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Ngorongoro Crater: Safari, so far (e)
Posted by daveb on July 10th, 2008
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After another exciting night camping under the stars amongst the lion poo, this time on the misty rim of the Ngorongoro Crater, we descended over six hundred metres to the volcanic floor. The Crater is the usually reserved for the final day of a short safari; even if you hadn’t seen any wildlife in the other parks, you’re be certain to see some here. Quite a few, to be precise.
Particularly memorable:
- Migrating wildebeest — clearly of British descent, given their penchant for queuing
- Flamingo density — from afar, they look like a wall of pink
It was a long drive home from The Crater back to Moshi, and I must say that we were glad to get back to the Kilimanjaro Backpackers Hotel for a hot shower and something that resembled a bed (albeit made of foam, as is customary here).
Really big thanks to Rama, our excellent driver-guide, who was both enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the animals and put-in some really long drives (eleven hours today). Thanks to Happy, our cook, who produced some remarkable dishes on only a camping stove. And thanks to Mark at Tanzania Journeys for being helpful and easy to deal with.
As we travel south-west to Cape Town, I’m really looking forward to visiting other, less famous, game parks and reserves. If you’ve not been on safari, then I can heartily recommend that you do so. For me, this has been one of my life’s top ten experiences — even today’s filthy, filthy toilet block wouldn’t put me off going again. (Note: Those with money can stay in lodges…)
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Comment from H
Time: July 10, 2008, 8:04 pm
Flipin heck…. pictures are amazing, did you really get so close or have you got a mega zoom on your camera? brilliant!
Comment from Chloe
Time: July 10, 2008, 10:07 pm
I agree… you have some STUNNING photos there…
Although it’s such a pity I never thought to take one in the women’s toilet in Mumbai Railway station… dirty? well let’s say I think the previous 15 people or so (or maybe a whole extended family) had forgotten where the hole was located… Needless to say, Chris was *very* pleased the men’s was in a *slightly* better state… No smell luckily… Am glad I have a good sense of balance and it was daytime… (40W lightbulbs don’t really light up large rooms with numerous cubicles…)
Anyway - have been enjoying browsing all your photos… lots of traveling thoughts and memories are coming back to me whilst you are doing your trip - so it’s lovely to re-visit the experience with plenty of happy thoughts. Am sure I’ll share more as you jog my memory!
Comment from Chloe
Time: July 10, 2008, 10:17 pm
PS - just reading a travel blog at the moment… published in book format now:
http://tuktotheroad.blogspot.com/
2x 23yr old girls take a bright pink tuk tuk ( called Ting Tong… inspiried by the Little Britain character!) from Bangkok to Brighton via China & Russia & other countries en route… raising lots of money for Mind (mental health charity). Not looked much at their original blog as I think it’s almost exactly the same as the book…
:o)
Comment from daveb
Time: July 11, 2008, 4:21 pm
@H & Chloe: Thanks for the praise. In answer to your question about the photographs, my answer is “a bit of both”. We had a 15x zoom lense on my ‘Safaricam’ but, at times, it really wasn’t needed as the animals were often within stroking distance. In fact, at one point our driver-guide told Claire to close her window as the lioness was walking right past!
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