Lake Burunge Tented Lodge offers perfect accomodations and access to the Park. I didn’t take pictures of the covered lodge deck where we had huge buffet breakfasts and dinners, but it was amazing. Happy hour was by a beautiful pool as the light turned golden.

Did you know that there’s a group called the “little five” that match their larger counterparts in Africa? The little 5 are: antlion ( we saw the hole where they capture prey), buffalo weaver, elephant shrew, leopard tortoise and this guy—a rhinoceros beetle.

This was the first safari day in Tarangire, yet we saw 4 of the big 5 (Hang on for the Leopard later in the Sarengeti.) A group of giraffes is called ” A TOWER “. ( It’s true!”) A group of Zebras is called “A DAZZLE!” You’re laughing by now, but the best one is a group of wildebeests–called “A CONFUSION”.

Would you be surprised to know that a group of elephants is a “MEMORY” or a “Parade.” Both work, I think.

We saw a multitude of birds and animals–these are just a few checked off the list.