Tanzania Safari Stories

tanzanian children collecting firewood

Chores of Tanzanian Children

Tanzanian children collecting firewood before school. A common chore among Tanzanian children is to collect firewood before school. They carry sticks on ...
Tanzanian Sunset Journal

Safari Journal Part 18

Safari Journal Part 18 Part 18 Ok, it’s two in the morning, or one guesses it’s two in the morning ...
White Rhino Tanzania

Safari Journal Part 17

Safari Journal Part 17 Part 17 The guards were dropped off about 2 hours after we arrived. I’m not a ...
Giraffe Tanzania Africa

Safari Journal Part 16

Safari Journal - Part 16 Part 16 I was so cold that I rode in the truck cab with John ...
Serengetti Lions hunting

Safari Journal Part 15

Safari Journal - Part 15 Part 15 Today we drive through the park. We (the Americans) have full control on ...
Tanzanian Wildebeest

Tanzania Safari Journal Part 14

Part 14 Who’s that? There is a strange voice in the front of the vehicle. It seems that a Park ...

Safari Journal Part 13

Part 13It’s early on Sunday morning. I am putting my tent together when I am told I have a visitor ...

Safari Journal Part 12

Part 12Gebra is about 55 years old. He knows very much about his country and the animals that live there ...

Safari Journal Part 11

Safari Journal Part 11 We ride to Doffa Camp. On the way, Gebra tells me that my luggage will arrive ...
Tanzanians Hunting Mouse

Safari Journal Part 10

Part 10 of my Safari Journal We have returned to camp. Solomon is preparing lunch. I sit and write in ...
people of africa meet american

Safari Journal Part 9

Part 9 “Jambo, Jambo” again this morning. Nice hot water outside my tent. I take it into the tent to ...
tanzanian safari guides

Safari Journal Part 8

Safari Journal Part 8 We have a flat tire. Now on a vehicle as big as this one there, this ...

Safari Journal Part 7

Safari Journal Part 7 On our way to Lake Manyara we go through a small town. We stop so that ...
African Lioness in Tanzania

Safari Journal Part 2

 Safari Journal PART 2 8-20-00 - I'm thinking of the different species of animals. Their natural defenses, camouflages, and habits ...
African Lioness in Tanzania

Safari Journal Part 1

Safari Journal PART 1 I started my journal in July. The time I have spent preparing for this trip has ...

Safari Journal Part 6

Safari Journal Part 6 What in the hell is that? I wake up in a small dark place that smells ...
Sitting Baboon

Safari Journal Part 5

Safari Journal Part 5 9-13-0The Kenyan border. Yeah! The passengers on the bus are shuffled out and into the border ...

Safari Journal Part 4

Safari Journal Part 4 9-12-00 I just missed the flight to Kilimanjaro. After an eight hour flight that does not ...

Safari Journal Part 3

Safari Journal Part 3 9-11-0    Monday morning, the day of departure. Everything is packed. I’ve taken Turbo (my cat) to ...