The Serengeti is a huge area extending through parts of Kenya and Tanzania. Serengeti National Park is part of the area in Tanzania. The Ngorongora Conservation Area is also a reserved part of the Serengeti, and is adjacent to the Ngorongoro Crater National Park. These are the primary areas I visited on my adventure. Lake Manyara and Arusha National Park were each a day on the agenda.
The Serengeti is everything and more of what I expected from my many viewings of nature programs and books. The expanse of land and sky is greater than anywhere else I’ve been. The plains have long waving grass in places, and short grasses in others – depending on the rains. And you see animals almost everywhere! They’re all looking for something to eat, or resting from just having eaten.
These pictures can’t quite do justice to the spectacle, but they are representative of the beauty and expanse. There are a few pictures of Massai herders in their environment; one picture is of Connie, our tour operator and Boni, our tour guide/driver. We were Connie’s 109th safari; Boni has been showing people his country for 18 years. A great pair to learn from.
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