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Kilimanjaro: Lake Manyara Delivers on the First Day of Safari for Hahn & Team

August 15, 2025

Posted by: Dave Hahn

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro

The first day of Safari delivered. We changed over from a team of disciplined mountain climbers to a gang of slacker tourists. Lake Manyara National Park had plenty for us to see and our driver/guide/naturalist Johnson made sure we saw it all. Elephants, big and small, were everywhere. They came quite close to our Land Cruiser. A tower of giraffes by the lakeshore was a bonus. A pair of mingling pythons surprised us. Monkeys, baboons, hippos and mongooses came to the party. We finished out the afternoon and made it up to the ultra comfortable Plantation Lodge for sunset and a fine dining experience.

--RMI Guide Dave Hahn