Travel Forum / Destinations / Africa / October 2004

There are certainly similarities between the Mara and the Serengeti
(basically the same ecosystem); the Crater is unlike anything else in terms
of the actual crater wall but the animals are the same (but it can be
crowded).  In my experience, if you like Kenya, you'll like Tanzania and
vice vera.  If you liked the 'safari experience' but want something
different from the 'plains', then you might consider Botswana or Zambia.

Possibly!

As Rita said, Ngorongoro is well worth a visit.
I also enjoyed Lake Manyara and Tarangire.

For something completely different in Tanzania, try
Selous/Ruaha/Sandani/Mikumi (I've only actually visited Selous.)

Can't say: we didn't in early July.

If you want some totally different safari experiences, have you considered
e.g. Ruma in Kenya (we were the only vehicle in the whole reserve when we
visited), Kakamega Forest (rainforest) or Arabuko Sokoke (Cloud Forest)

You can read about some of my experiences on my (totally non-commercial)
website. The safari index page is at http://www.v-liz.com/safari/index2.htm
- this is broken down into hints and tips, locations, bird and mammal lists
etc.

Slainte

Liz