We spent a full day in the Crater on the way to the Serengeti and our first sighting of the tour was Lions on a buffalo carcass surrounded by 30 plus Spotted Hyaenas. Luckily for the Lions the two big males were present and the Hyaenas stayed their distance.
We then moved on to the central Serengeti in the area of the famed Kopjes, rocky granite outcrops that epitomise the Serengeti landscape. We had a most beautiful sighting of a big male lion on one of the outcrops with a very friendly agama lizard that climbed all over the lion as he slept. We had leopard sightings every day.
Our second camp was in the south, located near the Ndutu Lake in the Ngorongoro Conservation area. Off road driving is allowed here and this allowed us to get really close to the animals.
Here are a few photos from the tour. The same trip will be running in 2013 so let us know if you are interested as space is limited to only 6 participants.
All the very best
Stu
Movie Trailer of the Photo Safari
Ngorongoro Crater View Point
Crater at night from Sopa Lodge
Male Lion in the Crater
Olive Baboons foraging in the Crater
Spotted Hyaena chasing a Jackal with an Abdims Stork Carcass
Zebras resting - Crater
Black Rhino with Flamingoes in the background - Crater
Spotted Hyaena running - Crater
European Roller - Ndutu Area
Elephants at Sunset -Ndutu Area
Lioness - Ndutu Area
Lioness drinking - Ndutu Area
Lion pride - Ndutu Area
Lion cubs playing - Ndutu Area
Tawny Eagle - Ndutu Area
Striped Hyaena - Ndutu Area
Vultures - Central Serengeti
Lappet Faced Vulture - Central Serengeti
Lions resting - Central Serengeti
Leopard in tree - Central Serengeti
Bat Eared Foxes - Central Serengeti
Hippos at the Hippo pools picnic site - Central Serengeti
Spotted Hyaena running - central Serengeti
Black Backed Jackal pup with feather - central Serengeti
Black Backed Jackal pup playing - central Serengeti
Grey Backed Fiscal Shrike - Central Serengeti
Male Lion on Rocky Outcrop - central Serengeti
Sunset - central Serengeti
Lions fighting over a zebra kill - central Serengeti
Lappet Faced Vulture bringing nesting material - central Serengeti
Lion stalking Hartebeest - central Serengeti
Leopard resting - central Serengeti
Lilac Breasted Roller - central Serengeti
Black Winged Stilt - central Serengeti
Cape Teal - central Serengeti
Egyptian Geese - central Serengeti
Male Impala - central Serengeti
Pin Tailed Wydah - central Serengeti
Zebras - central Serengeti
3 male Cheetahs on a Zebra kill - Ndutu Area
Cheetahs feeding on the Zebra kill - Ndutu Area
Lioness in tree - Ndutu Area
Spotted Hyaena in water at sunset - Ndutu Area
Kori Bustard in display - Ndutu Area
Zebras drinking - Ndutu Area
Female Cheetah - Ndutu Area
Female Cheetah - Ndutu Area
Lioness and cubs - Ndutu Area
Striped Hyaena and cub - Ndutu Area
European Roller - Ndutu Area
Sunset - Ndutu Area
