The herds of buffalo, zebra and wilderbeest were all settled on the Tanzanian side. One day on a game drive we witnessed a cheetah mother kill a reedbok [deer] and her and her 4 kids eat it in front of us for hour and a half. All this I caught on video!!

We saw lionesses sleeping in trees which is unique to these parts. The herds just dotted the flat landscapes and the sounds of wildlife just blew us away.
On Christmas Eve we entered the Crater to witness a lioness fighting off 3 hyena and jackals to finish off her wilderbeest breakfast.

Two giant male Lions came along and she ran off.

We came across another pride and their cubs sheltering from the sun in the long grass. On the side of the dirt road lay a half eaten buffalo. Two lionesses sheltered in the shade of our 4x4! My hand was inches from here fly infested fur. Christmas and we spent it with Lions.

Truely an amazing experience. Great to know that these animals will not be effected by the litter and destruction of their human neighbours.
Santa Claus didn't need to visit here.. but he would have loved it.

written by  Paddy&Kavitha on December 12, 2008 from Arusha, Tanzania
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A piss stop on route to Kenya was so hot when I walked out: there was an old man cycling up hill in this sweltering heat. Crazy to think we'd be in 4 degrees Dublin later on that day.

We packed our gear; wooden hippos and all and sat down to a small Christmas dinner [no Turkey] with the remainder of our group. A few Kenyan beers later we were off.
We're so close to the equator here.. We'd have to come back to cross it in 2009!

First stop London to Dublin. We drove through modern Nairobi and said farewell to Africa for a while.
The Mulligans were waiting!!!!!!!!

written by  Paddy&Kavitha on December 25, 2008 from Nairobi, Kenya
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These endangered fella's are so cool. We also went and visited the chimps and other primates around the place. On the West coast is beautiful Lake Kivu. Sip beers there at sunset and the word 'heaven' comes to mind.

We even had a village to ourselves. The locals danced, sang and laughed with us. Most used to be poachers but now they get dosh from the likes of us... all good in the hood.

Rwanda we love you, we will be back. People spread the word... this is a jewel...

check ...
www.ecotours.com

Last chapter is Uganda...

written by  Paddy&Kavitha on January 20, 2009 from Kigali, Rwanda
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