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
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 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 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
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
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
Lake Naivasha is about 2 hours drive from Nairobi. It is on the way to Lake Nakuru NP. We stayed at Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort and the accommodation was excellent. The restaurant offered a wide spread of Indian vegetarian food. In the boat ride at the lake Hippo sightings was the highlight. Hells Gate National… Continue reading
Lake Nakuru National Park is about 3 hours drive from Nairobi, Kenya. We visited the park in Oct 2023 as part of our Kenya & Tanzania Safari trip. At Lake Nakuru we stayed at Flamingo Tented Camp. It was quite comfortable and the restaurant provided Indian vegetarian food options. We did a couple of game… Continue reading
My spouse and I began our journey to visit twelve ashrams across India more like a themed vacation. What we received instead were quiet teachings. We have shared the details of our visit in individual blog posts, which can be accessed by clicking on the respective links below: Each visit has been a step in… Continue reading
We have been to all 63 U.S. National Parks, and individual posts for each park are being created gradually