• Ngorongoro Conservation Area

    The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) is an UNESCO Mixed World Heritage Site covering 8,292km2 (3,202mi2). Spanning the volcanic highlands of northern Tanzania, the NCA extends from the plains of Serengeti National Park and Maswa Game Reserve in the west, to the eastern arm of the Great Rift Valley (Gregory Rift) in the east.  It is located about…

  • The Great Migration

    The Great Migration of the Serengeti – One of the greatest spectacles in the animal kingdom plays out every year in the vast expanse of the Serengeti.  An annual 800 kilometer trek by 2.5 million wildebeest accompanied by hundreds of thousand zebras and gazelles.  Driven by the seasonal rains as they constantly seek fresh grazing…

  • Zanzibar – Fish of order Scorpaeniformes

    A brief overview/pictorial of Scorpaeniformes of Zanzibar Lionfish and Scorpionfish are very closely related in the family Scorpaenidae.  Both are predators that feed on a diet of small fish and crustaceans – they feed by creating a vacuum in their mouths and sucking in their prey at lightning speed.  Both are equipped with toxic venom…

  • Olduvai Gorge & Museum

    Olduvai Gorge and Museum – a fascinating Add-On side trip for any Northern Circuit Safari. Olduvai Gorge is one of the most important paleoanthropological sites in the world.  Located in the Great Rift Valley near the main road from Ngorongoro Crater to Serengeti National Park, Olduvai Gorge is the site of the discovery of some of the earliest known…

  • Kubu Kubu Game Lodge

    Kubu Kubu Lodge – Serengeti Inspired by Nature and the People of the Land – Luxury and Comfort in the Midst of the Wild Kingdom The expanse of the savanna unfurls beyond the balcony of my private tented cabin. I watch the drama of East African weather pass by while antelope and zebra graze nearby. …