More photos of lions, elephants, rhinos and hippos.
Zebra crossing.. our path
Rhinos in the distance. Could not get that close unfortunately
Plenty of elephants, this was in a marshy area called the elephant graveyard
Pretty flamencos with the hippos
Where are my car keys!!! Ostrich with head in the grass
Female Ostrich checking out male
Simba and his females hanging around for lunch around the Wildebeest waterhole
Politicians (or reporters!) wallowing in the mud!!
Our driver took us to this really pleasant lake area for our packed lunch. Very relaxing and we got to see some hippos nostrils too!!
Plenty of varied birdlife too. Not just flamencos. Quite a few vultures too.
Once over the rim of the crater, which was very bumpy! Stopped for a view of Lake Eyasi and the other volcanic peaks nearby.
There is a house on top of that peak!! What a view!!
Headed back after that. Bounced back to Arusha and we were in the hotel at around 6:15pm. A full 12 hours since we set out. The driver was great pointing out all the wildlife and was good with a 4x4. My only disappointment was that we did not have enough time to go to Olduvai gorge, the fountain of the human race. It was 40 miles further on the NW side of the crater and we just did not have enough time, The driver said it is best to camp if going there. So now I have a reason to come here again!!
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