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Tanzania 2017 (part V): Serengeti National Park

April 15, 2018by matt-travels 6 Comments

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania: From the Ngorongoro Crater, my journey continued into the Serengeti National Park where I would spend a total of three nights. The first stop after leaving […]

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Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Tanzania 2017

Tanzania 2017 (part IV): Ngorongoro Conservation Area

April 8, 2018by matt-travels 1 Comment

Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania: Fortunately, I left my stomach problems behind when leaving Lake Eyasi and could enjoy the following day in the Ngorongoro Crater to the fullest! The Ngorongoro […]

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Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, Tanzania 2017

Tanzania 2017 (part II): Tarangire National Park

March 25, 2018by matt-travels 5 Comments

Tarangire National Park, Tanzania: After visiting Arusha National Park with its exceptional landscape, I traveled to Tarangire National Park famous for its vast groups of elephants. Particularly in the dry […]

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Tanzania, Tanzania 2017, Tarangire National Park

Tanzania 2017 (part I): Arusha National Park

March 18, 2018by matt-travels 9 Comments

Arusha National Park, Tanzania: In December 2017, I fulfilled myself a childhood dream and went on a 12-day-safari in northern Tanzania. I reached Tanzania with KLM via tiny and easy-going […]

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Arusha National Park, Tanzania, Tanzania 2017

Namibia 2007 (part XIII): Etosha National Park

August 27, 2017by matt-travels 10 Comments

Etosha National Park, Namibia: Following our short visit to the beautiful Waterberg National Park, we continued wildlife watching in the fantastic Etosha National Park. Covering an impressive 22,270 km², the […]

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Etosha National Park, Namibia, Namibia 2007

Namibia 2007 (part XII): Waterberg National Park

August 20, 2017by matt-travels 1 Comment

Waterberg National Park, Namibia: After our adventures in southern Namibia, we returned all the way north to the Waterberg National Park. The Waterberg National Park encompasses the prominent table mountain […]

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Namibia, Namibia 2007, Waterberg

Namibia 2007 (part X): Quiver Tree Forest

August 6, 2017by matt-travels 3 Comments

Quiver Tree Forest, Namibia: We left the Fish River Canyon behind and travelled north to Keetmanshoop. The Quiver Tree Forest is a national monument located ca. 14 km outside of […]

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Namibia, Namibia 2007, Quiver Tree Forest

Namibia 2007 (part VII): Namib-Naukluft National Park

July 16, 2017by matt-travels 1 Comment

Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia: Our journey took us from Homeb through the Namib-Naukluft National Park towards Sossusvlei. The scenery of the Naukluft Mountains is very beautiful and the wildlife abundant! […]

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Namibia, Namibia 2007, Naukluft

Namibia 2007 (part VI): Homeb

July 9, 2017by matt-travels 1 Comment

Homeb, Namibia: We left Swakopmund in the early morning and entered the vast Namib Desert. Our first stop was the tiny settlement of Homeb located ca. 70 km off the […]

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Homeb, Namibia, Namibia 2007

Namibia 2007 (part V): Swakopmund

July 2, 2017by matt-travels 8 Comments

Swakopmund, Namibia: After a seemingly endless drive along the Skeleton Coast, we finally arrived in Swakopmund. Swakopmund is Namibia’s fourth largest city (slightly above 40,000 inhabitants) and characterized by German […]

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Namibia, Namibia 2007, Swakopmund

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