Pumbas!

Pumba is the Swahili word for warthog. Everyone knows of Pumba, the character in The Lion King, but that name came from Swahili. Rafiki, another Lion King favourite, is the Swahili word for friend.

Camping Amidst the Elephants of the Serengeti

June 25th 2014
Total Distance Travelled Today: 292 km Elapsed Travel Time: 11 hours 11 min (including game drive) Lodging for the Night: Dik-Dik Campsite Our first night camping in Africa was not bad at all. Unfortunately we both awoke at 3 am and were not able to get back to sleep - a bad case of jetlag as a result of sleeping during the day on our first day. It was okay because breakfast was at 7 so we only h ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » North » Serengeti National Park

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

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