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Tag: Tanzania

  • 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,…

  • Africa Trip 2017-18: Day 30 Iringa to Chitimba Beach, Malawi

    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…

  • Africa Trip 2017-18: Day 29 Dar Es Salaam to Iringa, Tanzania

    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…

  • Africa Trip 2017-18: Day 28 Nungwi Beach to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

    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.…

  • Africa Trip 2017-18: Day 25 Dar Es Salaam to Stone Town, Zanzibar

    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…

  • Africa Trip 2017-18: Day 24 Tanga to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

    Friday 15 December 2017. Photos. Highlights: Dar Es Salam Beach Today was an extremely long travel day. We had to be packed, have breakfast and be gone by 6 am. I noticed that Bill had overslept and Arran and myself helped bring down his tent. We also made and packed our lunch before leaving as…

  • Africa Trip 2017-18: Day 23 Arusha to Tanga, Tanzania

    Thursday 14 December 2017. Photos Highlights: The Long Hot Drive Today was an extremely long and hot travel day to get us closer to Dar Es Salaam tomorrow in reasonable time. We also had two new members join the group, Mark and Thais. The travelling wasn’t made easier when one of our travel members Maggie…

  • Africa Trip 2017-18: Day 22 Serengeti to Arusha, Tanzania

    Wednesday 13 December 2017. Photos – Serengeti and Tanzania (General) Highlights: Fighting elephants, baby zebra An early morning waking in the Serengeti found that no tour members had gone missing but all were excited for this morning’s final game drive in the Serengeti. Yesterday was off the scale with major encounters with wildlife so today…

  • Africa Trip 2017-18: Day 21 Serengeti, Tanzania

    Part 2 of 2. Tuesday 12 December 2017. Photos – Serengeti Highlights: The elusive leopards, fighting antelopes, elephants, lightning storm In the afternoon we moved into the Serengeti itself. This was a much more rough and dirty road and we coped a significant amount of dirt following other vehicles across the afternoon. The amazing sight…

  • Africa Trip 2017-18: Day 21 Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

    Part 1 of 2. Tuesday 12 December 2017. Photos (Ngorongoro Crater) Highlights: Sunrise, Amazing view of the Crater, Lions eating a kill, Hippos having fun Today was easily one of the highlights of the trip so far, right up there with trekking to the mountain gorillas in Uganda. A very early morning start meant we…