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Tarangire Park

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September 28th 2013
Taragire park Three hour drive with stop at Tanzanite shop. Mostly paved roads finally, until reaching park. Very interesting views of African villages. Park full of elephants by the thousands. Another close encounter with cheetahs. Accomodations in tented camp with view of river valley with large numbers of elephants and giraffes. Linda has already asked them to respray for possible bugs and spi ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » North » Tarangire 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