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Ngorongoro and Serengeti

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October 14th 2008
Early rise today to get to the crater gates when the park opens, we then spent an hour waiting for something that none of us knew what we were waiting for.. We entered the park and we couldn't see a thing it was really misty. Once we descended into the crater (which is actually a Caldara) it was clear and we could see all around. The call came over the radio that a Cheetah had been spotted so we ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » North » Ngorongoro Conservation Area

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Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and po... ... read more