{"id":14110,"date":"2015-08-26T13:57:55","date_gmt":"2015-08-26T21:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=14110"},"modified":"2015-08-26T14:01:08","modified_gmt":"2015-08-26T22:01:08","slug":"the-big-5-have-been-spotted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2015\/08\/26\/kilimanjaro\/the-big-5-have-been-spotted\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big 5 Have Been Spotted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>August 26, 2015<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-14110 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Africa2011-286.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[14110]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Africa2011-286-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rhinos (Greg Vernovage)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14112\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Africa2011-286-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Africa2011-286-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Africa2011-286-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Africa2011-286-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14112'>\n\t\t\t\tRhinos (Greg Vernovage)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Africa2011-280.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[14110]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Africa2011-280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rhinos (Greg Vernovage)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14111\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Africa2011-280-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Africa2011-280-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Africa2011-280-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Africa2011-280-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14111'>\n\t\t\t\tRhinos (Greg Vernovage)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Just when you start to think the wildlife viewing was complete and you sit back and take a deep breath is the exact time that the Ngorongoro Crater likes to snap you back into excitement and make you think you missed something!<\/p>\n<p>Today the amount of flamingos on the lake and the proximity of the lions to your vehicle was simply amazing.\u00c2\u00a0 The lions roaming around is a constant reminder that this is their land\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6Not ours!<\/p>\n<p>Dustin and the team are tucked into the Bougainvillea Lodge tonight.\u00c2\u00a0 They spotted the Rhino\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s.\u00c2\u00a0 The big five are complete.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow is for winding down and enjoying the scenery as they head to Arusha and the airport.\u00c2\u00a0 We will be back to Tanzania in September with our next team and are looking forward to more stories from our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/pdf\/Kilimanjaro_Expanded_Itineraries2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">2016 climbs<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Greg Vernovage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 26, 2015 Just when you start to think the wildlife viewing was complete and you sit back and take a deep breath is the exact time that the Ngorongoro Crater likes to snap you back into excitement and make you think you missed something! 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