John Dieckman's African Safari Slides

John described the safari with photos that were taken on a Taucks Kenya and Tanzania Safari: A Classic Safari trip over 14 days in November 2017. The trip was a motor tour of various parks and preserves in both countries. It provided many opportunities to see native animals in their natural environment.



This is the paved main highway. Most others are dirt.
(First slide)
These are raw coffee beans
That's a coffee grinder
We got to grind (pound) our own coffee
For about 40 minutes!
Sifting the grind
The result of our grinding effort
Enjoying the fruits (coffee) of our labor
Local market
Our tour transportation
Top raises for viewing
Typical dirt road
More dirt road
There's a road crossing this stream
Two local women (not allowed to talk to them)
John and Richard enjoying the view
Our guide (in blue) and drivers
Gazelle grazing
Those are hippos
(Someone got eaten by one just before we arrived)
More hippos - they spend most of the day in water
Gazelles grazing
Resting Gazelle
Zebra family - young ones have slight pink color
African Warthog
African Ostrich
African Wildebeests
African Hyena
African fox
Elephants grazing
How we had our meals on the trail
Food was served buffet style
Giraffe family
A paved road (needed to travel uphill when wet)
A resting Leopard
Lion and lioness
Giraffe up close
African water buffalo
African monkey
Elephants
The babies
The cleanup crew (vultures)
Lions resting in the shade of a tree
Note water line on this elephant
Local traffic jam
Roaring lion
Mama elephant and baby
Local souvenir shop
Too expensive to ship this one home!
Lots to choose from!
John and Richard modelling the local garb
The locals
More locals
They're draining blood from this animal (they drink it)
Note "dust devil" in the background
Thats a leopard up there!
Leopard keeping an eye on us
Thats an African Bongo (like an Antelope)
Feeding an ostrich family
Hippo showing off
Feed me!
We even had time for golf!
John D teeing off (note the tee markers)
The fairway
Our earthly position (the equator)!
They are standing on the earths equator!
Coriolis effect demonstration
Mount Kenya (its 7,000 feet high)...
(last slide)