The Travel Butlers Blog
You sit. You wait. You watch. This could be the opening line for a lot of things I guess – going to the cinema to see your favourite film maybe? Going to a live sporting event – be it a soccer or rugby match, Wimbledon, a Grand Prix, even the Olympics. Or even lounging on […] Read More
There are many reasons why a trip to Tanzania should be on your bucket list. Here are six of the best. The East African country of Tanzania is one of Africa’s top safari destinations, and it’s easy to see why. Home to wildlife-filled game parks including the famous Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater with those iconic […] Read More
We have seen a lot of news articles recently about lions, well, one lion in particular, but today is not for mourning Cecil, but it is for remembering him and celebrating the existence of lions all over the world – present and past. Today is World Lion Day – the first global campaign to recognise […] Read More
Can you believe we are half-way through the year already – it seems like only yesterday I was hanging my stocking out for Santa! So with 2015 well under way, and 2016 rapidly approaching, now might be the time to tick a few things off your Africa bucket list. Reason 1 to Go To Africa […] Read More
The annual wildebeest Great Migration is well and truly underway now. The animals began their 1,800 mile round adventure back in January, on the Southern Serengeti Plains, when over half a million calves were born. The last few months have seen the herds slowly and steadily progress northwards up through the vast Serengeti National Park. […] Read More
It is happening as I type. What is, I hear you ask? The next landing on the Moon? The Paralympics have started a day early? Summer has finally arrived in the UK? Well, the last answer is close, in that it is about something finally arriving. Not Summer in the UK (I have given up […] Read More
Many people believe that anyone going on their first safari holiday should receive a health warning … “What you are about to experience may become addictive”. This is definitely true of Tanzania as this unique country will cause you to fall in love with Africa quicker than anywhere else. Indeed, Tanzania is perhaps the most […] Read More
They have arrived ! Monday 6th June, in the evening, saw the first arrivals of the Great Migration from the Serengeti in Tanzania to the Masai Mara in Kenya. This picture was taken from the banks of the Sand and Keekerok Rivers in the Masai Mara Reserve.
Cottars 1920’s Safari Camp … I must admit, I was a bit apprehensive about staying here initially. Don’t get me wrong, I had no fear that I wouldn’t enjoy the obvious luxury of the tents and the camp, or the awesome game viewing of the Masai Mara … I was just a bit worried about […] Read More
Tanzania is synonymous with the Great Migration, and with careful planning, it is possible for visitors to be at the right time at the right place to witness this amazing annual wildlife event. Each year, literally hundreds and hundreds of thousands of wildebeest, zebra and gazelles trek across the vast Serengeti plains towards Kenya’s Masai […] Read More
