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…
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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…
Safari: Day 3 – Serengeti part 2
Days on the Serengeti begin much like they end, surprisingly cool and surrounded by a mix of zebra and wildebeest. According to Swai, recent rains during the beginning of the dry season brought back some of the migrating Wildebeest, adding to the smaller in number sedentary populations. Our two main objectives for the day were…
Safari: Day 2 – Serengeti part 1
After a great introduction to a safari at Lake Manyara we jumped into what has to be the quintessential safari destination, the Serengeti. When first planning our trip to Tanzania we were looking at the three day safari as it was cheaper and easier to get the time off. Luckily Kate put her foot down…
Safari: Day 1- Lake Manyara
Now comes the easy part, sitting in a land cruiser for five days and finally seeing and appreciating Tanzania. So much of the trek up Kili was focused on being able to make it through the days without any problems from the hike or elevation that it was easy forget to relax and enjoy the…
Kilimanjaro: Day 7 – Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate
Done, off the list! We woke around 600 am, ate porridge (surprise), and hit the extremely muddy (rainy season was over?) trail. Day 7 was a short easy hike off the mountain. Getting closer to the gate we passed the stretcher/wheelbarrow that had been used earlier in the week for the individual with a broken…
Kilimanjaro: Day 6 – Barafu Camp to Uhuru (Summit) to Mweka Camp
Cold and dark. Our guide said the snow wouldn’t be on the trail and there would be no steep rocks to climb, he was trying to keep us from being nervous. We were the second group out of camp at 1140 pm which was nice to have the trail to ourselves. Day 6 is not…
Kilimanjaro: Day 5 – Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp
Barafu means ice in swahali, getting closer. Short hike today followed by lunch and a short nap before waking at 1100 pm tom get ready for the summit. Starting to think we might actually pull it off. We were getting closer, but knowing we would be climbing in a few hours was unnerving, but a…
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