My version of the year 2012 in review: 12 December

Maurice Housni wrapped up the photo session at the Highview Hotel in Karatu in the lobby of the

hotel. I had one of the best breakfasts at the hotel.

Before we left, we were asked to make our contribution against global warming; each one of us planted a tree.

It is time for Maurice to plant his tree.

Then, with his colleague Benjamin Leers, we began a game drive that took us through the

Zebras on the slopes of  the Ngorongoro Crater.

Wildebeest in the Ngorongoro Crater.

A large Elephant in the Serengeti National Park.

A Zebra in the Ngorongoro Crater made its own crossing in front of our car.

In the Ngongoro Crater a family of Warthogs ran away from an appraching Hyena.

In the Ngorongoro Crate a lioness approached the pride after an unsuccesful hunt.

The other lions looked up, noticed the lioness was approaching empty-handed, and continued with their siesta.

More Wildebeests in the Ngorongoro Crater.

The same Elephant from a different angle.

Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti National Park, where we saw most of the animals found in these two World Heritage sites.

There is a wide selection of books on the Ngorongoro and the Serengeti, including:

Ngorongoro by Reinhard Kunkel

Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Great Game Parks of Africa) by Daryl Balfour

The Beauty of Ngorongoro by author Graham Mercer and photographers Mohamed Amin and Duncan Willetts

Ngorongoro: the eighth wonder by Henry Fosbrooke

The Ngorongoro Story by Tom Lithgow & Hugo Lawick and photographer Hugo Van Lawick

The only blotch to the day was when a few kilometres before reaching our destination - Zara Tours Ikoma Wild Camp - our car was bogged down in mud.

However, it only took a while before a rescue vehicle arrived from the Camp and we were soon reunited with delicious meals and comfortable accommodation.

Other posts in this 2011 review series:
http://madarakanyerere.blogspot.com/2012/09/my-version-of-year-2011-in-review-11.html
http://madarakanyerere.blogspot.com/2012/09/my-version-of-year-2012-in-review-13.html