Tanzania – A Selection Of 40 Pictures

By Gilles on 22. February 2005 in Africa – Photos, Photo Galleries, Tanzania, Tanzania – Photos

Lion (Panthera Leo), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa

We toured the northern national parks of Tanzania for one week: Lake Manyara, the Serengeti, the N´gorongoro Crater and Tarangire. Those belong to the most known National Parks in the world and indeed offer an experience of a lifetime!

On the way to the National Parks

Our jeep to explore four national parks: Lake Manyara, Serengeti, N’gorongoro Crater and Tarangire

Common or Masai Giraffe (Giraffa Camelopardis), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa

plains zebra (Equus quagga, formerly Equus burchelli), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa

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Antilopes spotted on an early morning game drive …

African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana), Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania, Africa

Wildebeests or Gnus (Connochaetes), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa

Lion (Panthera Leo), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa

Lobo Wild Life Lodge in the North Serengeti, here it is a lot more quiet than in the crowded lodges in the south of the park. The view from the terrace is simply breathtaking …

The sheer beauty of the Serengeti … vast & tranquil!

Cheetah (Acinonyx Jubatus), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa

View of the N´gorongoro Crater from our lodge …

The N´gorongoro Crater in the early morning light … Simply amazing!

And about 20 jeeps around the Rhinos …

Cheetah (Acinonyx Jubatus), N’gorongoro Crater National Park, Tanzania, Africa

Lion (Panthera Leo), N’gorongoro Crater National Park, Tanzania, Africa

Tarangire National Park

Leopard (Panthera Pardus), Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, Africa

Tarangire National Park is home of some of the biggest elephant herds in Africa … There are so many that trees become an endangered species because of elephants rubbing against them!