• Janice GuimondAfrica 2024Traveler
    This is fake! It"s a sculpture at the park entrance. On a mission to see real ones 🙂
    Arusha National ParkStarted out by seeing some colorful birds.....and egrets......and heron (if I've got that right).Lilly pad areaIt was a warm & sunny day.Me & Deb at the crater overlook -- saw animals roaming below, but far awayLaurie in one of our two Safari vehiclesThe happy crew in my vehicleNow we're seeing some stuff up close 😊. BaboonI got a big kick out of watching the baboons🙂MonkeyZebrasOur whole group in our Safari gear, at an overlook. Mt Kilimanjaro was shrouded in clouds, darn.Dorlan stood by this big skull for me, for contextWe arrived to a wonderful catered lunch, instead of the box lunches we were expecting!Such a fun surprise by our tour leader, Andrea!Most of the crew. Yummy lunch.Ken & John - cheers to a great lunch!BaboonBaboons

    The Safari begins!

    November 4, 2024 in Tanzania ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F

    We eased into our Safari experience with a visit to Arusha National Park on Monday. It's an adventure! The park roads are dirt/gravel, rocky and rutty, "The African Massage." 😉. Arusha was a more 'scrubby' park vs. lush, and one of the smaller parks. It was a good intro, and a good day!
    No elephants yet 😉.    Read more