Ngorongoro Crater

The Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

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September 5th 2008
After Nairobi and our visit to the Masai Mara we headed to Tanzania and the most feared part of the trip...the snake park! When we arrived at the snake park we decided it would be a good idea to look around the snake enclosures at night time in the dark...Ian kept his cool but I could tell that under that macho front he was absolutely crapping himself! We were poking our heads into pits thinking ... 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