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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.

lake manyara np tanzania 2012 004
lake manyara np tanzania 2012 004
plover blacksmith vanellus armatus lake manyara np tanzania 2012 001
plover blacksmith vanellus armatus lake manyara np tanzania 2012 001
gazelle grant s nanger granti ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 001
gazelle grant s nanger granti ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 001
baboon olive papio anubis lake manyara np tanzania 2012 036
baboon olive papio anubis lake manyara np tanzania 2012 036
monkey vervet chlorocebus pygerythrus lake manyara np tanzania 2012 026
monkey vervet chlorocebus pygerythrus lake manyara np tanzania 2012 026
zebra equus quagga ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 070
zebra equus quagga ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 070
wildebeest blue connochaetes taurinus ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 009
wildebeest blue connochaetes taurinus ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 009
elephant loxodonta africana tarangire np tanzania 2012 044
elephant loxodonta africana tarangire np tanzania 2012 044
elephant loxodonta africana ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 001
elephant loxodonta africana ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 001
lion panthera leo tarangire np tanzania 2012 004
lion panthera leo tarangire np tanzania 2012 004
giraffe giraffa camelopardalis lake manyara np tanzania 2012 014
giraffe giraffa camelopardalis lake manyara np tanzania 2012 014
roller european coracias garrulus lake manyara np tanzania 2012 001
roller european coracias garrulus lake manyara np tanzania 2012 001
impala aepyceros melampus lake manyara np tanzania 2012 003
impala aepyceros melampus lake manyara np tanzania 2012 003
impala aepyceros melampus tarangire np tanzania 2012 020
impala aepyceros melampus tarangire np tanzania 2012 020
rhino black diceros bicornis ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 009
rhino black diceros bicornis ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 009
bustard korhaan white bellied eupodotis senegalensis tarangire np tanzania 2012 003
bustard korhaan white bellied eupodotis senegalensis tarangire np tanzania 2012 003
ostrich masai struthio camelus rothchild tarangire np tanzania 2012 004
ostrich masai struthio camelus rothchild tarangire np tanzania 2012 004
tarangire np tanzania 2012 011
tarangire np tanzania 2012 011
wildebeest blue connochaetes taurinus ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 021
wildebeest blue connochaetes taurinus ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 021
zebra equus quagga lake manyara np tanzania 2012 020
zebra equus quagga lake manyara np tanzania 2012 020
zebra equus quagga lake manyara np tanzania 2012 007
zebra equus quagga lake manyara np tanzania 2012 007
elephant loxodonta africana tarangire np tanzania 2012 029
elephant loxodonta africana tarangire np tanzania 2012 029
zebra equus quagga ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 058
zebra equus quagga ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 058
crane grey crowned balearica regulorum ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 pano
crane grey crowned balearica regulorum ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 pano
lake manyara migunga forest camp np tanzania 2012 009
lake manyara migunga forest camp np tanzania 2012 009
buffalo syncerus caffer ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 pano1 no sharpening
buffalo syncerus caffer ngorongoro crater tanzania 2012 pano1 no sharpening