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Dodoma Slideshow
Dodoma
Travel Blogs from Dodoma, Tanzania
Eat Dust Dodoma
This is a top pick! ... well stay one night in Dodoma, plus I felt like I needed a shower. It's important to know at this point that Dodoma is actually the capital of Tanzania, it really shouldn't be, but it is. And what I didn't know when I arrived was that parliment was in ...
It's Cleear! Pleased to meet you!
This is a top pick! Weaving through the people I spotted the sign. 'Cleear' That had to be me. Claire in East African. We got into the back of the sideways-seated bus. The driver weaving along the dirt tracks, slowing for the bumps, expertly navigating around the ...
Serengeti by Air, Land and Serena Lodge
4:45am, Wednesday. The African sun had not yet slipped into the sky. And ocean of stars still remained visible in the sky as we were stirred from our tents by our guide who had come to wake us for our trip in to the Serengeti. This ...
To the roof of Africa
To the roof of Africa An all Americain team-16 people from California all the way to Pensylvania... hmm this is going to be interesting to say the least. But hey at least they speak English! :) We stayed that night at the hotel and left early the next ...
The hunt for the elusive Black Rhino
Daybreak. This was our final morning at Ngiri camp, and the day we would depart Serengeti. By now, we had truly experienced the wild expanse of Africa. I recognized that it would take some time for me to absorb and truly appreciate what ...
Cheap flights , accommodations and Car hire
... like Precision Air, Air Tanzania, Zan Air which runs all country but they are a bit expensive than above. Accommodation in Tanzania: In Safari towns and cities like Moshi and Arusha there are hostels and cheap hotels, lodges. Budget Ranges from 10 to 40 ...
Part 2: Ngorongo Crater
The pee break in the middle of the night was not as enjoyable as one might be led to believe. I had mentally prepared for the need to kit-up and brave the rain and the dark, and even to fend off the attacking bush-pigs, because I had thoroughly ...
Day Three
Day Three. Today was supposed to be a light day where we left the Tarangire park and drive to Gibbs Farm. We were told "we will drive out in the morning following breakfast and on the off chance we spot something, we will stop for photos on ...
Kenia - Uganda
Hi folks, we are a bit behind, so here is some info dating back a few weeks, will try to update from Zanzibar in a few days time. Gorilla Trek The trek involved a 1000 km round-trip to get to western Uganda and back to Jinja over 4 days. On the way up ...
Day 1 - Kili Climb
Well, today is the first day of the hardest segment of my trip.... at least, I think it is going to be the hardest part! Only time will tell. I awoke at the Springlands hotel, a virtual oasis in the middle of a dusty and chaotic town called ...
Twigas and swalas and chuis OH MY
We were on the hunt...for the elusive twiga. Our Toyata 4x4 rumbled along the dirt "roads" of northern Tanzania. River beds? Trees and shrubs? HA! Challenge us back country! I had finally found a use for the 4x4 ...
Chitimba to Iringa
... overland truck for the boarder crossing - it was painfully slow being processed in the Malawian office, but much quicker entering Tanzania. It was a very long day of driving, but the campsite was really nice and we upgraded to converted stables ...
Making more work
We arrived in Iringa yesterday. I always enjoy a sneak preview of the market and after quickly washing my laundry and setting up my tent I made tracks for town. First on the hit list, some local food. 'Never shop on an empty stomach', thats my motto. ...
Day 33 (Serengeti National Park)
Today we started with a 06:30 game drive, a bit chilly for the first hour, then the magnificent sunrise over the Serengeti plains started to warm things up The great find of the morning was 2 big herds of elephants, with numerous youngsters, 1 ...
Day 31 (Serengeti National Park)
VIVA AFRIKA Selecting adventureland safaris for us came down to price, and details of itineraries/adequacy of replies. We started with about 18, emailed them all, then just started dropping the overpriced ones and ones that didn't respond to our ...
By 9pm my stomach was eating itself...
... in some way, always overcrowded. BUT - at least I can speak enough Kiswahili not to get ripped off in Tanzania! Take that daladala! We were dropped off into, surprise, another lovely village. Norbert is the guy ...
Getting lost in Stone Town!
After my last entry Katie, Michelle, and I took advantage of the fact we were in the largest city in Tanzania and tortured ourselves by walking through some of the few Western clothing stores (namely and air-conditioned Levi's that made us realize just ...
Day Four
Day Four - After listening to the rain all night, we awoke to a light drizzle which made Gibbs Farm look and feel like a rain forest - beautiful trees and flowers everywhere surrounded in a humid fog. We had another great breakfast with the group ...
The Safari Begins
So they call this place a "tented lodge." We expected the basics, like we had at Ngamba. A tent, a pair of beds, a light or two, and access to restrooms. You know, just tents you didn't have to do yourself. So we were totally blown away ...
Lake Manyara
This morning we woke up fresh and clean and much relieved by a massage last night. We thoroughly enjoyed made to order omelets, crêpes and fresh watermelon juice. The omelet guy remembered us from our stay before Kilimanjaro probably ...
Masai village and Lake Manyara
Yesterday morning when me and John were talking to Stanley we asked him about the Masai people and how they live, he said that today he would take us to a Masai village if we wanted - we definitely wanted to and mentioned it to mum and dad last night - ...
Travel to Tanzania : Buses Boats and almost Trains
... 2 months... and due to yucky tummies were unable to enjoyable any of it!! ahh cruel fate! So next morning we bussed to Bukoba, Tanzania, on a bus which had a box of the cutest baby chickens, and also about a million (give or take a few) large boxes of ...
You had me at cheesecake and chai
... have loved this guy). We talked for 2 hours about international development before he exited the aircraft while I continued to Tanzania. I even got to practice some basic French on him before moving on the ubiquitous English. And, I'm ...
Day 5 - Kili Climb (Final Descent)
Sunrise, and I was up to see it finally. Having slept well through the night - though FREEZING COLD with frost on the ground to measure the night's chill, I managed to capture a few beautiful shots of the vista from Horombo. Today would make of ...
Off the hook?
A spectacular drive through baobab tree forests. The contrast of lush green vegetation and brick red earth was very photogenic (though I didn't take any photos). Corn, millet and sorghum mark the landscape, people wave and smile as we pass. An issue ...
Day 34 (Ngorongoro Crater)
... to the sides which are no access, just as well we watched the 4 yesterday for so long, terrible to think that a country like Tanzania has just 16 rhinos in the 4 parks we visited Lots of buffalo, couple of elephant spots An incredible ...