Monthly Archives: June 2019

Safari visit to Ngorongoro Conservation Area: birds

Posted on June 27, 2019 by trailhiker

The second day of a 2-day safari in Tanzania was a visit to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, following a visit on the previous day to Tarangire National Park.  Both areas are renowned for their natural beauty and natural resources, including … Continue reading →

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Safari visit to Ngorongoro Conservation Area: animals

Posted on June 27, 2019 by trailhiker

In a previous post I described a day visit to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania.  This was the second day of a 2-day safari to two nearby parks; the first day was a visit to Tarangire National Park. The … Continue reading →

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Safari visit to Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Posted on June 27, 2019 by trailhiker

As described in an earlier post, on the morning immediately after completing my 8-day trek to the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro I had an early departure for a 2-day safari.  The first day was a visit to Tarangire National Park, … Continue reading →

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Safari visit to Tarangire National Park: birding

Posted on June 26, 2019 by trailhiker

As described previously, the morning after completing a trek to the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro I embarked on a 2-day safari.  This post is a description of the birding aspect of the first day, which was a visit to Tarangire … Continue reading →

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Safari visit to Tarangire National Park

Posted on June 26, 2019 by trailhiker

The morning immediately after completing my 8-day trek to the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro, I had an early departure on a 2-day safari.  The first day was a visit to Tarangire National Park, and the second day was a visit … Continue reading →

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Tanzanian 2-day safari overview and travel

Posted on June 26, 2019 by trailhiker

The morning immediately after completing my 8-day trek to the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro, I had an early departure on a 2-day safari.  The first day was a visit to Tarangire National Park, and the second day was a visit … Continue reading →

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Mt Kilimanjaro trek Day 8: native plants along the Mweka trail

Posted on June 25, 2019 by trailhiker

On the final day of my 8-day trek on Mt Kilimanjaro the trail passed through beautiful montane forest, descending nearly 5000 feet from Mweka camp to Mweka gate and the exit to Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania.  The very greenness of … Continue reading →

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Mt Kilimanjaro trek Day 8: Mweka camp to Mweka gate

Posted on June 25, 2019 by trailhiker

In some ways this day’s hike was the denouement of an 8-day trek following the Lemosho Route on Mt Kilimanjaro in Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania.  The previous day I had successfully summited Uhuru Peak, the Roof of Africa, at 19,341 … Continue reading →

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Mt Kilimanjaro trek Day 7: Barafu base camp to Uhuru Peak and down to Mweka camp

Posted on June 24, 2019 by trailhiker

This was a day filled with challenging hiking, requiring significant endurance and determination; a day with relatively few photographic memories; but most of all a day of proud accomplishment – a successful summit of Mt Kilimanjaro’s Uhuru Peak, the Roof … Continue reading →

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Mt Kilimanjaro trek Day 6: Karanga camp to Barafu base camp

Posted on June 23, 2019 by trailhiker

After a day-plus of clouds swirling around us, the clear weather that greeted us on the morning of Day 6 of an 8-day trek on Mt Kilimanjaro was welcome indeed.   My hiking group, the previous day reduced from 16 to … Continue reading →

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