Serengeti National Park is home to elephants, lions, wildebeest, gazelles and an incredible array of birds.
After a long day of spotting elephants, giraffes, zebras — and even a leopard eating a wildebeest high up in an Acacia tree, darkness was upon us.
We started the day on a “game drive” south of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Serengeti National Park. We were loaded up in two Toyota Land Cruisers. “Land Rovers have a smoother ride,” said P.J. “But they break down more often. And there are plenty of spare parts for the Land Cruisers.” The animals in the region represent the big hook to get people to visit the region. More than 500,000 people from around the world visit the Serengeti Plain each year, including the Ngorongoro Crater. But the geology, the history and the culture of the region add much more to the story.
Musha, our interpreter, lived with the Hadzabe for several years and learned the language. He explained that the Hadzabe hunt baboons, birds, wildebeest, zebras and other animals. They hunt with bows and arrows, trading for metal arrow tips with neighboring tribes. The tribe also harvests honey, with which it barters for other essentials.
Smartphones have come a long way, but it’s frustrating to try and capture the vastness of the endless Serengeti Plain. It’s also tough to get a good shot of the endless streams of wildebeest, on their annual “Great Migration” to the north in search of better food. P.J. and Ima stopped several times as the herds crossed the road.
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