RH Note: This week’s posts are written by guest blogger Greg Saitz, an incredibly talented writer and pet photographer. He chronicles the honeymoon he and his wife Kim took in Tanzania.
Arusha National Park is smaller than some of the better-known parks but that means it usually has fewer crowds. We hit this reserve the morning after arriving in Africa and the rush of our first sightings of zebra, cape buffalo, warthogs, giraffes and other creatures actually in the wild as opposed to a zoo enclosure was incredible.
The highlight here definitely was getting out of our Land Cruiser and going on a hike with one of the park rangers. (He carried an AK-47 in case any buffalo took exception to our jaunt through their grazing pastures.) Watching lumbering giraffe from a car window is one thing; standing in the grass while nearby these long-necked herbivores dined on lunch is quite another.
This point is probably obvious, but having a good, knowledgeable guide can be the difference between an okay trip and a spectacular one. Do some research to ensure you get an experienced one.
