An African Safari – By John de Silva ‘May you study hard and far enough so that one day you may pay your way and have a look at these creatures in the flesh.’ These are the words that my father wrote in a book on African wildlife that he gave me as a gift over 70 years ago. I am sure that he was smiling when he ‘saw’ me realise his wishes these many years later. Our safari to Lake Manyara National Park, the famous Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania was the realisation of a long-held dream. The great animal migration in the Serengeti, the concentration of wildlife in the Crater and the romance of going on safari was all a fanciful dream that did come true! One gets to the Serengeti NP in the World Heritage listed Ngorongoro Conservation Area, riding the rim of ...
May 5, 2024
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