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Category Archives: videography

Videos: Wildlife in northern Tanzania (12/2017)

May 13, 2018by matt-travels Leave a comment

In December 2017, I traveled to northern Tanzania and visited some of the most spectacular national parks in the world. I already showed you the photographs of my trip in […]

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Arusha National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Lake Natron, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Tanzania 2017, Tarangire National Park, videography

India 2016 (part LVI): Wild Ass Sanctuary

March 26, 2017by matt-travels 4 Comments

Wild Ass Sanctuary, Gujarat: From the Blackbuck National Park, I travelled north to the Wild Ass Sanctuary. The Wild Ass Sanctuary protects almost 5,000 km² of the salt marshes of […]

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India, India 2016, videography, Wild Ass Sanctuary

Video: Demoiselle Cranes in Khichan (India 2016)

March 5, 2017by matt-travels 2 Comments

Khichan is a tiny village in western Rajasthan, which is visited by several thousand Demoiselle Cranes during the winter months. The birds are fed by the villagers since the 1970s […]

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India, India 2016, Khichan, videography

Video: Wildlife around Bikaner (India 2016)

February 18, 2017by matt-travels 6 Comments

The countryside around Bikaner offers great wildlife sightings as I have shown you already in my last post. In the video below, you will see some of the prominent species […]

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Bikaner, India, India 2016, videography

Video: Wildlife in Keoladeo National Park (India 2016)

December 29, 2016by matt-travels 2 Comments

The Keoladeo National Park close to Bharatpur in easternmost Rajasthan is a true bird paradise as you have seen already from the photos in my last post. Here you can […]

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India, India 2016, Keoladeo, videography

Video: Wildlife in Tadoba (India 2016)

June 24, 2016by matt-travels 1 Comment

The Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra is one of the best places to spot wild tigers in India. I visited the area together with a friend in May 2016 […]

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India, India 2016, Tadoba, videography

Video: Wildlife in Kaziranga (India 2016)

May 15, 2016by matt-travels 9 Comments

The Kaziranga National Park in Assam in northeastern India is a true wildlife paradise and a must-see for every nature enthusiast coming to South Asia! I was lucky enough to […]

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India, India 2016, Kaziranga, videography

Video: Bus journey from Ganzi to Xinlong (China 2015)

December 6, 2015by matt-travels 3 Comments

After our days in and around Ganzi, we took the minibus to Litang. The journey followed a narrow river gorge towards the south (for a map of the trip click […]

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China, China 2015, Ganzi, videography

Video: Bus journey from Xining to Yushu (China 2015)

November 21, 2015by matt-travels 3 Comments

In the last post, I have written about our 14-hour bus journey from Xining to Yushu. This trip brought us to altitudes exceeding 4,800 m and let us experience the […]

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China, China 2015, videography, Xining-Yushu

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