Category: World Trip 2017-2018

A 62-day trip covering eleven countries; United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and South Africa between 22 November 2017 and 22 January 2018.

  • Part 1 of 2. Tuesday 12 December 2017. Photos (Ngorongoro Crater) Highlights: Sunrise, Amazing view of the Crater, Lions eating a kill, Hippos having fun Today was easily one of the highlights of the trip so far, right up there with trekking to the mountain gorillas in Uganda. A very early morning start meant we…

  • Monday 11 December 2017. Photos – Tanzania (general) and Ngorongoro Crater. Highlights: Snake Park Centre, Arusha Culture Museum Today we had time for activities in Arusha before the Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti Excursion left at 1 pm later today. First up after breakfast was a visit to the Arusha Mall in order to purchase supplies…

  • Sunday 10 December 2017. Photos Kenya and Tanzania Highlights: The semi arid landscape The first day of the second leg was underway with a scheduled 8 am departure meaning breakfast at 7 am. The first day with new people is always a bit chaotic so we left closer to 8.20 am. A welcome surprise was…

  • Saturday 09 December 2017. Photos Highlights: Final Farewells The first leg of this tour officially ended with us arriving back at the Wildebeest Eco Camp. Only six people for the first leg will continue; Maggie, Roz, Aaron, Emilie, Logan and myself. We started the day with a 5.45 am wake up, but in my tent…

  • Friday 08 December 2017. Photos Highlights: Failing on the Hell’s Gate National Park Bike Ride Not that I needed a reminder about my lack of fitness but I got one when when attempting to ride a bike to Hell’s Gate National Park and failed badly 😦