http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , Tanzania en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 00:55:50 +0000 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:55:50 +0000 My week in Tanzania flew by so quickly I barely had time to breathe. I was there to do a sort of reconnaissance trip for a new study we are developing on health communication impact. We are looking at people who receive no messages interpersonal communication through healthcare providers and health workers and those who hear mass media messages or those delivered through SMS. We are looking at s http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/East/Dar-es-Salaam/blog-785442.html ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtTHE BIG 5 IN AFRICA FOR OUR GUESTS FRAN AND JACKNormally when we talk about the Big 5 in Africa we are speaking about the 5 most cherished animals to view on safari. These are the lion buffalo elephant rhinoceros and leopard. However when I am speaking of the Big 5 for the purpose of this blog I am speaking about a recent visit f http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Centre/Dodoma/blog-785083.html Tanzania cultural toursIn Tanzania a land of superb landscapes and spectacular wildlife another attraction stands equally tall the people. Tanzania39s people are among the most welcoming and approachable on earth with a range of fascinating cultures ready to be shared with visitors. From the WaChagga of the slopes of Kilimanjaro to the now world famous Maasai a cultural excursion or a longe http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/blog-785051.html flying safari Flying safaris in Tanzania not only save a considerable amount of time but provide travellers with the added benefit of viewing some of the most spectacular regions of Tanzania. Your adventure will begin the moment you take off and as the light aircrafts fly at a low altitude this will enable you to view the reserve and game from a different perspective. A typical Flying Safari invol http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/blog-785049.html Anything so beautiful comes at a price...and we have the scars to prove our payment. It has taken nearly 6 days to find both internet and a camera card reader in the same place and i write this from the relative comfort of our hotel lobby in Dar es Salaam where Mt.Kilimanjaro is just a whisper of a dream I think I once had.Let39s start off with the fact that it is the wet season here in Easte http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-784290.html 6 Nights Best of Northern Tanzania SafariHighlights 1 Night in Arusha Town1 Night Lake Manyara National Park2 Night Ngorongoro Crater2 Nights Serengeti National ParkDay 1 Arrive ArushaThis day arrive Arusha Kilimanjaro international airport and transferred to Arusha townDinner and overnight at the Hotel Day 2 Arusha to Lake Manyara National ParkThis morning depart from Arusha town through the http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/blog-784220.html Tanzania Walking safarisTo experience a walking safari where your camp will move with you each day is an authentic way to travel in Africa. Setting off in the cool early morning you start your walk picnic and rest during the heat of the day only to meet up with your camp in the late afternoon. Your camp is packed up and transported to the next location by different methods pick up truck por http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/blog-783998.html Dream HoneymoonDiscover Pemba Honeymoon into Fundu LagoonFundu Lagoon is on Pemba Island which lies approximately 80 km northeast of Zanzibar Island Unguja and is about the same distance from the Tanzanian mainland situated directly east of the of the port of Tanga. Unlike Unguja which is flat and sandy Pemba39s terrain is hilly fertile and heavily vegetated. The early Arab sailors cal http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/blog-783730.html It39s becoming clear to me on this trip that I am basing most of my knowledge about Africa on the Lion King. But hey a lot of the locals have been referencing it so why not One even told me thought he thought the Lion King really was the best representation of the 39circle of life39 in the animal kingdom. At the moment I39m back in Stone Town. I spent three days at Jambiani which http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/Zanzibar-City/blog-783714.html The last couple of weeks feel like a bit of a blur.After Uganda we stopped for a couple of nights at Lake Nakuru it was pouring with rain when we arrived so five of us upgraded to a cottage where we ended up cooking as well because of the weather. There was a cute little jack russell there called Buster who was good company when I wasn39t feeling too well the next day. The others went off http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/Jambiani/blog-783347.html Lucky Tours and Safaris TanzaniaLucky Tours Safaris is an Tour Company based in Arusha Northern Tanzania ... http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Arusha/Arusha-City/blog-783297.html 6 Days Budget Camping Safari.safari to Serengeti Ngorongoro Manyara Tarangire. Budget Camping TentsDAY 1 Meet with your Driver Tour Guide and your cook and drive to Lake Manyara National Park where you will arrive at the camp for lunch. Then after lunch proceed to the National Park for afternoon game drive with your guide while your cook he will stay at the camp preparing the dinner. Then driv http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/blog-782214.html 4 Days Ngorongoro CraterLake Manyara Day 1 Depart Arusha for Ngorongoro CraterLunch in Arusha.Drive to Ngorongoro Crater arriving in the late afteroon.Dinner and overnight at the Ngorongoro Lodge.Day 2 Full Day Game Drive in Ngorongoro CraterAfter breakfast descend down the crater for a full day tour.Picnic lunch on the crater floor.Dinner and overnight at the Ngorongoro Lodge.Day 3 http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/blog-781897.html We reached Moshi somewhat late and settled into the hotel. The evening was full of apprehensions of the climb. We were all excited and just could not sleep just kept looking for folks who had climbed their experienced and what not.Next day morning is when we were suppose to meet the guide and get debrief of the climb. We got up early to see sunrise on the mountain. Kilimanjaro was looming in fro http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Moshi/blog-781414.html Because so many people asked me about planning cost etc. of the trip I decided to put it all in this page. Planning for a trip to Kilimanjaro takes months. It stats withDeciding on the time of year you want to go.Which route you want to use for the climb.How many days do you want to spend on the mountain.What if anything you want to do before after the climb.I found lot of information about http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/blog-780903.html The schedule had another game drive next day morning and then drive to Ngorongoro crater after. Since we had seen most animals we decided to skip the morning game drive in Serengeti and instead head to the crater in morning. It had rained quite a bit at night and I was quite worried that we will see more overflowing streams. The drive out of campsite was smooth. There was a overflown stream but http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Ngorongoro-Conservation-Area/blog-780902.html Safari day 2 we started off towards Serengeti plains from Lake Manyara. I was super excited to be finally headed to the famous plains. On the way we passed through Ngorongoro crater. We were going to stop by it later on our way back but we got a glimpse of the crater. Its an absolutely beautiful area very very green. Huge caledera but all green with a salt water lake in between and a river going http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Serengeti-National-Park/blog-780901.html We spent 5 days in Tanzanian wilderness visiting Lake Manyara Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater. The Safari started from Outpost Lodge in Arusha where our guidedriver Fratern and cook Msafiri picked us up on January 5th 2010. Arusha and Moshi are beautiful green towns but once we got out of Arusha it was lush tropical green on both sides of the road. The green plains were dotted with Maasai hom http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Lake-Manyara/blog-780899.html Marangu Routeltstrong stylemargin 0px padding 0px border 0px verticalalign baselinegt5 Days 4 Nights Roof of Africa Marangu Route ltstrong stylemargin 0px padding 0px border 0px verticalalign baselinegtTotal Hiking Distance About 96 kms Affectionately known as the CocaCola Route Marangu is by far the most popular route to the summit of Kilimanjaro http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/blog-780887.html Cultural SafarisTanzania is home to some of the most incredible tribal diversity in Africa. The country includes all of the major ethnic and linguistic groups on the continent an amazingly varied population to inhabit a single country. Also is home to approximately 120 tribal groups. Cultural safaris consists of several days staying with local gust houses eating local ethnic food and absorbing th http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/blog-780630.html