Short hike from Meridian Trailhead
Due to the heat and other issues we are limited to a short hike today from Meridian Trailhead into the beautiful desert
Short Hike in Usery Park
Today we have time only for a short hike in Usery Park near the visitor center enjoying the feeders and the beautiful sunset views
Magnificent Safari in Northern Tanzania and Qatar
We spend two weeks exploring the wilderness of Tanzania seeing lots of animals and birds and one day enjoying Doha’s skyline and culture
Looking for colobus monkeys between Tanzanian villages
Our last hike in Tanzania is with a guide from our lodge to look for colobus monkeys among Tanzanian villages
Meru Mbega Lodge, a cheap, nice lodge
The last night in Tanzania is spend in a cheap lodge bordering Arusha NP with beautiful grounds and a more than reasonable room
Tanzanite Experience on the way to Arusha
On the way to Arusha we stop at the Tanzanite Experience to see the history of tanzanite and look for any interesting souvenirs
Souvenir buying at Marera Village Gallery
We still have lots of Tanzanian money left so we stop at a souvenir complex to buy some additional souvenirs for our friends and relatives
One night at The Retreat at Ngorongoro
We spend the afternoon and morning exploring the grounds of the surprisingly beautiful Retreat at Ngorongoro finding lots of birds
Leaving Ngorongoro starting from Ndutu
Today we exit the Ngorongoro protected area stopping a few times for birds and mammals but otherwise just trying to get to the gate in time
Towards Ndutu Marsh and back
We spend the morning exploring around Ndutu towards the Marsh finding lots of mammals on migration and some interesting birds