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Matemwe Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Matemwe, Tanzania
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Relaxing on a white sand beach
This is a top pick! We arrived in the dark of night (about 7pm) after 4 wheeling the taxi over sand dunes to get to the hotel. This morning we realized there aren't any sand dunes, it's just a bit of sand on the very bumpy roads through the village. The owner of the hotel ...
Finding our sea legs
This is a top pick! Yesterday was a bit of a mixed bag. The staff prepared an early breakfast for us so we could eat before walking down the beach to the dive shop. Breakfast was delicious and filling. We met our dive group at the shop and got the lowdown. We took a small ...
Zanzibar!
This is a top pick! ... our journey onward to the breathtaking island of Zanzibar. In this county a real journey, one that will involve many steps. But one thing remains similar, it starts early. More ...
Contrast
This is a top pick! ... fisherman existence. It would have been an idyllic destination if not for the 'resorts' that separate the small village from the beach and rocky shores with walls and gates. more ...
Into the Deep
This is a top pick! ... not full service Thailand. Not that it really matters, but with the poch prices of the resorts and the steep fee for the dive you would expect nothing but the best service. More on http://www.travelbysuitcases.com/journey/amazing-safari-tanzania ...
Sun, sea and scuba
This is a top pick! ... sun, sea sand, sunbathing, swimming, sailing, snorkeling and scuba diving. We are on Zanzibar, off the east coast of Tanzania for a few days of rest, relaxation and recuperation after our Kilimanjaro exertions. And, of course to do a bit of ...
Asanti Sana Africa !
Potoa Beach North Zanzibar is the last location on our tour and the realisation that we will be soon finishing the tour is very sad for me. Located at the northern most tip of Zanzibar the drive to our final scenic ...
Sep 19, 2011
Exploring paradise in Zanzibar
... by tagging along with Jason, a Manchunian who runs the Tanzanian Football Academy, to a few training sessions at the Tanzania Football Federation headquarters, where we were lucky enough to catch the national team training before their local derby match ...
Two Tickets to Paradise (Part 2)
Monday, September 7. Happy Labour Day back home. We awake early and have a coffee, which the hotel serves on the beach at 6 AM, and then wait and watch the sunrise at 6:20. What a sight, with traditional fishing boats ...
Skimming through Stonetown
... in a bar / hotel down the road from the ferry and had something to eat.. reason for delay was that the President of Tanzania was coming over for a visit! So saw loadsa ppl dressed in countries colours and dancing and that for his arrival! So just after ...
Jumbo!
... pihalo,zato me ni mikalo kopanje,kljub topli vodi. Raje sva se odpravila na severo-vzhodni del otoka,kjer je plaza Matemwe. Dolga pescena plaza s palmami in tradicionalnimi lesenimi colni je sanjski pogled. Domacini so v plitvinah iskai hobotnice,ki so se ...
Day 227 - Last Day in Paradise
Eli quietly snuck out of the room early in the day leaving Mia serenely asleep inside. Over a superior breakfast (for Zanzibar) he enjoyed a picturesque view of the water including an invigorating ocean breeze. Here Eli experienced a curious ...
Magnificent Matemwe
... . Chris never knocked as he was also sleeping off his drunkenness so we didn't go snorkelling. Eventually our time at Keys Bungalows was up and we caught the ferry back to mainland Tanzania. Our plan was to head inland to Arusha and go on some safaris. ...
Spice Island
Itinerary Lie on the beach. Swim in the sea. Lie by the pool. Swim in the pool, eat bbq'd lobster. lie on the beach. We hope this is going to be very relaxing :) Villa Loiki They say a pictures says a thousand words, so here are some to be going on with. ...
Diving Zanzibar
Two great dives with One Ocean Dive Centre in Zanzibar at Matemwe atoll. Saw shark, turtle, octopus, loads of colourful fish and lots of ...
Still beaching!
Over the last couple of days, I have to day there is very little to write about. I have fallen into a routine of reading on the beach, napping and showing up for happy hour. While there are some nice people staying around this area, I have opted to keep ...
Matemwe
The sand on this beach is incredibile. A lot better than in Nungwi. And it's a lot more quiet as ...
Blue oceans and white sand as fine &soft as cotton
... the numerous spices and herbs that were growing on the side of the road as we drove. We learnt about The drive to Matemwe Bungalows took just over an hour and we were greeted upon arrival with the usual beautifully scented cold towels and drinks in ...
Our last few days on Zanzibar
Sunday, September 11th – Another r-e-l-a-x-i-n-g day 9/11 – 10 years since the world was turned upside down. I'm sure everybody remembers what they were doing when they heard about the planes crashing into the World Trade Centre towers in ...
R and R
Not much to say about this place. Very pretty buildings and nice view of the white sands and reef, but the Matemwe Bungalows left a lot to be desired. Everything felt damp and dirty, pathetic shower, food very average. Mind you we were close to exhausted ...
Paradise
This morning we were up and off on a minibus with Ali to the beach resort of Kendwa. OMG it was stunning. We are staying in beach huts actually on the beach! Im sharing with Sophie, Kiri and Claire. The beach is like something you dream of, i have never ...
Kilimanjaro
Burke and I had a very early flight and our driver from the airport the previous day did not feel confident that an hour is enough time to get through Nairobi's airport. The flight was fairly fast but one thing I have never seen a pilot do is act as a ...
A real shake down
We decided to take a drive to the jozani forest, south of us on the island. This forest is home of the red colobus monkey. There are only 1-2000 left in the world and they all live in this forest. We spent the first half the day laying around and decided ...
Finding Nemo
... day started off pretty well: we woke up at quarter to six to see the sun rise. Seeing the sun rise off the coast of Tanzania is something that I've wanted to do since third year when a professor showed us pictures he took off the coast of Dar es Salaam ...
Snorkling the reef
Up to the north east cost after about one hour drive to white fine grained sandy beaches with impossibly turquoise and aqua water. Checked in at Azanzi Resort and had a lazy day and evening pottering around, reading, updating blog, hanging in the ...
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