Africa 2017 Travelogue

Trip Summary:

Destination: Kenya and Tanzania

Travel Company: Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT)

When: 09 October – 26 October 2017

Duration: 15 Days of sightseeing + 2 days of travel time

Photos taken: Kathy took 7020, Bob took 5756 (total 12776).

Videos taken: Bob took 132.

Prologue:

Kathy and I have done a lot of international travel through the years, so people call us “world travelers.” But how can we be “world travelers” without ever having been to Kenya and Tanzania? I felt it was time to right this wrong. Africa is not for the frail, and we’re not getting any younger. It also keeps getting more expensive, so I figured it might be better to go there while I’m still employed rather than after I retire.

Click on the photos to see comments I wrote and photos we took on each day:

Day 1	10 Oct 2017 Tue	In Transit
Day 2	11 Oct 2017 Wed	Flight to Masai Mara
Day 3	12 Oct 2017 Thu	All day game drive: hippos, lions
Day 4	13 Oct 2017 Fri	Game drive: rhino, leopards, misc
Day 5	14 Oct 2017 Sat	1/2 game drive, fly to Nairobi, drive to Arusha: Hyenas, Male lion, Gerenuk
Day 6	15 Oct 2017 Sun	Arusha: water filter shop, abino sanctuary
Day 7	16 Oct 2017 Mon	Lake lodge: elephants, leopards
Day 8	17 Oct 2017 Tue	Game drive: big elephant, giraffes, lions, lake walk
Day 9	18 Oct 2017 Wed	Water filters, Maasai daily life, school visit, Makundi carvers
Day 10	19 Oct 2017 Thu	View of Ngorongoro crater, drive to Serengeti
Day 11	20 Oct 2017 Fri	Game drive: lions, leopard, cheetah, gnus, zebras, cape buffalo, mongoose, hyena, baboons
Day 12	21 Oct 2017 Sat	Balloon ride, head of anti-poaching, close encounter with lio
Day 13	22 Oct 2017 Sun	Flamingos, Maasai paintings, ngong rock, rhino area
Day 14	23 Oct 2017 Mon	Ngorongoro crater
Day 15	24 Oct 2017 Tue	Home hosted visit, ride on tuk-tuk, ex-poacher, witch doctor
Day 16	25 Oct 2017 Wed	Shopping market, shop of disadvantaged people

What we did right:

We packed well.

What we did wrong:

I brought lots of electric adapters, chargers, only used 2 or 3 at most. We should have brought our trail-cam for nighttime photos while we slept. It didn't even cross my mind until it was too late.