Crater Forest Tented Lodge Ngorongoro Conservation Area

... We also saw a huge group of hippos and one of my favorites, the elegant zebra. I didn’t think the day could get any better but it was still early and we still had to visit the Ngorongoro crater.

So, we began heading back to our campsite for lunch. It was then that we saw a group of trucks, usually a good indication that there’s a cat nearby. At our pleadings the driver moved closer, but we couldn ...

... I had seen everything that I wanted to see. I saw every kind of animal possible, saw animals killing animals, and saw animals eating other animals. Who wants to go see some zebras and buffaloes after that? You just can’t top something like that. But we did have a little more driving to do. Right after all of this, I realized that my shots were probably not going to turn out very well and I probably should have just put the camera down and ...

... by symptoms and whipping the patient into the back of the bus for a quick injection and handing out a few condoms. We saw loads of Malaria as no one uses mosquito nets, and brucellosis - from slaughtering cattle and the unpasteurised milk. The mind set was just to do the best we could, pick out the sick patients, do a bit of health education and de-worm everyone! We came back to Karatu knackered, dusty and completely sick of rice and beans. All in all ...

... close and personal … about 3’ from our cruiser. Love the welcoming committee.

We were formally greeted with champagne and juice in the lobby and a group of young Maasai warriors danced a greeting for us. Luckily, because they were paid to entertain, I got to shoot the fellows in their red robes. I’m loving their shukas and considering buying one to use as a table cloth for a beach table in Florida.

Our rooms ...

... narrow and very bumpy road...a little nerve wracking,  as we were constantly hanging onto the edge of the hill...and it was a long long way down.  


Basically we just drove around the area and viewed the animal wildlife.  We took some amazing pictures as you were so close to the animals!  We from time to time had to break as animals were in our paths.  My favorite sight was when we came upon a herd of Zebras who were blocking the road...they were standing ...

... small and enclosed area meant that once we were at the bottom of the crater there was wildlife almost everywhere we looked.

WIldebeest, buffaloes, zebras, cheetahs, hippos, lions, hyenas, elephants, flamingoes and a distant black rhino, all with the crater walls sitting scenically behind them meant the camera was working overtime (that's the problem with digital ...

Ngorongoro crater was created by the collapse of a massive volcano. The result is a large basin that is kind of sealed off from the rest of the world. On the drive up the hills were covered in thick green foliage and surrounded in mist, quite different than what I'd been expecting but really cool, like a lost world or something. The crater ...

... 8220;Oh Ginger. You na husband na mtoto (baby) to come again to Tanzania. And me…” He wrapped his arms around himself in a bug cuddle, “for mtoto.” I realized Ema was one of my favorite people in the worls, and I thought how I would love for my family to meet him.

As we were talking, Joseph was becoming increasingly excited in the back of the SUV. He began making typical Maasai noises, “Eh Eh Eh Eh,” as he pumped his shoulders up ...

... didnt really see that much. Saw flamingos but from a great distance. When we were heading for the exit and Kristelle noticed a head about 100m away and we stopped to investigate. To everyone's joy it was a Cheetah. It was only stood up twice in about 10mins but at least we saw one in the wild. As we neared the exit we came across a massive elephant on its own and it was only about ...