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Mto Wa Mbu village - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi
Today we visited the town of Mto Wa Mbu, it is one of the most interesting places to visit, if you want to find out more about how the population of Tanzania lives.
The area of Mto Wa Mbu is very fertile, because here there is water all year long, thanks to the river with the same name Mto Wa Mbu; therefore in this area, in the past, the cultivation of land was encouraged by the state, with the consequent migration of many people belonging to different tribes, about 120, who still live in this town.
Lake Manyara National Park - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi
Today we do a safari in the Manyara Lake National Park and, since it is not very big, we can take it a bit more calmly and do not wake up at dawn, as we can turn it all in one day.
We leave at 9.00 am from our camp, we cross the town of Mto Wa Mbu and in a moment we are at the entrance of the national park.
It is the first time we visit this park and we are very happy to see it.
The Great Migration in southern Serengeti National Park - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi
We left the Serengeti National Park, through the Naabi Hill gate; these days we have made excellent safaris, as always in the Serengeti I would say, also it was the first time we visited the park during the green season, so we are happy and satisfied, but now our journey must continue.
Serengeti National Park: Elephants at Seronera area
This morning we wake up when it is still dark, we are in the savannah, and more precisely in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania; waking up before dawn, feeling the fresh air that enters the tent, getting dressed and going for breakfast when it starts to dawn is one of the most beautiful things in our life.
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.
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: 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!
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.
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 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.