First day on safari: Tarangire

The next morning, at 7:00 AM, we hit the road. About two to three hours later we reached Tarangire National Park, the first park of the trip—and my home for the first two days. Tarangire National Park

Most safaris here are done in Toyota Land Cruisers that have been converted for game drives: raised suspension, extra seats for seven passengers, and a pop-up roof so you can stand and get a better view (and better photos).
Despite the size of the car, it was just Abdul and me, which made it feel like a fully personalized safari—no schedule debates, no seat-swapping politics, just “stop whenever something moves.”

On the way, we passed small villages and saw Maasai herding goats and cattle along the roadside. The Maasai are a pastoralist people who primarily live in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania, with their own language, Maa (many also speak Swahili). 
Population estimates vary, but it’s roughly hundreds of thousands in Tanzania and over a million in Kenya.
Their social structure and traditions are distinct, and historically polygyny has been common, especially among older men.Read more