Blog Entries tagged 'baboons'
Travel Blogs Entries tagged 'baboons'
- Taif - JeddahI slept well last night, it was a nice soft bed. Despite the restaurant “only having croissants” last night, there was the usual breakfast spread of cheese, meats, yogurt, vegetables, eggs etc this morning. Bacha picks us up as arranged Posted by Grete Howard in Grete's Travels | Oct 26, 2022
- Ndutu: lion in a tree - Lake EyasiHaving enjoyed our picnic breakfast, we set off again for more game viewing. Dik Dik We are heading back to Ndutu Lodge to use the facilities before we l Posted by Grete Howard in Grete's Travels | Feb 13, 2020
- Serengeti V: mongoose, baboons, klipspringers, gazelles===Breakfast Picnic=== We are unable to get into the actual picnic site as the ground is too sodden and muddy, so we set up our table and chairs on the side of the road instead. We are the only people Posted by Grete Howard in Grete's Travels | Feb 7, 2020
- Serengeti Part II - Cheetah and Leopard===Tumbili Picnic Site=== This site is part of a public camp ground, and quite large and well organised, with lots of tables and a clean, modern toilet. Oh how things have changed since our very first camping safari in The Serengeti Posted by Grete Howard in Grete's Travels | Feb 6, 2020
- Lake Manyara National Park - Olive Baboon Troupe===Lake Manyara National Park=== Not being one of the major parks, we have only visited here twice before in our six previous safaris, the last time being in 2011, so it will make a nice change to see what it is Posted by Grete Howard in Grete's Travels | Feb 5, 2020
- Kilimamoja Lodge - Lake NatronDespite having lots of strange and unpleasant dreams, I slept very, very well last night. I get up before dawn this morning to try and capture the sunrise. Posted by Grete Howard in Grete's Travels | Feb 3, 2020
- Morning Boat Trip at Mandina LodgesI get up early this morning to catch the sunrise – there is a beautiful mist rising over the river. Sensing some movement out of the corner of my eye, I Posted by Grete Howard in Grete's Travels | Apr 14, 2019
- Serengeti Day 5 Part 3 - baby eles, lion cubs, Lobo Lodge ===Olive Baboons=== Clusters of strongly scented white flowers of the Umbrella Thorn Acacia tree, as well as the associated seed pods, provide food for the baboons. [img=https://photos.travellerspoint.com/435774/large_684d6990-2bcb-11e9-a500-81 Posted by Grete Howard in Grete's Travels | Nov 7, 2018
- Serengeti Day 5 Part 2 - Ngare Naironya Springs===The Gang=== All ready to go to see more wildlife this morning: [img=https://photos.travellerspoint.com/435774/large_16053530-28c1-11e9-a4e8-c78 Posted by Grete Howard in Grete's Travels | Nov 7, 2018
- Serengeti Day 4 Part 2 - ele herd, lion cubs v/whirlwind After a very nice packed lunch, a stroll around the Visitors Centre, a use of the facilities and a tank full of petrol, we set off for some more explorations of the Seronera area of Serengeti. [img=https://photos.travellerspoint.com/435774/large_b5dab Posted by Grete Howard in Grete's Travels | Nov 6, 2018
- Serengeti Day 3 Part 3 - steenbok, eles, breaking into tent===Lunch=== While we are having our picnic lunch, the leopard (the reason we are eating inside the car) jumps down from the tree and disappears in the long grass. Good for him, getting away from the baying crowd. ===Hippo=== A small Posted by Grete Howard in Grete's Travels | Nov 5, 2018
- Arusha - Ngorongoro Crater Day 1 Part 1 Lyn and Chris are nearly always up before us and are such sticklers for time-keeping that we are very surprised when they don't arrive at the agreed time for breakfast. They finally show up some 20 minutes later – it turns Posted by Grete Howard in Grete's Travels | Nov 2, 2018
- Arusha National ParkFast forward a few hours and a lot of miles, and we have flown via Istanbul and Zanzibar and have now arrived at Kilimanjaro, the international airport that services Arusha and Tanzania's Northern Safari Circuit. There is no Malisa (our Posted by Grete Howard in Grete's Travels | Nov 1, 2018
- Chasing Cheetahs in Tarangire National ParkI woke up at 6:45 and repacked the red duffle bag so I could leave the big wheelie bag at Rivertrees, and just take the red duffle. I would have had to go to the reception to use the internet Posted by greatgrandmaR in 2018 Tanzanian Safari | Jun 3, 2018
- Naabi Hill - Ngorongoro Crater - MaramboiAs we approach the Ngorongoro Crater Descent Road, we see some Maasai with their donkeys collecting firewood. Unlike here in the Ngorongoro Conservation area, there are no human settlements within Serengeti, so these are the first locals we've seen for Posted by Grete Howard in Grete's Travels | May 17, 2017
- Serengeti Day I Part II - Baboons, Maasai Pride and CheetahAs we leave the visitors centre after breakfast, the first animals we come across is a small troop of Olive Baboons, including a tiny little baby less than a week old. [img= Posted by Grete Howard in Grete's Travels | May 15, 2017
- Mbuzi Mawe - Seronera Part I Another early start in the dark today, complete with luggage as we are movin Posted by Grete Howard in Grete's Travels | May 20, 2016
- Serengeti Part II As we arrive at our lunch stop, a memory of 29 elephants wander past in the distance. As they do. [img=https://photos.travellerspoint.com/435774/large_Elephant Posted by Grete Howard in Grete's Travels | May 19, 2016
- Maramboi - Ngorongoro [img=https://photos.travellerspoint.com/435774/large_Breakfast_at_Maramboi_1 Posted by Grete Howard in Grete's Travels | May 15, 2016
- Tarangire National Park I am awake before the alarm goes off this morning, being abruptly dragged out of my slumber by the not-so-distant roar of a lion. [img=https://photos.travellerspoint Posted by Grete Howard in Grete's Travels | May 14, 2016
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