When I booked my initial trip to Tanzania and lined up my 9 day safari through Tarangire, Lake Natron, the Serengeti and Ngornogoro Crater I justified splurging a bit, the length of the trip, and the cost, by telling myself it was the trip of a decade. The mental math was clear – I’d have an incredible 9 days of safari, but would return having sated my need for a follow up for the foreseeable future. As it turns out, I could not have been more wrong. As I write this post, I’m already dreaming of returning for a follow-up trip. Every new photo I edit from the trip leaves me dreaming of the incredible days I spent in nature, among some of the world’s most beautiful, powerful and deadly animals.
In my previous post covering the Serengeti I shared with you all of my big-cat photos. Normally, I’d incorporate those into one single photo post. But, the sheer number of cat sightings I had made that impossible. Far too often, the rest of the Serengeti’s animals and natural beauty gets overshadowed by the alpha predators. So, I’ve decided to do this follow up post which excludes all big cat shots and only focuses on the rest of the experience. All images were shot on a Canon 6D and most used a $200 lens (full details here).
The Great Migration
The Joys of Youth
Lake Natron: Sunrise Before Ol Doinyo Lengai
The Open Plains
Lake Natron: Ol Doinyo Lengai
The Great Migration
Lake Natron: Sunrise
Thirst
Solitude
The Gentle Giant
The Bull
Zebra on the Move
Endless Plains
Tender Touch
Wildebeest
The Elephant’s Wisdom
Bat Eared Foxes
Mwanza Flat-Headed Rock Agama
Curiosly Browsing
The Plains of the Serengeti
Afternoon Light
Sunset
Lake Natron: Ngare Sero Falls
Dwarf Mongoose
Lake Natron: The Maasai
Lazy Lunch
Sunscreen
The Great Migration
The Maasai People
Big Steps
Lake Natron: Beautiful Moments
The Happy Hippo
Lake Natron: Maasai Mule Herder
Vultures
Lazy Wild Dogs
Mr. Giraffe
Flamingos Showing Off
Elephant Family
Lake Natron: The Maasai
Zebra
Wildebeest Migrating
Lake Natron: Ol Doinyo Lengai
Lake Natron: Storks in Flight
Dwarf Mongeese
Catching a Ride
Lake Natron: Storks at Sunrise
The Great Migration
Lake Natron: Sunrise
Looking Backwards
Thanks for going on Safari with me! Don’t miss my other blog posts from 9 incredible days spent exploring Tanzania’s spectacular national parks and countryside.
Have questions about how I captured or edited these photos? You can see aperture, lens, speed and ISO if you click into the image over on flickr. Want to know more? Feel free to ask in a comment below.
Don’t forget: To learn more about my advice for picking a good Safari company read the post here. To learn about the $200, 70-300mm lens I shot most of these photos on see the post here. All shots were captured on a Canon 6D. To see my full albums, including black and white edits and other big cat photos from my visit jump over to flickr.
Want to purchase a print of one of these shots? Let me know or browse existing prints in my store.
If you are considering a safari, I’d highly suggest considering Tanzania and the Serengeti/Ngorongoro Crater park in particular. I’d also suggest the team at Fed Tours and Safaris who I partnered with for this trip. They’re a Tanzanian owned and operated company run by two brothers and they provided me with an absolutely spectacular safari experience. As part of our collaboration, I received a discounted rate in exchange for sharing my unfiltered/fully independent experience with them. If you are considering Tanzania, I do encourage you to research Fed Safaris and mention you’ve read about them here on VirtualWayfarer. They’ll make sure to take extra good care of you.