Giraffeday1

Tanzania - Day 1

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June 30th 2011
Left Arusha airport at 8 a.m. Only person on plane. Had to go through security - shoes off, bags x-ray, walk through detector. However, much nicer staff than TSA. They talked to you, the guy doing the bag x-ray gave thumbs up to you as your bags cleared. 25 minutes later landed at a grass runway, two people walked up to plane, put bags in storage area, got on plane. No security check what s ... 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