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Once in a Lifetime Experiences at Kenya’s Maasai Mara Reserve

After our first successful day on a safari, it was hard to imagine what could top that day. However, we woke up on Tuesday morning hoping for another exciting day out on the savanna. We are exploring the Maasai Mara National Reserve. The landscape is pretty sparse. It’s mostly grasslands with some lone trees here and there. The Mara River passes through the reserve, and along its banks grow shrubbery and trees. The landscape can seem pretty bleak so it…

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Andrea Camps in the Diverse Serengeti of Tanzania

As I mentioned in the previous post, I don’t always pay attention to the small details of each trip I go on. For this trip I knew there would be some camping. However, I wasn’t exactly aware that we would be camping for four nights in a row, two in the middle of the Serengeti. I was quite excited to see the animals but not excited for cold showers, shared washrooms, and the possibility of wild animals lingering around the…

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Safari by Jeep, Canoe, and Foot in Botswana, Africa

After our boat safari the previous night, it was easy to get up early the next morning as I was going on my first official land safari. We would be in the safari jeeps that you see if you google “safari”. I bundled up as the morning would be cold, got my binoculars and camera, and headed to the truck. After I got in the truck, I was promptly handed a blanket. This was a necessity as the sun was…

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