We’re Going on Safari!

Hooray for giraffes, the national animal of Tanzania

This trip has been a long time coming, having been postponed twice because of the pandemic. But we’ve finally made it to Tanzania in celebration of several milestone birthdays. We’re a party of 9, being joined by Nick’s sister Kate with her family, and organized by Nick’s mom.

After more than 24 hours of travel, we touched down at Kilimanjaro International Airport and made our way to Arusha for some much needed rest on horizontal beds. The next morning we boarded two Land Cruisers for the trip to Tarangire National Park. We spent the day scouting for animals with much success – we’ll let the pictures below do the talking.

Zebras were some of the first animals we saw
And monkeys too, in the parking lot by the park entrance
Soon after entering we saw our first elephants up close. Note the good views from the pop-up roof on the vehicle.
Here’s the view from inside our vehicle
Ostriches are good parents – one leads the brood of chicks and the other follows behind.
Perhaps our rarest sight of the day was this leopard napping in a tree.
We ended the day at the truly luxurious Acacia Tarangire Camp with separate pavilions for rooms, lounge, and dining.

One thought on “We’re Going on Safari!

  1. Cynthia Paschal's avatar Cynthia Paschal says:

    I’m so excited that the Howe’s are on the move again! I so love following your adventures. Enjoy the safari.

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