WHERE DREAMS AND REALITY BECOME ONE
As an experienced world traveller, I could think of nowhere more engrossing than northern Tanzania and, in particular, the most extraordinary ecological habitat: the Serengeti, which means ‘never-ending plains’, derived from the Maasai word seringit.
We travelled in February, about a month after the animals have given birth, so we could see the offspring in low grasses. It's also when the wildebeest and zebra begin their migration north, in search of water and grazing.
Most trips start in Arusha, where a subdued national park offers a soft beginning, with an incredible array of birds,