I spent 8 days in Tanzania, and it felt like one of those trips where every day had a completely different mood.
The first two photos were taken in Arusha Urban. Before the safari really started, I already felt that the landscape was different from anywhere I had been before — wide skies, acacia trees, warm sunsets, and that quiet feeling before the road trip began.
One of my favorite memories was the night sky in Ngorongoro. Seeing the Milky Way there felt unreal, especially after spending the day surrounded by open landscapes and wildlife. It was one of those moments where you stop taking photos for a while and just stand there looking up.
Most of the trip was about wildlife, but seeing these animals in person felt very different from watching documentaries. Zebras, huge herds of wildebeest, Thomson’s gazelles, southern gerenuks, African savanna elephants, cheetahs, lion cubs, an adult lion, giraffes, and even a white-backed vulture — each sighting had its own feeling. The wildebeest herd especially was overwhelming because it wasn’t just one animal or one scene, but a whole landscape moving together.
The last photo is with Maasai people we met during the trip. For me, that was also an important part of the experience, because Tanzania was not only about the animals and scenery, but also about the people, culture, and the feeling of being far away from my usual daily life.
This was my first time experiencing a safari like this, and I think what stayed with me most was the scale of everything — the sky, the plains, the animals, and the silence between each stop. Photos can show what it looked like, but being there felt much bigger.
Photo order:
1–2. Arusha Urban
3. Ngorongoro night sky
4. Zebra
5. Wildebeest migration herd
6. Thomson’s gazelle
7. Southern gerenuk
8. African savanna elephant
9. Cheetah
10. Lion cubs
11. Adult lion
12. Giraffe
13. White-backed vulture
14. Maasai group photo