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17.11.2019 Nairobi Flew into Nairobi from Mumbai on KQ205 . This trip was long in the making and postponed once after nearly been set to go at the last moment . Why ? Don’t ask .. looooong story . Took a late night flight by Vistara after rushing to the airport under the impression thatContinue reading “Kenya Tanzania 2019”

18.11. 2019 To Kichwa TemboHad breakfast at the hotel after a restless night . There , by chance , we happened to meet the executive chef of the four points Sheraton, and to our surprise he turned out to be somebody who had worked with Huvida in The Oberoi Bangalore ! Chandrasekhar Pandey even rememberedContinue reading “Kenya Tanzania 2019”

18.11.2019 Kichwa Tembo/ Mara We took off in a Dehavilland otter twin engine turboprop 18 seater for Kichwa Tembo from Wilson around 1100 am with a bunch of excited English tourists. The flight was fairly uneventful . The landscape below was uniformly flat and the small plane buffeted by winds , climbed swiftly up ,Continue reading “Kenya Tanzania 2019”

19.11.2019 Mara We had a very early morning start and after a cup of tea were off to the ballooning place which was 15 minutes away from the camp . On the way out of the camp , in the ink darkness , we saw a hyena within the camp ! So much for theContinue reading “Kenya Tanzania 2019”

20.11.2019 Serengeti Under the Canvas Just as we were leaving our home for the past two nights , Kichwa Tembo , Huvida’s evisa for Tanzania came through ! We managed to get it printed and felt very relieved . We drove down to the airstrip to await our next flight . We were told thatContinue reading “Kenya Tanzania 2019”

21.11.2019 Serengeti Under the Canvas Next morning we were up and about early . We put in a call by whatsapp back home ( the availability of WiFi I think was a boon for us ,given the old folks back at home ) , we set off in our next days explorations with Daniel ,Continue reading “Kenya Tanzania 2019”

22.11.2019 Serengeti under the Canvas As in all Safari mornings, we were again up and about early , around 0500 am for me. After a quick breakfast of eggs and sausages cooked over wood fire ,some fruits and washed down with some Tea and coffee we again set off on our game drive along withContinue reading “Kenya Tanzania 2019”

23.11.2019 Lake Manyara We left our home in Serengeti with some reluctance after a hearty breakfast and find farewells to Enok on the crew who had served us and looked after us so well ! Daniel had already let early in the morning and we had said our goodbyes the evening before . Daniel hadContinue reading “Kenya Tanzania 2019”

24.11.2019 Lake Manyara Next morning we woke up early to have a quick cup of tea , with a packed breakfast . The idea was to do an all day Safari with Hussein till 1400 hours , and then a night Safari to follow which sounded most exciting . Hussein has a keen eye forContinue reading “Kenya Tanzania 2019”

25.11.2019 Lake Manyara It had rained and rained through the night and we were worried whether we would be able to go on a game drive at all in the morning . Miraculously the rains stopped. Just in time for us . Breakfast : We went out after having a nice breakfast and Hussein droveContinue reading “Kenya Tanzania 2019”