The Serengeti ecosystem is a geographical region located in north-western Tanzania and extends to south-western Kenya and spans some 30,000 km2. Host to the largest and longest migration in the world (considered one of the ten natural travel wonders of the world), the Serengeti contains several national parks and game reserves. "Serengeti" is derived from the Maasai language and means "Endless Plains", although it's actually a diverse landscape ranging from riverine forests, swamps, kopjes, grasslands and woodlands. Blue Wildebeests, gazelles, zebras and buffalos are some of the commonly found large mammals in the region.
Here are a few images from my sister Iona's photograph album of their recent trip to Tanzania:
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Above: Moonset on the way to a ballon ride |
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Right: Lift off! We have a lift off! The hot air balloons carrying Iona and Ian for their morning game viewing take off. |
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Right: Champagne breakfast was laid out under the trees, and there were ellies on the table too! These elephants were iron table decorations made by the indigenous people as a way of earning money. |

Above: A herd of hippos in a pool, seen from the air
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Above: Sunset over the plains of the Serengeti. |
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Above: A lion with a very full tummy after a kill; Iona says just after this photo was taken he fell over into a digestive stupor and went to sleep. |
All photographs by Iona Cockerill