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Northern Tanzania between safaris and populations
Our lodge is gone
Leaving the Tarangire National Park we head towards our lodge, that is about ten minutes; we are curious to see with our eyes the damage of the fire occurred this morning, the hope is that the damage is minimal, but the roof in makuti, that is made with palm fronds, is easily flammable unfortunately.
When we arrive we are shocked: the central part of the lodge is gone, there is only the concrete base, while the four wooden and makuti areas are burned completely, the wooden columns, that were all carved, are still burning, what a crazy disaster.
On the road: Tanzania! - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi
This morning, after breakfast, we depart, we leave the Tarangire National Park behind and continue our journey.
Today we have a little way to go and we can choose to go North, passing by Mto Wa Mbu and reach Karatu with the asphalt road, or we can make a dirt road that ventures among the villages of the Mbugwe, a population of Bantu origin. who lives in these lands.
Obviously we choose the second option and we leave, it is nice to drive among the villages, we take some pictures, but without annoying people, and we enjoy the wonderful landscape.
Datoga People - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi
After a bit of relax this afternoon we leave from our lodge, that is near Lake Eyasi, in Tanzania, and, with a local guide, Charles, we go to visit a Datoga village, a population that lives according to ancient and traditional customs.
We leave the main road early and take a secondary dirt road, leaving behind the main village of the area, where red onions are grown and where more people live, including the Masai, the Datoga, the Iraqi or Mbulu.
Hadzabe people - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi
Tonight we slept in a lodge in the area of Lake Eyasi, here live several populations, some of which still follow traditional customs and habits, refusing progress; yesterday we visited a Datoga village and it was very interesting, but today we are going to visit a Hadzabe village.
On the road to Ngorongoro - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi
This morning we left Lake Eyasi and went to visit a Hadzabe "village", a population of Tanzania that still lives in a very primitive way.
We leave the Hadzabe and take the dirt road, the same that we have traveled to reach Lake Eyasi and that will take us to Karatu; after traveling a few kilometers we stop near a river and have lunch, with the lunch boxes that we got prepared by the lodge.
The landscape around us is very nice and having lunch in this way, along the road, we like it very much.
Ngorongoro Crater: Rhino - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi
This morning we wake up early, have breakfast and then leave! We descend into the Ngorongoro Crater, in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, in Tanzania.
We follow the road that runs on the edge of the crater and then we arrive at the entrance; there are not many cars, only three others besides us, better, so we do not waste too much time.
We begin the descent on the dirt road that is made a bit slippery by the rain; usually on the edge of the crater there is a thick fog that looks like rain, but today instead it is seriously raining.
On the road to Ndutu - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi
This morning we went on a safari in the Ngorongoro Crater and, as always, it never disappoints us; it is one of the most spectacular places in Tanzania for safari.
At about 2.00pm we left the crater and we headed towards the Serengeti National Park, crossing the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Serengeti National Park: Lion at Ndutu area - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi
We are in Tanzania in the Serengeti National Park, in the area of Ndutu, that is located in the South-Eastern part of the park.
This morning, when we woke up in our tented camp, we immediately confronted the animals we heard tonight: lions, at least a couple of times, the hyenas almost all night long, as well as wildebeests and zebras; it is wonderful to hear the sounds of the savannah at night when you are in the dark in your own tent!
When we go to breakfast the land is full of footprints of herbivores, so those we heard in the night were practically in the camp!
Serengeti National Park: The Great Migration at Ndutu area - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi
This morning we wake up early, as usual, we are in Ndutu, in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania; during this time of the year, in the months from December to March, the Great Migration of wildebeests and zebras is here.
Tonight we heard the lions roar all night long, one was particularly close, who knows where it was.
After breakfast we leave and do a last safari in this area of the park, before driving North to go to Seronera.
As we descend from the hill, where our tented camp is located, we see wildebeests herds as far as the eye can see, what a sight!
Serengeti National Park: Giraffes at Seronera area - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi
After traveling for a few miles on a road that gradually became muddier and muddier, we take a secondary track that is perhaps even muddier, there are huge puddles and mud everywhere but Sir Stanley Speke seems to get away with it, thanks to the expert driving by Safe.