Trip Report: Africa: Part 1: Tanzania (2002-11-12 - 2002-11-25)
Giraffes, Mikumi National Park, Tanzania
Barbara's Amsterdam Haircut
Hair on the floor
Mirror Mirror On The Wall....
Barbara and Dar Es Salaam
Barbara at the Safari hotel
Fish Market in Dar Es Salaam
Dhows in the Indian Ocean
Dar Es Salaam Bus Station
Another wrecked vehicle
Bus Station, Morogoro, Tanzania
Street Vendors, Mikumi, Tanzania
Udzungwa Guest House, Dinner
Barbara and Termites, Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania
Waterfall, Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania
Waterfall, Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania
Spider Kid Bus Company, Tanzania
Interesting Store, Tanzania
Taxi Driver, Tanzania
Ismilia Stone Age Site, Tanzania
Ismilia Village, Tanzania
Transport, Tanzania
Barbara and Guide, Tanzania
Scott at the Magic Lake, Tanzania
Barbara climbs on vines
Barbara, Scott, Lucas, and Danke at Marasusa Waterfall
Barbara crosses rickety bridge... with help
Natural Bridge, Tanzania
Giraffes, Mikumi National Park, Tanzania
Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)
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Giraffes, Mikumi National Park, Tanzania
Barbara's Amsterdam Haircut
Hair on the floor
Mirror Mirror On The Wall....
Barbara and Dar Es Salaam
Barbara at the Safari hotel
Fish Market in Dar Es Salaam
Dhows in the Indian Ocean
Dar Es Salaam Bus Station
Another wrecked vehicle
Bus Station, Morogoro, Tanzania
Street Vendors, Mikumi, Tanzania
Udzungwa Guest House, Dinner
Barbara and Termites, Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania
Waterfall, Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania
Waterfall, Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania
Spider Kid Bus Company, Tanzania
Interesting Store, Tanzania
Taxi Driver, Tanzania
Ismilia Stone Age Site, Tanzania
Ismilia Village, Tanzania
Transport, Tanzania
Barbara and Guide, Tanzania
Scott at the Magic Lake, Tanzania
Barbara climbs on vines
Barbara, Scott, Lucas, and Danke at Marasusa Waterfall
Barbara crosses rickety bridge... with help
Natural Bridge, Tanzania
Giraffes, Mikumi National Park, Tanzania
Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)
This 19 week trip started with a flight from San Francisco via Amsterdam to Dar Es Salaam. We traveled mostly by local transport to Johannesburg, South Africa
Sites Visited
Country: Netherlands
(1 sites)
Country: Tanzania
(5 sites)
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (19 records,
6 images)
Phylum: Arthropods
(1 record,
1 image)
Class: Millipedes
(1 record,
1 image)
- Order: Flat-backed Millipedes
(1 record)
- Family: Flat-backed Millipedes
- Flat-backed Millipede (Coromus sp)
Phylum: Chordates
(18 records,
5 images)
Class: Amphibians
(1 record,
1 image)
- Order: Toads and Frogs
(1 record)
- Family: True Toads
- Common Squeaker (Arthroleptis stenodactylus)
Class: Birds
(11 records,
1 image)
- Order: Anseriformes
(1 record)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
- Order: Musophagiformes
(1 record)
- Family: Turacos
- Ross's Turaco (Tauraco rossae)
- Order: Pelicans
(1 record)
- Family: Storks
- Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer)
- Order: Perching Birds
(4 records)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- White-necked Raven (Corvus albicollis)
- Family: Shrikes
- Long-tailed Fiscal (Lanius cabanisi)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- African Pied Wagtail (Motacilla aguimp)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Puffbirds
(1 record)
- Family: African Barbets
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus)
Class: Mammals
(6 records,
3 images)
- Order: Carnivorans
(1 record)
- Family: Felidae
- Lion (Panthera leo)
- Order: Elephants
(1 record)
- Family: Elephantidae
- African Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
- Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetaceans
(2 records)
- Family: Bovids
- African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
- Family: Giraffidae
- Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
- Order: Primates
(2 records)
- Family: Old World Monkeys
- Angolan Colobus (Colobus angolensis)
- Yellow Baboon (Papio cynocephalus)