Enjoy our photo gallery from our recent September 2014 adventure vacation and safari in Tanzania!
AdventureWomen’s Tanzania Safari on the Serengeti took place September 12-23, 2014 and treated us to the great Serengeti Migration of African wildlife, an unforgettable experience for all who have had the opportunity to witness it firsthand.
A Tanzania (or Kenya) safari on the Serengeti Plain during the migration is one of the most magnificent wildlife spectacles that unfolds each year. Not only did we have the opportunity to experience these great herds of African animals that travel back and forth from Tanzania to Kenya, but we were also able to visit and interact with the Maasai peoples, stay in comfortable tented camps, balloon over the Serengeti, and travel to the floor of spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, often referred to as Noah’s Ark.
Here is a sample of photos from our Tanzania safari showing you the wonderful scenery, African animals, and vacation activities we experienced on safari in Tanzania. Click on each photo to view them full frame. And did you see our video of the Great Serengeti Migration?
All photos (c) Susan L Eckert
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- Maaike Batey greeting Maasai children.
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- They like to practice their English!
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- Dee Hanley showing photos to Maasai children.
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- Our tented camp on the Eastern Serengeti Econsystem.
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- A Maasai storyteller.
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- A huge candalabra tree.
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- After an early morning hike, we were surprised with breakfast in the bush.
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- After our guides found a giraffe skeleton, they decided it was a good place for a group photo.
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- Late afternoon hike.
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- The traditional “sundowner” (drinks) as we watch the sun set.
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- Shopping for Maasai beaded crafts, we supported the Enyuata Women’s Cooperative.
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- These Maasai women sell their work to help put their children through school and to raise money for healthcare in the community.
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- Zebra friends forever.
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- Sunset around the campfire. Where is everyone? Maybe getting their drinks at the bar?
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- Early morning lion cub sighting, sunning itself on a warm rock .
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- Impalas keeping watch from a hill.
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- The wildebeest migration is one of the marvelous spectacals of the Serengeti, where millions of animals travel from Tanzania to Kenya and back.
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- A marker on the border of Kenya and Tanzania.
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- Two cheetah brothers, who will be partners for life.
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- Can we get any closer than this?
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- Cheetah brothers on the hunt.
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- A cheetah eyes the wildebeest herd.
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- Elephant, wildebeest, gazelles all together on the Serengeti.
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- The photograhic opportunities are endless.
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- A lioness posing for the cameras.
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- It’s awkward to drink when your legs are so long!
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- Our wonderful guides preparing to serve us lunch in the middle of the migration.
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- A yummy bush lunch!
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- We always look at the BIG game, but here are two sweet little Rock Hyraxes.
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- Can you see what these wildebeest are looking at in the middle of the photo?
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- The Cape Buffalo, often considered the most dangerous of the Big Five!
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- Don’t these cheetahs just look like big kitty cats? NOT!
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- Looking down 2,000 feet into Ngorongoro Crater from the rim. A UNESCO world heritage site, and the world’s only intact caldera, it covers 100 square miles and is often called Noah’s Ark.
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- Wildebeest at the bottom of the crater.
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- Here we are, 2,000 feet down in Ngorongoro Crater, and there’s a food truck!
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- Beautiful crown cranes, which are the national bird of Uganda.
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- At the bottom of Ngorongoro Crater in the morning, with the clouds still hanging above the upper rim. A beautiful site, with wildebeest in the foreground.
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- A mom and baby lion, resting in the grass.
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- Hippopotamus at the “hippo pool” in Ngorongoro Crater.
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- Our last lunch together at Shanga, before flying out of Arusha, Tanzania. Shanga is a heartwarming project dedicated to supporting and empowering disabled community members. The art and crafts are spectacular!
