Ruaha Hilltop Lodge
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6 - tappa - Ruaha
Ieri siamo tornati a Mafinga, o come qualcuno ha detto: siamo a casa!
Pochi giorni in questo paese e per il gruppo tutto sembra "normale": il
nostro banchetto delle stoffe al mercato, le nostre pannocchie abbrustolite
per merenda, la corrente che ci lascia..e ci regala una splendida notte
africana...mentre cerchiamo le torce …
Ruaha Safari
Ruaha National Park is the oldest and now the largest of Tanzania'a parks. We stayed just outside the park gate at Ruaha Hilltop Lodge. Arriving late after bouncing down a dusty, bumpy road for two hours in the dark, we were greated by a smiling woman who handed us hot washclothes to mop the dust from our faces and hands. What a luxury! The rooms …
Roaring Ruaha
Ruaha NP, TZ's second largest park, was incredibly dry. There were pockets of pools within the main Ruaha river bed where we expected to see quite a few animals but the numbers of animals were not that great. We were really lucky to have found the lions - they were a few metres away from one of the picnic sites and tucked away in the ...
Zebra Down on the Mwagusi
... Ndogo (Little Serengeti) some 20 miles away. We drive there and find nothing. But, we do learn why the area is called Little Serengeti. The woodlands open up into a grassy plain that stretches as far as the eye can see. We see our first Grant’s gazelles in Ruaha. Ruaha is at the very southern limit of their range.
After seven hours in the bush, we return to Kwihala. There is precious little time for rest despite the intense heat. Just before we ...
Finding Water on the Great Ruaha
... for a moment and I can see the water is actually flowing against our vehicle tires. This observation is important in light of the crushing effects of the dry season. Marc is right…there is still subterranean water in the Mwagusi River and it is close enough to the surface to save the animals, especially with the elephants’ help.
There, on the bank, is a miracle. The Egyptian geese parents attacked by the jackal several days ago have survived and ...
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