Tanzania Safari ‘19

After returning to Saudi from the US/Canada trip, I worked one day before packing my bags again to travel during the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha, for which I had time off. This time, it’s destination Africa – Kenya and Tanzania to be exact. I write this post in Nairobi. By the end of this trip, I will have been in 9 different countries in the last month (US, Canada, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Bahrain)!

This trip began with a flight and night in Nairobi. I met up with three other teachers from my school for Safari. The next night, we met up with our Safari driver, Jonathan, at the Tanzania border. The first game park we drove into was Lake Manyara:

The accommodations were nice, with a lodge overlooking the lake. The next day was a drive over the ridge of the Ngorongoro Crater and into the renowned Serengeti. We stayed two nights in a tent just west of the central region of the enormous park.

I admit, the first evening, I woke up throughout the night from the wild animal sounds outside. When the hyena calls were coming just outside the tent, I realized I hadn’t properly zipped the door of the tent! I quickly got up and fixed that before being able to sleep a bit better.

After two nights in the Serengeti, we drove back through the park to the old volcanic Ngorongoro Crater, which is brimming with zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, and a host of other animals.

These pictures were all taken with my iPhone. Another teacher on the trip had a nice camera with zoom, so after we share photos, I’ll post them as well.

I’m excited to say that I’m currently planning to return here to Tanzania in the Spring with a student service trip to Mt. Kilimanjaro and the Masai people nearby.

For now though, I have a flight to catch, and school to get started in the next couple weeks. More soon! I look forward to hearing from you soon via email or WhatsApp if you’ve made it this far through my post. Thanks for following the journey!