Bellaview Tours and Safaris Ltd Offers World Class Travel and Tours services including Wildlife viewing tours, Tanzania safaris, adventure tours, walking safaris, horse riding, camel safaris, mountain climbing, nature trekking, cultural tourism, lodge and hotel reservations, local flights bookings, ecotourism and beach holidays.

This bird pictures where taken on a bird watching tour which was held from sep,27th-oct,10th.

Day 01 Sululta plains - D. libsnos overnight at Debrelibanos area.

Day 02- Debrelibanos - Alem ketema – Debrebirhan - Ankober

Day 03- Ankober – Melkajebdu – Awash.

Day 04- drive towards awash river – kereyu lodge and overnight at kereyu in the park.

Day 05- From Kereyu lodge directly to fentale mountain and awash town.

Day 06- Awash town – Bilen plains and back to awash.

Day 07- Awash – beseka lake – koka and ziway. Overnight at ziway lake.

Day 08- Ziway – Abyata shalla and lake langao for overnight.

Day 09- Lake langano- bishangari and alabo kulito obernight at Alaba kulito town.

Day 10- Alaba kulitu senkele sanctuary and Hosana town for overnight.

Day 11- Hosana – Boyo wetlands and butajira for overnight.

Day 12- Butajira- Menagesha state forest – Gefersa dam and Addis.

Spring has Sprung in North Idaho!

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After a beautiful, but long winter, spring is finally emerging here in North Idaho. With warmer weather creeping in, it’s time to start planning those weekend getaways and summer vacations. So…what do you want to do?

Interested in whitewater rafting? TMI has many exciting rafting packages available. We can create trips for any skill level. From beginners to expert rafters, we are able to create single day events or multi-day adventures for you.

How about taking an RV to Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park…or both? We can set it up! Leave the details to us and let us arrange everything for you - right down to making sure the refrigerator in your RV is well stocked for your adventure. An RV vacation is excellent for families, couples, or individuals seeking to explore these magnificent national parks.

Looking to just relax by the lake or one of our pristine rivers? Let us find the perfect cabin or luxurious lakefront home for your getaway. TMI is able to provide some of the most magnificent homes available in North Idaho. From quaint to super luxurious, TMI is able to secure a property that will match up well with your desires.

These are only a few of the ways to enjoy the beauty of North Idaho and the surrounding area. TMI Tours is anxious to be of assistance to those planning a visit to North Idaho. Please feel free to call us at 1-800-975-7775

There is something very alluring about the open road and destinations unknown. Renting a RV for your vacation is a great way to bond with the family and still experience that sense of open-road adventure. Lets look at some of the great advantage of a RV vacation:

Getting Back to Nature-The great outdoors is what a RV vacation is all about. The Pacific Northwest has rugged, unspoiled National Parks, sparkling clean lakes and rivers that are easily accessible from the highways and uncrowded campgrounds and RV Parks.

Campgrounds-You can choose the amenities that are important to you and your family. We can find you anything from rustic and secluded to parks with swimming pools, fishing ponds, game rooms, restaurants and preplanned activities for adults and children.

The Comforts of Home-Enjoy the fun and excitement of camping but with the comforts of a full kitchen, TV, VCR, bathroom and shower. And if the weather is unpredictable, you don’t have to suffer through it.

Fun for the Kids-They will love traveling in their “home on wheels” and children of all ages enjoy a old-fashioned campfire complete with stories, songs, stargazing, and s’mores!

Flexibility-You can change your locations at the pace you are comfortable with. Driving yourself gives you control over your schedule and allows you to really explore this beautiful country.

Relaxation-Get out there and really enjoy the leisurely pace of traveling by RV. You won’t return from this vacation feeling like you need a vacation. Take the opportunity to truly relax and unwind in some of the worlds most spectacular scenery.

TMI Tours, located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, has all the information you need to start planning a great RV vacation for your family or group. We can plan your road trip and recommend perfect places to stay and play in the Pacific Northwest. Contact Rhonda Sand or Linda Bruno at TMI Tours or visit our website for unique ideas for your next vacation.

Day 1: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport - Nairobi

Arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport met and assisted by representative of Game Searchers Tours and Safaris and transfer for overnight stay at Nairobi Serena Hotel on BB Basis.

Day 2:Nairobi - Samburu Game Reserve

After breakfast depart for the Northern part of Kenya, Samburu Game Reserve passing through the equator arriving in good time for lunch at your lodge, afternoon game drive in search of the elusive leopard, lion, elephants, gerenuk, grevys zebra, reticulted giraffe, Oryx and many others. Samburu Game Reserve is situated in a semi arid, dinner overnight stay at Samburu Serena. (Full-Board)

Day 3:Samburu Game Reserve

Morning and afternoon game drive in this beautiful reserve. All meals overnight stay at Samburu Serena Lodge.(Full-board)

Day 4:Samburu Game Reserve - Lake Nakuru National Park

After breakfast depart for Lake Nakuru National Park arriving in good time for lunch at your lodge. Afternoon game drive in the park and around this lake that is famous for its large concentration of pink flamingoes and other birdlife. Here you have wonderful opportunities for color photography masses of pink bodies glide above the reflection of blue water, it’s also the first rhino sanctuary for both the black and white species, you will have a chance to see many species including reedbuck, bushbuck, warthog, leopard, baboons and Rothschild giraffe call Lake Nakuru as their home and many others, dinner and overnight stay at Sarova Lake Nakuru Lodge (Full-board)

Day 5: Lake Nakuru National Park - Masai Mara Game Reserve

After breakfast depart to the famous Maasai Mara Game Reserve ,drive through the spectacular Great Rift Valley and then via Narok town (the major Maasai administrative center) to one of the stellar events of your safari Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya's most precious wildlife sanctuary. This is a big game country and long famed as one of Africa's greatest concentrations of game. Plains game are found here in staggering numbers which in turns supports a tremendous predator population. Arriving in good time for lunch. During your afternoon game drive, you shall have an opportunity to see herds of buffalo, lion, Impala, giraffe, elephant, warthog, ostrich, cheetah, hyena, and many others. Lunch, dinner and overnight at Mara Serena Lodge(Full Board)

Day 6:Masai Mara Game Reserve

Morning and afternoon game drive in the reserve. Maasai Mara is the northern-most extremity of the great Serengeti ecosystem. Here black rhinos browse among dense thorn bushes and herds of giraffe and elephant roam the woodlands. Large numbers of hippos gather and swim in the Mara River. Boasting Kenya's largest predator population, the reserve is renowned for its large lion prides. Tonight you will dream of all the wonders of Africa, dinner and overnight stay at Mara Serena Lodge.(Full Board)

Day 7: Masai Mara Game Reserve - Nairobi

After breakfast depart for Nairobi. Drive through the spectacular Great Rift Valley via Narok arriving Nairobi in the afternoon and thereafter transfer to the airport for your outbound flight(B)

Abyata shall National is located around 200 k.m from Addis Ababa, in the Ethiopian part of the great rift valley system.

The 887 k.m square Abyata shalla national park is dominated by two rift valley lakes, Abyata Lake and Shalla Lake for which its named; the islands in shalla lake are an important breeding grounds for white pelican as well as various species of water birds including Cormorants, and Stork.

During the European winter it supports thousands of migrant waders.

expecting to see Greater and lesser flamingos, Avocet, Ruff, Wattled Crane and Black necked grebe among the few.

Awash National park is located 100 k.m from Nazareth and 200 k.m from Addis Ababa via Methara town.

This 756 square k.m National park is located between Methara town and Awash town, in the semi arid low lands of the Great Rift Valley.

The total number of species recorded now exceeds 460, an interesting complement of large land birds; Ostrich, Secretary bird, Kori and Arabian bustards, which are seen regularly, seven species of Bustards have been recorded in Awash national park.

Expect to see Kori and Brown bustards, Brown snake eagle, Abyssinian roller, Carmine bee eater, Black shouldered kite, White bellied goawaybird are among the few.

Pictures of birds in Ethiopia by Elias Bayou. Birding in Ethiopia

Ethiopia provides habitat for more than 800 species of birds of these, 16 are wholly restricted to the political boundaries of the country and thus are endemics; fourteen other birds are shared with Eritrea. There are 214 Palarctic migrants occurring in Ethiopia, of these, 45 species have been found over- summer with the boundaries of the country, a large number of these birds have breeding population in Ethiopia.

Important bird areas of Ethiopia.