Tanzania - Part 4 (Lake Manyara)

The last day of our safari took us to Lake Manyara National Park. Lake Manyara is famous for its bird watching - specifically Flamingos - and the the potential to see Leopards lounging in trees. While we didn't see any Leopards, we got about as close to Elephants as one would ever need to. At one point our driver Benny cautioned us to climb back into the Land Cruiser as an Elephant was getting precariously close to us.

Some Baboons, including a baby, hiding in the trees.

More Warthogs.

A baby Impala.
One of my favorite photos of the trip.

A juvenile male Impala.

These Hippos were much more active than those in the NgoroNgoro Crater. Unfortunately they were farther away.

An African Cape Buffalo applying the Jacob Technique to scratching one's back, with two Eagles watching from above.

This was probably the most amazing part of the day. We came across this Elephant enjoying himself in a mudpit. He was so close that his actions caused Benny to get a bit nervous.

For Johnny. In Arusha it is common to see these mini-buses with crazy signs and stickers. This one advertises Led Zeppelin. I saw Tiger Woods, Che Guevarra , and 50- Cent.

This Clock Tower in the middle of Arusha is located exactly halfway between Cairo and Cape town - right in the middle of Africa.
With Benny and Wilson. Wilson is the one wearing the Hakuna Matata t-shirt.

Our Burberry bed linens at the New Safari Hotel in Arusha. We are so luxury.

Matt's thoughts on the view of Mt. Kilimanjaro and the breakfast served aboard Precision Air.
Mt. Kilimanjaro - also known as the highest peak in Africa.

while we were in Arusha, Dar es Salaam had another American visitor - President Bush. The second Air Force One is for Condie Rice.

They love President Bush in Tanzania.

This is where we got our Tinga Tinga art. Tinga tinga is named after this guy with the last name of Tinga Tinga. This co-op trains people to paint in his style and then helps sell their paintings, we purchased several pieces.