August 1, 2026 When I was attempting to book our return flight I found out that the majority of flights from Tanzania go though the Middle East! Since that was not safe due to the war we need to stay an extra day in Arusha. To help fill the day we visited a cultural center …
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Tarangire National Park – It’s all about the elephants!!!
July 31, 2026 This morning we are going on our last game drive in Tarangire National Park, famous for its massive herds of elephants and towering baobab trees. We arrived to the park around 8:00am and started looking for Elephants but for over 3 hours we saw no elephants. We did see lots of monkeys …
Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Victoria and Rhinos!!!
July 30, 2026 We left camp in the dark with the mist making it hard to see the bumpy, curvy road from the top of the Ngorongoro Crater to the floor of the crater. At breakfast we had discussed what we wanted to see today and top of my list was the Black Rhino as …
Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater – A Natural Wonder
July 29,2026 This morning we had a leisurely start to the day and had time to enjoy sitting on the deck and enjoy the beautiful sunrise!! We headed off on our final morning Serengeti game drive. We encountered lots of animals along the way including black faced monkeys, leopards in trees(where we were close enough …
Serengeti – Nature’s Grand Arena
July 28, 2026 We awoke to a chilly morning after a night filled with the sounds of animals in the night!! We are now in central Serengeti far away from the northern part and the wildlife changes from the masses of migrating wildebeest and zebras to hippos, leapords and cheetahs! As we drove we encountered …
Northern Serengeti – River Crossing
July 27, 2026 After breakfast we headed out to find a spot on the Mara river to hopefully witness the great migration. The main purpose for this trip for me was to experience the Great Migration and this time of year it begins in Tanzania. Africa’s Great Migration is the largest overland mammal migration on …
Masai Mara to Serengeti – Crossing Borders
July 26, 2026 Another early day as we are traveling across the Kenya-Tanzania border at Sirari a an 8 hour trip on extremely rutted dirt roads. The rust were so big they could have swallowed our jeep!!!! Thank god for sports bras!!!! At the border we did customs and a quck vehicle swap, then we …
Masai Mara – Wildlife Encounters
July 25, 2026 We headed out early on a game drive to catch the sunrise and animals waking up and searching for breakfast!! The day was filled with amazing animal encounters from beautiful lions hanging out on a cliff to amazing cheetahs posing in the sun. The pictures don’t come close to how amazing adventuring …
Nairobi to Masai Mara – The Wild Awaits
July 25, 2026 After breakfast we headed out in our jeep for a scenic drive to the legendary Masai Mara Game Reserve. Maasai Mara National Reserve is an area of preserved savannah wilderness in southwestern Kenya, along the Tanzanian border. As we arrived and ventured into the park, the plains stretch endlessly before us, teeming …
London – Highclere Castle
July 22, 2026 I love Downton Abbey so a trip to see Highclere Castle was what I planned for celebrating my birthday!!! Yes, I am going to be Lady Mary for the day!!! Very early in the morning we headed to our pickup spot to go on our Downton Abbey, Cotswolds, and Highclere Castle Tour. …










