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Mto wa Mbu

A travel blog entry by izzie

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Mto wa Mbu

A travel blog entry by izzie

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... tents. Then we had a little while to settle in, get changed, etc. before we went on a walking tour of the village Mto wa Mbu, which translates to "river of mosquitos". There are both a river and many mosquitos in the village, so it is appropriately named. ...

Mto wa Mbu

A travel blog entry by izzie

Mto wa Mbu ...

Border crossing shenanigan's

A travel blog entry by jamesinafrica

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Mto Wa Mbu - River of Mosquito's! Nice! Actually not too bad, don't think I have been bitten yet. Long drive to the Tanzanian border to get a visa...aboslute bedlam at the crossing, having to fill out forms which the officials inevitably don't even look ...

Sep 15, 2011

A travel blog entry by jamesinafrica

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A great cultural expierence

A travel blog entry by caralyn

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... some banana beer at the end of the tour. I would not recommend it though! We then went through the village. Mto Wa Mbu means "Mosquito river". It is a very fertile area of land that was originally settled by the Masai tribe. Since ...

Village Education Project

A travel blog entry by kerry_andrew

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... then turned into an hour and a quarter! From Arusha, we still had an hour and a half drive to our campsite in Mto Wa Mbu. As we headed towards Mto Wa Mbu, the landscape became noticeably drier with sparse vegetation, and there were lots of Maasai herders ...

Mto wa Mbu

A travel blog entry by izzie

Mto wa Mbu ...

I Feel like Such a Tourist

A travel blog entry by carlosoflion

... and a Polish man, Robert. Two hours after we left Arusha we arrived at our campsite, Twiga Campsite, which is located in Mto wa Mbu (River of Mosquitoes). The drive to this town was beautiful because we were able to see the rural countryside and Mt. ...

The Flood

A travel blog entry by mish_brendan

We had to get up early again this morning to cover a lot of ground to reach our next stop off point, Mto Wa Mbu which serves as the gateway to the Serengeti National Park. On arrival to the camp ground we set up our tents before promptly going for a swim ...

Tanzania: deeper into the wild

A travel blog entry by lauraaradi

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... is an acquired skill. A quickly acquired skill. Our first night with the new group we camped near a village called Mto wa Mbu. Somehow Ed and I got last pick of the tents and mats. It rained the last time the group we ...

Mto wa Mbu

A travel blog entry by shayles

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Today we visit the village of Mto wa Mbu (Mosqueto Rier) which lies on the edge of the rift valley – beautiful as usual. We went for a hike through the region, tasted banana beer in the traditional manner (sweating like pigs in a tiny hut, passing ...

Kilimandjaro/Ngorongoro Krater: Der Touriclash

A travel blog entry by juttachris

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Sleeping with the lions

A travel blog entry by spicerinafrica

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OK, so we've just spent the last two nights camping in Serengeti National Park, with game drives during the day to try to spot as many animals as possible, and wait for it, I FINALLY SAW SOME LEOPARDS - woo hoo!! Admittedly, they were really far away and ...

Banana Beer or Banana Wine???

A travel blog entry by dmarek

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I have to look for my notes on St Jude's School since that was our first stop this morning. Hmmm, I couldn't find any notes for the School of Saint Jude so I will have to try to remember. This could be a study in contrasts between EAMO and ...

Let the game drives begin! Part 2.

A travel blog entry by evelyn.whitelaw

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... (not a transformer) It's a long way to the Lake Natron, it's a long way, to go! - By Ev Lunch at Mto wa Mbo consisted of a plate of freshly popped corn, salad, a big piece of beef covered in guacamole, mashed potato and ...

The Lion, the Rain and the Waterbed!

A travel blog entry by gavandgeorge

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... The next day we had another great day viewing animals and were lucky enough to see a pride of 12 lions, Leopards and Cheetahs. We had more of the same the next day and then head back to our camp and Mto Wa Mbu for our first shower in 4 days! ...

Watoto Care Orphanage

A travel blog entry by metruff

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On our drive from Tarangire NP to Gibbs Farm we stopped at the Watoto Care Orphanage to deliver a suitcase of donated clothes and toys. Holly Michaud and friends put the suitcase together and we delivered it. The orphanage is 116 km west of ...

Visit to Manyara and on to Swala

A travel blog entry by markarbuckle

We left Plantation Lodge at ...

Into Tanzania

A travel blog entry by travellingkaeti

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Up early this morning and off to Tanzania! The landscape changes dramatically as you head south from Nairobi. All through Uganda and Rwanda the countryside was green jungle and tea plantations and rainforest. Heading towards the Tanzanian / ...

Try Saying That With A Mouthful Of Marshmallows

A travel blog entry by claireandian

Mto Wa Mbu, in the local language, means 'Mosquito River', and you can understand why the marketing people have kept the name in the local form. As it turns out we saw neither mosquitoes, or a river, so perhaps it wasn't the best name anyway. Having just ...

Stuff

A travel blog entry by travel_lover87

... spiel, I remembered that I read a book called “Who Cares.” It was about an American woman who came over to Tanzania and started a children’s home. Ironically enough it was the same one that we were in. We got a tour of ...

The Safari Begins! Mosquito River and Game Drive 1

A travel blog entry by evelyn.whitelaw

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... and there wasn't a question he couldn't answer! Poor thing, we racked his brains for the next few hours to Mto wa Mbu (Mosquito River). On the drive, we saw plenty of Masaai, as Arusha is really the beginning of the Masaai Steepe. We ...

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The Safari Begins! Mosquito River and Game Drive 1