Tag: 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,…

  • Thursday 21 December 2017. Photos Highlights: The Tanzania-Malawi Border Crossing We farewelled Tanzania today and entered the small landlocked nation of Malawi today. This was our second consecutive long day driving as we covered 500 kms in around 12 hours. This time we left at the relatively late time of 6 am and it wasn’t…

  • Wednesday 20 December 2017. Photos. Highlights: The wildlife in Mikumi National Park, the landscape I slept though my 4.00 am alarm and woke with a start at 4.20 am. Luckily I always have me gear for the day ahead already out the night before. Unluckily I ended up leaving my iPhone headphones behind meaning I…

  • Tuesday 19 December 2017. Photos Zanzibar & Tanzania. Highlights: Watching the sun come up at Nungwi Beach I found myself waking up early at Nungwi Beach so instead of going back to sleep I went out into the restaurant area and wrote blog entries for the last few days while watching the sun slowly rise.…

  • Saturday 16 December 2017. Photos. Highlights: Water crossing, Spice Farm Tour, Slave Market, The Old Fort, Sunset, Night Market A huge day overall that started with us leaving camp at 5 am after a 4 am wake up. Even at 4 am in the morning it was extremely humid and I was glad I only…