On the road again….
To Amsterdam on the 19th and the flower markets, the canals, Anne Frank’s house and the Van Gogh Museum. And time to acclimate to the time zone before traveling on to Tanzania on the 23rd of August.
We fly into Kilimanjaro Airport but I am skipping the mountain this year. The view from the plane will have to do!
We get into Tanzania at 8PM so our first night is at Ngare Sero Mountain Lodge in Arusha, TZ, www.ngare-sero-lodge.com. A very quaint looking little spot although we won’t get much of a chance to look around as early on the 24th we head for Oliver’s Camp in Tarangire National Park, TZ, www.asilialodges.com/index.php?id=4.
Follow the links or cut and paste the url into your browser... They really are good websites and fun to check out.
Tarangire is smaller and much more remote than the Serengeti but has a great concentration of animals and the park permits walking safaris.
We then fly to the northern Serengeti on the 28th to spend the rest of our time at Sayari Camp on the Mara River, www.asilialodges.com/index.php?id=1. The camp is mobile so that as the wildebeest migration occurs, the camp can be situated in the best place.
Then back through Amsterdam on September 4th in route to home which I’ll reach on the 5th.
I almost commented on how long the trip is but I have been reading about some of the early expeditions to Africa when the only way to go was by ship, camel and foot. Granted, there was no one in the seat in front of those early travelers reclining the seat into their laps but I’ll still count my blessings!
Obviously, more when I return!
