Umfolonzi is named after a river in Africa

Let the Overland Journey from Nairobi to Cape Town begin!

June 24th 2014
Total Distance Travelled Today: 301 km Elapsed Time of Travel: 11hrs 22 min Lodging for the Night: Meserani Snake Park Campsite Today was our first real day on our adventure from Nairobi to Cape Town. We woke early, had a great hot breakfast at the hotel and boarded Umfolonzi, our overland truck. By leaving the hotel around 7:30 we were able to beat most of the Nairobi traffic on our way sout ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » North » Arusha » Arusha City

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

Message Follow (12) Comment

Mike & Elysia

mike and elysia

After a long year of work and studying, we are getting back into travel mode. Our newest adventure takes us to Africa for a 40 day overland journey that will have us camping our way through Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Botswana, Zambia, Namibia and South Africa. After we will spend 5 days in South Africa and then we will head back to Europe where we will spend 3 days with our friends in the Netherlands and 3 days with our friends in Berlin. It's going to be a crazy summer, but who knows when we will get this kind of time again? ... full info

Joined	June 27th 2008	Trips	5
Last Login	April 19th 2020	Followers	12
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	26
Blogs	137	Guestbook	71
Photos	2,904	Forum Posts	9

[photo=8138523]

[blogger=78956]

[photo=8138523]

[blog=849392]

[blogger=78956]

Top Photos Trips (5)Blog Map

Tot: 0.29s; Tpl: 0.004s; cc: 10; qc: 44; dbt: 0.0872s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.2mb