Tanzania – The Serengeti – Part 1

We drove part of the Ngorongoro Crater area to get to the Serengeti and when we leave there, we will come back and stay at the Crater. It was an interesting drive, very steep, green and foggy. 

  • We made it
  • The drive up, see the safari jeep up there on that narrow little road
  • The View point of the Crater

We stopped at an interesting spot where we got out and stretched our legs and it was at the Cradle of Mankind, the Olduvai Gorge.

  • An interesting topic
  • The skulls

Then on to the Serengeti and the Serengeti Sopa Lodge, our home for three days.

  • Serengeti !
  • visitor centre
  • to ward off tsetse flies
  • The cabins
  • Our room
  • The pool ! I am on the right

It was an amazing place and we really enjoyed it. We had to be escorted to and from our cabins in the early mornings and evenings. The reason being is that this is one resort that is not fenced in, animals can come and go as they like. the day before we got there, they had Cape Buffalo wandering around the resort area. One evening we had one of the guards, they all carried weapons, take us back to our room. I said to him as we walked, what kind of animals might be here at night to bother/kill us? He flashed his flashlight to the left and there were about 20 rabbits sitting in the field eating hahahaha.

Also they had blue/black flags set at different spots all around the resort area. The colours are supposed to ward off tsetse flies and we didn’t see any so maybe they worked ! 

Some random photos of the area we stayed at.

  • Do you like the colour photo or the B&W below?
  • B&W
  • We have trees like this in Canada, there is a story about them…but for another time
  • some of the roads
  • We drove through everything, yes this is the road
  • Cheetah family under these tree, photos in my last post on this park !

We had some incredible lion experiences while at this park, read the next blog post to find out more !

17 thoughts on “Tanzania – The Serengeti – Part 1”

  1. Wow! I love everything about this wonderful park! Your cabin, the pool. One photo has a huge vertical boulder pointing upward, what is that? A great post, guys! Thanks for sharing. ❤️😊

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    1. This was at the Visitor Centre in the Serengeti Park, it’s called a Kopjes. They are rock formations which can provide protection for animals or a vantage point for predators. I’m glad you liked my post and pics, I would love to go back there one day !

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  2. Wow! The information described on that plaque at the Cradle of Mankind, the Olduvai Gorge gave me chill bumps! Fascinating, thank you for sharing. Must have been something to be in that location, learning about the history of humanity, and seeing the large skulls sculptures. Love your photos! The first with the contrast of the red dirt and foggy sky is stunning and the pool looks inviting. 😄

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  5. Amazing that the wild animals had free range – how funny that he is guarding against the rabbits. 🙂 The cabin where you stayed is inside the grass hut then? That’s a beautiful pool – hope no hippo is looking for a watering hole and spies this one. Pretty cool pics at the Serengeti sign. I think I like the colorful tree pic better than the B&W one. Will you be giving a presentation again like you wrote about in a prior blog post?

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    1. haha right? killer rabbits ! But the resort is not fenced in at all so they do other wildlife, not so cute, wandering around. It was a little scary walking in the dark. Yes we are doing a presentation at one of our Photo Clubs in May. We are working on it now ! I love to share my photos and our stories 🙂

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      1. Luckily your room was modern and had an indoor shower and bathroom (thank goodness) as that would be terrifying to go out in the dark. You’d be “holding it” for sure then. 🙂 That’s great about the presentation. You’ll have to take photos of that event like last time and share it in a future blog post.

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      3. Yes, you said you didn’t usually take bathroom shots but I think you wanted to show us how luxurious the room was, something you might not expect given the rugged terrain and some other villages you had passed along the way.

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