Tanzania Safari with KLM Safaris: Day 3 – Ngorongoro [UPDATED]

[This blog post has recently been updated. It was re-posted with today’s date because of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) issues with the original post, that had been the result of a technical glitch. The post can still be found using the original URL, as it will redirect]. It was our last day on our safari with KLM Safaris and we wanted to enjoy every minute. We got up early at 6am, had a quick breakfast, and got ready to see the Ngorongoro. DESCENDING INTO A DIFFERENT WORLD: THE CRATER We caught up with the rest of our group and jumped into the jeep. An hour on the road we were on our way down to the caldera from the ‘crater rim’, 600m down from 2,400m to 1,800m. Going down that steep, winding road is an amazing experience. You almost feel like you are descending into a different world, an ancient […]

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Tanzania Safari with KLM Safaris: Day 2 – Serengeti [UPDATED]

[This blog post has recently been updated. It was re-posted with today’s date because of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) issues with the original post, that had been the result of a technical glitch. The post can still be found using the original URL, as it will redirect]. At 6am, our alarm clock went off, and we were excited for our day with KLM Safaris. We felt well-rested. In essence, after our attempt at Kilimanjaro’s summit, the last day had been a walk in the park. Because of all the dangerous animals around you, there are very few occasions when you leave the jeep and go for a stroll. Most of the time, we had just sat on the seats, or stood (with our shoes off) on the seats, or (with our shoes on) on the jeep’s passenger cabin’s floor. BREAKFAST As expected, breakfast was delicious. When we had finished, Jim […]

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Tanzania Safari with KLM Safaris: Day 1 – Serengeti [UPDATED]

[This blog post has recently been updated. It was re-posted with today’s date because of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) issues with the original post, that had been the result of a technical glitch. The post can still be found using the original URL, as it will redirect]. We went on a 2.5-day safari with KLM Safaris from late August to early September in 2022. KLM Safaris, a small but highly successful, family-run tour operator, had very kindly invited Ellie on the 2.5-day trip. Like any good husband, I tagged along. NIGHT IN ARUSHA We spent the night before the start of the safari in Arusha. Arusha is the starting point for many Tanzanian safaris, as well as the base town for Kilimanjaro climbs. PICK-UP FROM ARUSHA HOTEL The first day started very early for us, with pick-up from our hotel in Arusha at 4am. We dropped off most of our […]

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Norfolk Seal Safari

During our visit to Norfolk last weekend Ms B and I took part in a seal safari on an amphibian vehicle. The one-hour tour run by Searles Sea Tours costs £18 (£9 for children) and departs from the Sea Tours Kiosk, Central Promenade, Hunstanton. We recommend you pre-book (in which case you’ll be asked to re-confirm your booking by phone in the morning of the day of your tour). Despite the fact that it was extremely windy (our deep sea fishing boat trip the next day had already been cancelled for that reason) and despite a number of reported recent accidents with amphibian vehicles around the world, we felt in very safe hands throughout. These vehicles are not like the Duck Tours ones, which look and feel like a bucket with an outboard motor. No sir, you’re dealing with proper heavy machinery here: so-called LARCs (ironically abbreviated from Light Amphibious Resupply […]

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Zagora, Sahara desert experience with Camel Safaries

On our recent trip to Marrakech, Ali, the owner of Camel Safaries, offered that we could check out his brilliant Sahara desert camp and camel ride experience, which is part of his two-day Sahara tour (most of his tours are 3 or more days, we just did not have the time). For more about the whole tour, see our blog post here. The camel ride and overnight bivouac in the Sahara desert were the absolute highlight of our trip. We wouldn’t want to have missed it for the world, it was so much fun!    We arrived just outside the desert town of Zagora at 6:30pm (we heard that, especially in winter with its shorter days, it’s imperative for travellers to listen to their guides and be swift at some of the stop-overs along the journey from Marrakesh to Zagora as they will miss the camel ride altogether if they […]

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