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Tanzania (Part 1) 2012

Primary Location(s) Visited: Lake Manyara NP, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire NP

Type of Trip & Duration (including travel): Bespoke itinerary, basic camping / luxury camping, private vehicle and guide

Target Species: The primary objecive of the trip was the wildebeest calving in the southern Serengeti (which did not happen due to failure / delay of the rains).  Nothing specific in these areas.

Main Kit: : D200/MD-200, D300/MD-10 (x2), Nikkors 70-200/2.8, 200-400/4, 17-55/2.8, 12-24/4, TC-14E, Wimberley WH-200, Gitzo GT3540XLS

Comments: I have split the gallery into two, part 1 covering Lake Manyara NP, Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire NP.  Part 2 covers the Serengeti NP. Panoramic pictures are a combination of typically 2-5 frames 'stitched' together.  All pictures taken in the wild.

mongoose banded mungos mungo tarangire np tanzania 2012 002
mongoose banded mungos mungo tarangire np tanzania 2012 002
wildebeest blue connochaetes taurinus ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 015
wildebeest blue connochaetes taurinus ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 015
impala aepyceros melampus tarangire np tanzania 2012 013
impala aepyceros melampus tarangire np tanzania 2012 013
zebra equus quagga lake manyara np tanzania 2012 013
zebra equus quagga lake manyara np tanzania 2012 013
elephant loxodonta africana lake manyara np tanzania 2012 013
elephant loxodonta africana lake manyara np tanzania 2012 013
impala aepyceros melampus lake manyara np tanzania 2012 007
impala aepyceros melampus lake manyara np tanzania 2012 007
elephant loxodonta africana tarangire np tanzania 2012 007
elephant loxodonta africana tarangire np tanzania 2012 007
roller broad billed eurystomus glaucurus lake manyara np tanzania 2012 004
roller broad billed eurystomus glaucurus lake manyara np tanzania 2012 004
jackal black back canis mesomelas ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 001
jackal black back canis mesomelas ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 001
lake manyara np tanzania 2012 001
lake manyara np tanzania 2012 001
zebra equus quagga ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 004
zebra equus quagga ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 004
lion panthera leo ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 007
lion panthera leo ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 007
giraffe giraffa camelopardalis lake manyara np tanzania 2012 025
giraffe giraffa camelopardalis lake manyara np tanzania 2012 025
warthog phacochoerus africanus tarangire np tanzania 2012 001
warthog phacochoerus africanus tarangire np tanzania 2012 001
impala aepyceros melampus tarangire np tanzania 2012 003
impala aepyceros melampus tarangire np tanzania 2012 003
ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 001
ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 001
quelea red billed quelea quelea tarangire np tanzania 2012 002
quelea red billed quelea quelea tarangire np tanzania 2012 002
monkey blue cercopithecus mitis lake manyara np tanzania 2012 001
monkey blue cercopithecus mitis lake manyara np tanzania 2012 001
monkey vervet chlorocebus pygerythrus lake manyara np tanzania 2012 042
monkey vervet chlorocebus pygerythrus lake manyara np tanzania 2012 042
elephant loxodonta africana tarangire np tanzania 2012 040
elephant loxodonta africana tarangire np tanzania 2012 040
zebra equus quagga ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 011
zebra equus quagga ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 011
zebra equus quagga tarangire np tanzania 2012 004
zebra equus quagga tarangire np tanzania 2012 004
elephant loxodonta africana lake manyara np tanzania 2012 037
elephant loxodonta africana lake manyara np tanzania 2012 037
impala aepyceros melampus tarangire np tanzania 2012 017
impala aepyceros melampus tarangire np tanzania 2012 017
giraffe giraffa camelopardalis lake manyara np tanzania 2012 006
giraffe giraffa camelopardalis lake manyara np tanzania 2012 006
stork white ciconia ciconia tarangire np tanzania 2012 001
stork white ciconia ciconia tarangire np tanzania 2012 001
impala aepyceros melampus lake manyara np tanzania 2012 010
impala aepyceros melampus lake manyara np tanzania 2012 010
spurfowl yellow necked pternistis leucoscepus tarangire np tanzania 2012 001
spurfowl yellow necked pternistis leucoscepus tarangire np tanzania 2012 001
bushbuck tragelaphus scriptus lake manyara np tanzania 2012 007
bushbuck tragelaphus scriptus lake manyara np tanzania 2012 007
hornbill silvery cheeked bycanistes brevis lake manyara np tanzania 2012 002
hornbill silvery cheeked bycanistes brevis lake manyara np tanzania 2012 002