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The Hippo Pool – Ngorongoro Crater

The Hippo Pool – Ngorongoro Crater

A visit to the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania wouldn’t be complete without visiting the hippo pool.  This is one of the only areas in the Crater, where you can get out of your vehicle. If there for a picnic breakfast, you can eat outside, basking in the early morning sun. However, later in the day, the kites are known to be circling and so you’ll have to stay inside to eat. You can still get out for a wander though,…

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Trip report: Tanzanian Safari

Trip report: Tanzanian Safari

Our safari in Tanzania was with Kudu Safaris. We had four days with them (although the fourth day was really only driving back from the Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha) and visited Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. We were in a 4×4 Landcruiser with 6 seats in the back. Every seat is next to a window, so nobody is stuck in the middle. Not that this mattered, as we were the only ones booked…

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