Last post from our three weeks in Tanzania and Zanzibar. After two and a half weeks of vacation we needed a vacation so we headed to the beach. Following our too short stay in Stonetown we drove on down to the small fishing village of Kizimkazi on the southwestern edge of Zanzibar. Our drive took…
Month: August 2012
Zanzibar part 1- Stonetown
First off, sorry for so many words and photos. There is so much to see and experience in Zanzibar, ok now.. After an amazing two weeks spent in the mainland we headed over to the semi-aotonomous Tanzanian island of Zanzibar. The trip began with a flight from Moshi which proceeded in a manner unfamiliar to…
Safari: Day 5 – Tarangire National Park
Day 5 of the Safari was spent driving back to the Springlands Hotel in Moshi with a planned detour through Tarangire National Park, This almost 1100 square mile park was located southwest of Arusha. One of the draw of Tarangire is it’s year round supplies of water contained in the river which it is named…
Safari: Day 4 – Ngorongoro Crater
Day 4 of the safari took back to the Ngorongoro Crater and then down into it. Anyone that happened to watch season 20 of the CBS program the Amazing Race has a feel for what the crater looks like. Part of the show and the contestants tasks took place in the crater. Some of the…