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Ngorongoro Crater |
Ostrich with Mt. Kilimanjaro in the background |
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Ngorongoro Crater |
Black Rhino in the Ngorongoro Crater |
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Hippo |
Sinya Masai showing off |
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Mt. Meru (only 200 km south-west of Mt. Kilimanjaro). Both mountains are within view from the same spot. |
Mt. Kilimanjaro |
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Zebra |
Cheetah brothers |
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Jackal |
Yellow Billed Hornbill |
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Leopard guarding its Impala |
Selous Lodge |
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Giraffe in Ruaha |
Monkey |
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Selous sunset |
Croc |
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Ruaha landscape |
Wild Dogs quenching their thirst |
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Another elephant charge! |
Making friends with the Masai at Jongemero |
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Baby zebra afraid to watch its mother being eaten by vulchers. I don't blame it. |
The Ngorongoro Crater, Northern Tanzania |
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Unfortunately the motherless zebra foal did not last the night. The Saerengeti has far too many Hyenas. |
Kusini, Serengeti. Beware of the monkeys in this area, they stole my sunglasses! |
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A Serengeti Cheetah |
A Serengeti Croc moving for once |
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Vicious lizards |
Lion stuck in the mud and giving up on reaching its own kill in the background |
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This python may also have wondered why it bothered killing an impala, it can't be much fun having to dislocate your jaw every time you eat! |
Not recommended for those who are afraid of heights, weak bridges and crocs! |
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Cheetah with kill |
This one looked dead until it suddenly roared at us |
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Dumbo |
A warning |
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Cheetah at 70 Km per hour |
Ngorongoro Crater from the sky |
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Long tusked elephants, Ngorongoro Crater |
Serengeti sunset |
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Kilimanjaro rainforest on the Machame route |
Just before the rest of the tree came down with it! |
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| Turning round to see Kili this close in all its splendour for the first time was an awesome experience | Raven admiring the scene |
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Mt. Meru from Mt. Kilimanjaro |
The nights began to get cold |
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Kilimanjaro vegetation - unique to the Roof of Africa |
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Kuranga Valley |
Stopping for a drink in the baron area surrounding Barrafa Camp |
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The lower Mawenze Peak taken from the higher "Stella Point" |
Still a mile to go....straight up! |
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I think the raven took a liking to me. Mawenze Peak in the background. |
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7:45am and I reach the summit after nearly 8 hours solid uphill walking in minus 15! |
Mt. Meru from the summit |
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Glaciers, which in under 10 years will be nowhere to be seen on this mountain |
The summit rim |
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Me and my superb guide Frank at the summit. |
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