The group at the Crater

Safari

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April 1st 2009
Hi all, Last Fri to Mon I went on Safari. I went with the group I arrived with and we decided to go sooner rather than later to avoid the rains. All in all, we visited 3 national parks, the Serengeti, Nogorogoro Crater and Lake Manyara. We also stopped off at a Massai village on the way. There were 5 of us, a tour guide/driver (Ben) and a cook/spotter (Ottman). The Massai village was amazing ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » North » Serengeti National Park

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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