest. I am starting to feel sorry for the poor wildebeest who the locals say are made from "spare parts" because they look so odd. We went out for a last safari at MasaiRead more
Mara West lodging
August 2, 2017 in Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Before we leave a comment on our nice "camp" - not really a camp but a nice set of cabins and tents with nice main area and restaurant. The food is basically 3 courses cooked by the chef Peter who hadRead more
Road to the Serengeti
August 3, 2017 in Tanzania ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
A long day travelling - Kenyan roads are not for the faint of heart as shown in the video. The border crossing from Kenya to Tanzania was pretty smooth - we tried to enter Tanzania on our BritishRead more
Western Serengeti, where are the animals
August 4, 2017 in Tanzania ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
We now realise just how lucky we were in Masai Mara. It was like the opening scene in the Lion King with all the animals out in the Savannah. It is much more barren here ( hence the migration of theRead more
Kirawira Serena Camp
August 4, 2017 in Tanzania ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Another "camp" experience better than most hotels. It is going to be a shock to the system when I finally do go camping again. This camp also has a beautiful view and is actually inside the safariRead more
Crossing the Serengeti
August 5, 2017 in Tanzania ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Blimey - a very long day in the truck. 10 hours in total and 9.5 of them on bumpy dusty roads. There was a roar of excitement when we hit tarmac around 5pm. We crossed from the Western side of theRead more
Into the Ngorongoro Crater
August 5, 2017 in Tanzania ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Just as we thought we couldn't stand the dust any more we started to climb some undulating hills and then up to a view over the Ngorongoro crater- Beautiful. Then the trees started to get greener andRead more
A beautiful morning in a "caldera"
August 6, 2017 in Tanzania ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Caldera was not a word I have used before now. I was reliably informed the Ngorongoro crater was not a crater but a caldera. So having looked that up it is like a sinkhole formed when a volcanoRead more
Acacia farm lodge
August 6, 2017 in Tanzania ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
I think this is my favourite place to stay so far. I love the lodges hidden within large expanses of greenery and I love the fact they have their own vegetable garden and small coffee plantation. AllRead more
On the way to Zanzibar
August 7, 2017 in Tanzania ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Sitting at Arusha airport which makes a normal bus station look large. Looking at the size of the plane and the fact three men push it into place, I might need Ativan. We left acacia farm lodge thisRead more
And relax....
August 8, 2017 in Tanzania ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Yesterdays trip to Zanzibar was definitely an introduction to African travel. Our so called direct flight to Zanzibar with 12 passengers and one pilot stopped twice before we got to Zanzibar. First atRead more
What i didn't know about spices
August 9, 2017 in Tanzania ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Apparently I didn't know very much about many common spices and really enjoyed the tour of the local spice farm this morning. I didn't know both vanilla and pepper plants are vines, that the maceRead more
More from the spice farm
August 9, 2017 in Tanzania ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
A few photos of our lovely coconut leaved hats etc and a video of one of the guides climbing a huge coconut tree. Very impressive !!
We left the spice farm around 11am and then went onto a quick tourRead more
The pwani neptune hotel, zanzibar
August 10, 2017 in Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Sitting in the lounge in Nairobi catching up on my last post from Zanzibar about the hotel. It was a different feel than the other places we stayed - all inclusive and much larger. It had a weird mixRead more













































































































































































































Mary SeedDon't envy you the packing but you and Em should be Ok you're both a dab hand at packing light x
TravelerIf you had arranged other way round could have pretended you went to a posh English public school!!
TravelerYes - Toby had them set up as ETON first..