Hippo Family

About Tour Companies, Drivers and Roads

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December 28th 2011
We had to say goodbye to Edwin yesterday when he dropped us back in Arusha for our flight out. (He dropped us at the Arusha Hotel, made famous by John Wayne in Hatari, and they were milking that connection for every ounce of benefit.) Edwin is my one and only example of a safari driver, so it is hard to make comparisons, but we were thrilled with everything he had to show us and could not have ask ... 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