John described the safari with photos that were taken on a Taucks Kenya and Tanzania Safari: A Classic Safari trip over 14 days in November 2017. The trip was a motor tour of various parks and preserves in both countries. It provided many opportunities to see native animals in their natural environment.
This is the paved main highway. Most others are dirt. (First slide)These are raw coffee beansThat's a coffee grinderWe got to grind (pound) our own coffeeFor about 40 minutes!Sifting the grindThe result of our grinding effortEnjoying the fruits (coffee) of our laborLocal marketOur tour transportationTop raises for viewingTypical dirt roadMore dirt roadThere's a road crossing this streamTwo local women (not allowed to talk to them)John and Richard enjoying the viewOur guide (in blue) and driversGazelle grazingThose are hippos (Someone got eaten by one just before we arrived)More hippos - they spend most of the day in waterGazelles grazingResting GazelleZebra family - young ones have slight pink colorAfrican WarthogAfrican OstrichAfrican WildebeestsAfrican HyenaAfrican foxElephants grazingHow we had our meals on the trailFood was served buffet styleGiraffe familyA paved road (needed to travel uphill when wet)A resting LeopardLion and lionessGiraffe up closeAfrican water buffaloAfrican monkeyElephantsThe babiesThe cleanup crew (vultures)Lions resting in the shade of a treeNote water line on this elephantLocal traffic jamRoaring lionMama elephant and babyLocal souvenir shopToo expensive to ship this one home!Lots to choose from!John and Richard modelling the local garbThe localsMore localsThey're draining blood from this animal (they drink it)Note "dust devil" in the backgroundThats a leopard up there!Leopard keeping an eye on usThats an African Bongo (like an Antelope)Feeding an ostrich familyHippo showing offFeed me!We even had time for golf!John D teeing off (note the tee markers)The fairwayOur earthly position (the equator)!They are standing on the earths equator!Coriolis effect demonstration Mount Kenya (its 7,000 feet high)... (last slide)
