Flight to Tarangire

We arrive at the Arusha airport, check in, go through security which takes about 2 minutes and all we see are Cessna caravans. Those unfamiliar with airplanes, they are fixed gear, nonpressurized so are slow but can haul a lot. They cruise about 150 MPH but they all had great instruments and we were the only passengers. The flight was 22 minutes and our guide had drove to pick us up which was a 4 hour drive for him. We land on a dirt strip in the bush, so kent is kind of in heaven.

Climb into an open 8 passenger Land Rover and within 5 minutes see Zebras, Giraffes and Impalas. Spent the rest of the day driving and seeing Leopards, lions, elephants and moe zebras.

We arrive at the camp around6: PM and are met by 13 staff who hand us cool eucalyptus towels to wash our hands and face with. Of course they also meet us with champagne as we watch a family of elephants pass by. They have permanent tents their which include flush toilets and warm bucket showers. The main dining tent was amazing and the food was always excellent. We have also found we love African wine.

Our days start out with a voice at our tent at 6:AM with a coffee press waiting for us to stir. Breakfast is at 6:30 and into to the open Land Rover to find animals. We are fairly close to the primary watering hole and this is the dry season so all animals tend to navigate their way for a drink. We were fairly fortunate to see several of main creatures the first two days so on day three we were off to see the more rare to find species. Our guides did not disappoint as we came across a female Cheetah and her cub. The guides are amazing at seeing animals camouflaged into their surroundings by seeing a couple ears sticking up. I doubt I would have been able to see any of them unless they were right in front of me. I was actually really good at finding elephants, giraffes, Water Buffalo, Wildebeests and Zebras. Lots and lots of Zebras. The rest however are pretty good at blending right into the scenery.