Itinerary (About half a day at the Park) Phoenix to Seattle Road Trip – May 2024 (7 National Park and Lake Tahoe & Portland sights) Day -4 – Great Basin NPCedar city to Great Basin NP (about 140 miles) Lehman Caves Visitor Center Scenic drive (open only up to Ditch Trail) Osceola Ditch Trail (until… Continue reading
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Grand Canyon NP
Itinerary – May 2024 (About 2 days in the Park including the 2019 visit) Phoenix to Seattle Road Trip – May 2024 (7 National Park and Lake Tahoe & Portland sights) Day -3 – Grand Canyon NP (We had been to Grand Canyon National Park in June 2019, during which we visited Grandview Point, Desert… Continue reading
Petrified Forest National Park
Itinerary (About 6 hours at the Park) Phoenix to Seattle Road Trip – May 2024 (7 National Park and Lake Tahoe & Portland sights) Day -2 – Petrified Forest National ParkShow Low, AZ to Petrified NP (about 70 miles) Painted Desert Visitors Center Scenic drive 28 miles (Action guide audio tour) Blue Mesa Trail 1.0 mile… Continue reading
Saguaro National Park
Itinerary (About half a day at the park) – May 2024 Phoenix to Seattle Road Trip – May 2024 (7 National Parks and Lake Tahoe & Portland sights Day -1 Saguaro National ParkPhoenix to Red Hills Visitor Center, Saguaro NP (about 100 miles) Desert Discovery Trail – 0.4 mile Bajada Scenic Loop Drive Valley view Trail (0.8… Continue reading
Andhra Pradesh Temples Visit
Itinerary Tirumala – Nov 8th & 9th 2023Day-1Drive to Tiruchanur/Tirumala from ChennaiDay-2VIP DharshanDrive to Chennai Mantralayam – 13 Dec & 14 Dec 2023Day-1 Train to Mantralayam Road from ChennaiTaxi to MantralayamDarshan at BrindavanDay-2Darshan at BrindavanTaxi to Mantralayam RoadTrain to Chennai
Kenya & Tanzania Safari Trips
We visited some of the well known national parks and conservation areas in Kenya and Tanzania in Oct 2023 and our travel was arranged by Brogibro Tours, Nairobi. Following are the parks that we visited in these 2 countries. Individual posts have been created detailing our visit to each of the above parks.
Lake Manyara National Park
Lake Manyara National park is about 2 1/2 hours a drive from Ngorongoro crater It is one of the smallest National park in Tanzania. There were a lot of monkeys and a few groups of elephants and some other common animals & birds The lake itself is nothing remarkable To be fair to our travel… Continue reading
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater is about 2 hours drive from Serengeti National Park Our vehicle descended about 2,000 ft to reach the Crater area. This being a compact area we could see a lot of wildlife within a couple of hours The sightings included lion, lioness, wild beast, zebras, warthog, flamingos and a few more animals /… Continue reading
Serengeti National Park
We traveled from Masai Mara in Kenya to Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, a journey that took around seven hours by road. The road conditions in Kenya were quite rough, though they improved once we crossed into Tanzania. At the border crossing, officials required a yellow fever vaccination certificate since we were entering from Kenya…. Continue reading
Masai Mara National Reserve
The internationally renowned Masai Mara National Reserve is about 4 hours drive from Lake Naivasha (though the last two hours were quite a challenge due to the rough roads!) We stayed at Masai Mara Sopa Lodge. The accommodation was comfortable with good Indian Veg option at the Restaurant. The wifi network was available only in… Continue reading