{"id":17002,"date":"2017-03-03T10:58:53","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T18:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=17002"},"modified":"2017-03-03T10:58:53","modified_gmt":"2017-03-03T18:58:53","slug":"lots-of-wildlife-on-safari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2017\/03\/03\/kilimanjaro\/lots-of-wildlife-on-safari\/","title":{"rendered":"Lots of Wildlife on Safari"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>March 3, 2017<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-17002 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2017\/03\/03\/kilimanjaro\/lots-of-wildlife-on-safari\/attachment\/sunset-kili-and-mawenzi-9\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Sunset-Kili-and-Mawenzi-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Sunset on Kilimanjaro and Mawenzi from near the JRO airport (Eric Simonson)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Sunset-Kili-and-Mawenzi-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Sunset-Kili-and-Mawenzi-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Sunset-Kili-and-Mawenzi-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Sunset-Kili-and-Mawenzi-940x627.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Sunset-Kili-and-Mawenzi-620x413.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Sunset-Kili-and-Mawenzi-195x130.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17003'>\n\t\t\t\tSunset on Kilimanjaro and Mawenzi from near the JRO airport  (Eric Simonson)\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='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2017\/03\/03\/kilimanjaro\/lots-of-wildlife-on-safari\/attachment\/zebra-and-wildebeest-in-ngorongoro-crater-dustin_balderach\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Zebra-and-Wildebeest-in-Ngorongoro-Crater-Dustin_Balderach-300x156.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Zebra and Wildebeest in Ngorongoro Crater (Dustin Balderach)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Zebra-and-Wildebeest-in-Ngorongoro-Crater-Dustin_Balderach-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Zebra-and-Wildebeest-in-Ngorongoro-Crater-Dustin_Balderach-768x400.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Zebra-and-Wildebeest-in-Ngorongoro-Crater-Dustin_Balderach-1024x533.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Zebra-and-Wildebeest-in-Ngorongoro-Crater-Dustin_Balderach-940x489.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Zebra-and-Wildebeest-in-Ngorongoro-Crater-Dustin_Balderach-620x323.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Zebra-and-Wildebeest-in-Ngorongoro-Crater-Dustin_Balderach-195x101.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17004'>\n\t\t\t\tZebra and Wildebeest in Ngorongoro Crater (Dustin Balderach)\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='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2017\/03\/03\/kilimanjaro\/lots-of-wildlife-on-safari\/attachment\/img_4881\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4881-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Last night with a fun crew! (Emily Johnston)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4881-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4881-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4881-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4881-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4881-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4881-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17005'>\n\t\t\t\tLast night with a fun crew! (Emily Johnston)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We heard from IMG senior guide Emily Johnston that the team had another great day of game viewing on their final day of the safari. \u00c2\u00a0They left the Serengeti in the morning, visited Olduvai Gorge along the way, and then made their way to Ngorongoro Crater for an afternoon game drive. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hard to put Ngorongoro Crater into words.\u00c2\u00a0 In a nutshell, it is a large volcanic caldera which is chock full of nearly every type of big game that East Africa is known for. \u00c2\u00a0This makes it super interesting both from an animal density viewpoint as well as a geological viewpoint, and you always see something different and unique here. To top it off, there is a seasonal lake in the middle of the Crater which is often filled with thousands of flamingos. \u00c2\u00a0The day wrapped up for the team at their luxurious safari lodge, just outside the Crater and surrounded by coffee plantations.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow the team will take a relaxed morning to enjoy the safari lodge and grounds, before they head back to Arusha, no doubt stopping for some souvenir shopping en route. \u00c2\u00a0After picking up their duffels of smelly Kili gear and doing a quick repack, the team will grab a late lunch and then continue on to the airport for their evening flights home. This has been another incredibly fun trip to follow. 100% of the team stood on the Roof of Africa and then they spent 3 days on safari seeing untold amounts of wildlife. \u00c2\u00a0As the long rainy season sets in over in Tanzania we take a break from Kili, but come June when the rains stop, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be at it again. \u00c2\u00a0We hope you can follow along on our summer and fall Kilimanjaro programs!<\/p>\n<p>Dustin Balderach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 3, 2017 &nbsp; We heard from IMG senior guide Emily Johnston that the team had another great day of game viewing on their final day of the safari. \u00c2\u00a0They left the Serengeti in the morning, visited Olduvai Gorge along the way, and then made their way to Ngorongoro Crater for an afternoon game drive. 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