The first stop was Tarangire National Park, a beautiful park full of giant Baobab Trees, and Elephants, lots of Elephants !!!
We were also very lucky to see some of the resident Lions and a female with her three small cubs was a bonus.
The highlight for me though was our sighting of a Kori Bustard with its chick - a first for me and a wonderful experience.
Then it was off to the Ngorongoro Crater which was once again a great spectacle, lots of Black Rhinos this time - 11 in total. A young male lion stalking an injured Zebra and some great Time lapse sequences were some of the highlights.
Next stop was the central Serengeti where the big herds were absent as is normal at this time of year. We were treated though to some great photos of a female leopard and her two small cubs.
The final stop was the Ndutu area where we hoped to see some baby wildebeest calves. On our first day the migration herds were to the west and not present in the Ndutu area, however on the second day we woke up to find that the herds had arrived overnight and what a spectacle is was.. lots of young wildebeest calves, some births, cheetahs, a leopard with a kill and some good Lion action kept us busy for the last 6 nights of the safari.
Seeing these animals in their great numbers really is one of the most amazing sights in nature and I am looking forward to next years safari already !!
here are some photos and a short video clip - enjoy.
Kindest regards to all
Stu
Short Tour Movie
Time Lapse Videos from the safari
Morning grass - Tarangire
Kori Bustard and Chick - Tarangire
Cape Buffalo herd - Tarangire
Fiscal Shrike - Tarangire
Elephants - Tarangire
Female Impala - Tarangire
Elephants - Tarangire
Elephant and calf - Tarangire
Hybrid Lovebirds - Tarangire
Lioness with cubs - Tarangire
Lions under Baobab Tree - Tarangire
White Bellied Go-Away Bird - Tarangire
Sopa Lodge - Tarangire
Sunrise Baobab - Tarangire
Baobab Tree - Tarangire
Zebra - Ngorongoro Crater
Coke's Hartebeest - Ngorongoro Crater
Cape Buffalo - Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Zebra's Fighting - Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Grant's Gazelle - Ngorongoro Crater
Black Rhino - Ngorongoro Crater
Dwarf Mongoose - Serengeti
Leopard in tree - Serengeti
Grey Capped Social Weaver
Chetah cub running - Serengeti
Lion pride - Serengeti
Leopard with cub - Serengeti
Leopard cub - Serengeti
Flamingos - Serengeti lake Magadi
Zebra at sunrise - Ndutu (Ngorongoro Conservation area)
Zebras running - Ndutu (Ngorongoro Conservation area)
Spotted Hyaena in water - Ndutu (Ngorongoro Conservation area)
Cheetah with 4 cubs - Ndutu (Ngorongoro Conservation area)
Baby Wildebeest - Ndutu (Ngorongoro Conservation area)
Sunrise at Lake Ndutu - Ndutu (Ngorongoro Conservation area)
Migration Herds - Ndutu (Ngorongoro Conservation area)
Leopard with White Stork kill - Ndutu (Ngorongoro Conservation area)
Migration herds crossing Lake Ndutu - Ndutu (Ngorongoro Conservation area)
Zebra running - Ndutu (Ngorongoro Conservation area)
Lioness in the Marsh - Ndutu (Ngorongoro Conservation area)
Young Wildebeest - Ndutu (Ngorongoro Conservation area)
Rupell's Vulture - Ndutu (Ngorongoro Conservation area)
Lion cub with big tummy - Ndutu (Ngorongoro Conservation area)
Pregnant Spotted Hyeana - Ndutu (Ngorongoro Conservation area)
Cheetah in grass - Ndutu (Ngorongoro Conservation area)
Cheetah with Thompson's Gazelle - Ndutu (Ngorongoro Conservation area)
Bat Eared Fox - Ndutu (Ngorongoro Conservation area)
Morning in Ndutu - Ndutu (Ngorongoro Conservation area)
Spotted Hyaena with carcass - Ndutu (Ngorongoro Conservation area)
Young Male Lion - Ndutu (Ngorongoro Conservation area)
Lions resting under a tree - Ndutu (Ngorongoro Conservation area)
Thompson's Gazelle running - Ndutu (Ngorongoro Conservation area)
Grant's Gazelle grooming - Ndutu (Ngorongoro Conservation area)
Wildebeest running - Ndutu (Ngorongoro Conservation area)
