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World Traveller: 7 Continents, 90 Countries, 871 Days Overseas

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  • Destination: Zanzibar

    Official Name: Republic of Zanzibar
    Established: 10 December 1963 (Constitutional monarchy)
    Population: 1,303,569 (2012 census)
    Religion: 99% Islam
    Language(s): Swahili, Arabic, English
    Capital: Zanzibar City
    Order of Visit: Sixty Third     
    First Visit: 19 December 2017
    Last Visit: 16 December 2017
    Duration: 4 Days
    Visit Highlights: Spice Farm Tour, Slave Market, Exploring historic Stone Town and watching the sunset, Night Market, Swimming in Indian Ocean, Exploring Nungwi Beach
    Places Visited: Nungwi Beach, Stone Town
    Zanzibar Journal Entry  

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  • Destination: Tanzania

    Official Name: United Republic of Tanzania
    Established: 9 December 1961 (Independence from the United Kingdom)
    Population: 56,313,438 (2018 estimate)
    Religion: 61.4% Christianity, 35.2% Islam
    Language(s): Swahili, English
    Capital: Dodoma
    Order of Visit: Sixty Two     
    First Visit: 10 December 2017
    Last Visit: 21 December 2017
    Duration: 10 Days
    Visit Highlights: The landscape of the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Arusha Culture Museum, Mikumi National Park, the stunning wildlife (hippos, lions, leopards, antelopes, elephants, rhinos, zebras and wildebeests).
    Places Visited: Arusha, Dar Es Salaam, Iringa, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti, Tanga
    Tanzania Journal Entry  

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  • Destination: Rwanda

    Official Name: Republic of Rwanda
    Established: 1 July 1962 (Independence from Belgium)
    Population: 12,374,397 (2019 estimate)
    Religion: 43.7% Catholic, 37.7% Protestant, 11.8% Seventh-day Adventists, 2% Muslim
    Language(s): English, French, Kinyarwanda, Swahili
    Capital: Kigali
    Order of Visit: Sixty-First     
    First Visit: 04 December 2017
    Last Visit: 04 December 2017
    Duration: 1 Day
    Visit Highlights: Kigali Genocide Memorial, visiting the ‘Hotel Rwanda’, Belgian Soldier Memorial
    Places Visited: Kigali  
    Rwanda Journal Entry  

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  • Destination: Uganda

    Official Name: Republic of Uganda
    Established: 1894 (Protectorate), 1962 (Independence)
    Population: 42,729,036 (2018 estimate)
    Religion: 84.4% Christianity, 13.7% Islam
    Language(s): English, Swahili
    Capital: Kampala
    Order of Visit: Sixtieth    
    First Visit: 29 November 2017
    Last Visit: 06 December 2017
    Duration: 8 Days
    Visit Highlights: Rafting on the Nile, visiting and watching Mountain Gorillas in the wild, standing on the Equator, visiting Little Angels School, hiking around and enjoying a boat ride across Lake Bunyoni
    Places Visited: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Jinja, Kampala, Lake Bunyoni  
    Uganda Journal Entry  

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  • Destination: Kenya

    Official Name: Republic of Kenya
    Established: 12 December 1963 (Independence from United Kingdom) 
    Population: 47,564,296 (2019 census)
    Religion: 85% Christian, 11% Muslim 
    Language(s): English, Swahili
    Capital: Nairobi
    Order of Visit: Fifty-Nine    
    First Visit: 23 November 2017
    Last Visit: 10 December 2017
    Duration: 12 Days
    Visit Highlights: David Sheldrick Elephant Refuge, Giraffe Centre Experience (Nairobi), Masai Mara culture experience, Balloon Safari across Masai Mara, Green mountain ranges of Kenya, Lake Nakuru Game Drive, East Africa Mission Orphanage visit, interacting with locals at Lake Naivasha, the wildlife, camping under the stars.
    Places Visited: Eldoret, Lake Naivasha, Masai Mara, Nairobi, Nakuru 
    Kenya Journal Entries  

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