Backwoods Safari

22/09/2024

Today is World Rhino Day! This annual celebration highlights the global effort to protect rhinos. With growing challenges like poaching and habitat loss, we need to work together to help the rhinos!

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20/09/2024

18/09/2024

Just chilling like a Cheetah on the savannah today.

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31/07/2024

The Serengeti gets its name from the Maasai word siringet, which means “endless plains”. And while not endless, the Serengeti is vast, stretching over 5,700 square miles (14,763 square km)!

23/07/2024

The lilac-breasted roller gets the roller part of its name from its courtship flight. It includes a fast, shallow dive from a great height, accompanied by a rolling or rocking motion and loud calls. The lilac-breasted part comes from, well, its lilac breast.

11/07/2024

Kilimanjaro is jumping! Big ups to our clients that just summited Kilimanjaro. A successful summit with beautiful weather.

This time of year is a wonderful time to visit Kilimanjaro or any of our National Parks. Let us know if we can you set up for one of our trips in 2025.

21/06/2024

Happy International Yoga Day! We are putting together some very cool yoga packages for both Kilimanjaro climbs and safari.

Mindfulness + Nature = Perfection

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18/06/2024

Did you know giraffes are the tallest mammals on Earth? Just their legs alone are taller than the average human, measuring around 6ft long. Despite their height, they only have 7 bones in their necks, same as us humans!

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13/06/2024

What do you call a group of flamingos? A FLAMBOYANCE. Flamingos get their pink hue from the algae and brine shrimp they eat. And yes they do fly! Often in a group they will take a v formation common in migratory birds to save energy. You know what also saves energy? Standing on one foot. For a flamingo anyway.

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04/06/2024

Get this… after laying their eggs, female hornbills seal the entrance to their nests with their own droppings and leftover food remains. Then the male feeds her and her chicks through a small opening. Talk about bedrest! This is a male Von der Decken’s hornbill.

28/05/2024

Did you know black rhinos aren’t really black?! They range from gray to brown and got the name black rhino because they like to wallow in the mud. I mean, who doesn’t?

The black rhino is critically endangered which means they have a very high risk of extinction. Mkomazi National Park, which is just a couple hours from us here in Moshi, houses a breeding project for black rhinos.

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27/05/2024

The African wild dog is a critically endangered species. There are fewer than 6,500 found throughout Africa.

A breeding program has been hard at work for the past 20 years, located in what is today .

The aim is to reintroduce healthy wild dogs back into wilderness areas where they will have the best chance of success.

21/05/2024

Breathtaking sunset from camp this evening.

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20/05/2024

Sunny and clear up on Kilimanjaro this week!

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08/05/2024

Elephants eat so much that they can spend up to three-quarters of their day just eating! They need to eat over 300 pounds of food each day. Generally, elephants eat a mix of grasses, leaves, shrubs, fruits and roots depending on the season and their habitat.

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22/04/2024

Happy Earth Day! Let’s take good care of the planet for all the creatures, large and small.

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09/04/2024

How many spots can you count?

Cheetahs actually have around 2000 spots! Their spots are unique and can be used by conservationists for identification.

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05/04/2024

One of the benefits of hiking Kilimanjaro in the rainy season is this stunning rainbow.

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03/04/2024

02/04/2024

Open wide! A hippo yawning is actually a display of aggression and not because they need a nap. Although hippos can and do sleep in the water.

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01/04/2024

Thomson’s gazelles are most common type of gazelle in East Africa and the fourth fastest land animal. Who’s faster? Well for one, the cheetah, which is the tommie’s number one predator.

28/03/2024

We captured this lioness chilling under a tree today. Normally female lions stick with their pride, so chances are there were more nearby.

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27/03/2024

The Hamerkop is known to take a dip at the shallow end, or if you want to get scientific, is known as a wading bird. The species is known for building enormous nests, one of which is pictured here. No deadbeat parents here as they both incubate the eggs and raise the chicks.

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20/03/2024

The grey crowned crane has a breeding display that involves dancing, bowing, and jumping. Both males and females dance, and immature birds join in on the fun. The grey crowned crane is fun to say and also the national bird of our neighbors in Uganda. You can see it on their flag!

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01/03/2021

The glorious baobab tree is a giant succulent, storing water in its massive trunk. Thriving on the African savannah, these trees can provide food and shelter for animals and humans. And they live for thousands of years. Pretty cool.