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Days 9 & 10: Lake Manyara & Tloma Lodge : En route to Lake Manyara, we stopped to meet some gold miners. They do a lot of work for very little payout, which gave them lots of time to drink! L. Manyara is home to the famous "tree climbing" lions & it would be rare to see them, esp. on the road we were on, but we did! The terrain changed from savannah to lush & tropical & it's a little cooler, which feels great. We stayed at Tloma Lodge, which was an oasis! A self-sustaining farm that provides food, water & jobs to the neighboring villages. They grow their own veggies, flowers & coffee/tea. It was a treat to stay at this beautiful place for two days!<font color=yellow><b> Check out our videos: #121, #122, #123 & #124!</font></b>

Days 9 & 10: Lake Manyara & Tloma Lodge

Stephanie Kuwasaki

En route to Lake Manyara, we stopped to meet some gold miners. They do ...

Updated: Jul 05, 2012 6:36pm PST

Day 8: Tarangire : Poachers nearly wiped out all the elephants in the 80s in Tarangire, but thanks to conservation, they've returned in huge numbers.This place was very hot & dry & was not one of my favorite parks. It's important to stay hydrated & I didn't, resulting in me getting very sick in the middle of nowhere! I was able to rest up at one of the lodges in the park while the rest of the group continued on looking for the elusive leopard. I got punk'd by Christian when he showed me a picture of leopard he took (see pic #110) only to find out later it he took a picture of a leopard in a guide book! It was a good laugh had by everyone (even me!)<font color=yellow><b> Check out our videos at the end of the gallery!</font></b>

Day 8: Tarangire

Stephanie Kuwasaki

Poachers nearly wiped out all the elephants in the 80s in Tarangire, b ...

Updated: Jul 05, 2012 3:48pm PST

Day 5: Amboseli : <font size=2>Today was one of the longest drives on our trip: Lake Nakuru to Amboseli, with a pit-stop to view the Great Rift Valley. The first animal we saw in Amboseli was the very elusive Serval cat & then herds & herds of elephants. We saw our first lion pride here too, which Christian describes as "breathtaking". They were stalking a lone wildebeest which only added to the adrenaline rush (ended up being unsuccessful.) My wish was to see Mt. Kilimanjaro & that wish was granted shortly before we had to head back to camp... complete w/elephants in the foreground! This is a beautiful park, one of my favorites of the trip!<font color=yellow><b> Videos at the end of the gallery!</font></b></font>

Day 5: Amboseli

Stephanie Kuwasaki

Today was one of the longest drives on our trip: Lake Nakuru to Ambose ...

Updated: Jul 05, 2012 1:14am PST

Day 4: Lake Nakuru : <font size=2>Today we visited Lake Nakuru, but not before stopping at a roadside rest stop where fresh goat was served up at 9am. This park was the only place we'd see rhinos & we saw 7 white rhinos! Sadly, we didn't see the hundreds of thousands of flamingos that should've been at the lake. In fact, we didn't see too many animals because it was so hot! When we returned to the lodge, I was entertained by a troop of vervet monkeys who literally surrounded my porch eating the flowers & raiding the lodge next door of their sugar packets. And while walking around the grounds, I saw several Colobus monkeys jumping around the main lodge! <b><font color=yellow>Check out our videos at the end of the gallery!</b></font></font>

Day 4: Lake Nakuru

Stephanie Kuwasaki

Today we visited Lake Nakuru, but not before stopping at a roadside re ...

Updated: Jul 04, 2012 11:50pm PST

Day 3: Giraffe Center, Kazuri, Crescent Lake : <font size=2>Our first day in Africa started with a visit to the Giraffe Center, where endangered Rothschild giraffes are bred & released back into the wild. They also take in injured wildlife, like the warthog who had a wire-snare wrapped around it's snout. Next up was "Kazuri" a place which employs women from around the area to make hand-crafted jewelry. Our final stop was Crescent Island Wildlife Sanctuary on Lake Naivasha. We were able to walk around with giraffes, impalas & lots of birds. A very unique experience! Our lodging was at the Sopa Lodge, which was a beautiful & serene place to end our first day. <b><font color=yellow>Videos at the end of the gallery!</b></font></font>

Day 3: Giraffe Center, Kazuri, Cresce...

Stephanie Kuwasaki

Our first day in Africa started with a visit to the Giraffe Center, wh ...

Updated: Jul 04, 2012 3:07pm PST

Days 1 & 2: Seattle to Nairobi : <font size=2>Our adventure started early on a Sunday morning... like leaving 5am early. We flew to Dallas w/a 4hr layover, then we were off to London w/a 3hr layover & on to our final destination of Nairobi, arriving at 10pm a day after we started. The most nerve wracking park of the trip was waiting for our luggage to arrive. We were on a 747 & our bags were the very last two pieces to come off the plane! Stayed at the Intercontinental Hotel & got a decent night's sleep, knowing 8am was only hours away! I was too excited to sleep, but I did!</font>

Days 1 & 2: Seattle to Nairobi

Stephanie Kuwasaki

Our adventure started early on a Sunday morning... like leaving 5am ea ...

Updated: Jul 04, 2012 12:00pm PST

Kenya 2011 :

Kenya 2011

Mathijs Jansen

Updated: Jun 29, 2012 3:45pm PST

Gambia 2012 : Please visit http://www.globalkitwell.org/ to find out more about these photos.

Gambia 2012

petekendrick

Please visit http://www.globalkitwell.org/ to find out more about thes ...

Updated: May 07, 2012 9:17am PST

Tanzania: Serengeti & Home : On this leg of the trip, we visited Olduvai Gorge, which is one of the most important prehistoric sites in the world & is commonly referred to as "The Cradle of Mankind." We drove on to our last national park to visit... The Serengeti. It was just as vast, beautiful and full of life, just like I saw on TV. We were there for the gathering of the Great Migration, where millions of wildebeast & zebras make their way north to the Maasai Mara. Everywhere you looked, there was an animal waiting to start its journey. I someday hope to see what the Serengeti looks like when the millions are already gathered & ready to go!

Tanzania: Serengeti & Home

Stephanie Kuwasaki

On this leg of the trip, we visited Olduvai Gorge, which is one of the ...

Updated: Apr 28, 2012 7:33pm PST

Tanzania: Ngorongoro : I was so excited to the Ngorongoro Crater! I had seen lots of programs on TV about it, so to finally see it with my own eyes was such a blessing! We camped in the park & had an armed guard just in case a buffalo or elephant decided to walk thru (luckily only a wild boar ventured thru!) The weather was weird... it was sunny in one section, then we'd drive 2 miles & it'd be pouring rain. It was like having different seasons at the same time. Another beauttiful place checked off my list.

Tanzania: Ngorongoro

Stephanie Kuwasaki

I was so excited to the Ngorongoro Crater! I had seen lots of programs ...

Updated: Apr 28, 2012 7:32pm PST

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