Tanga, Tanzania Travel Blogs

Zanzibar, Pemba and Tanga
Dec 13, 2006 (10 photos)

TANZANIA Zanzibar, Pemba & Tanga 5th - 13th of December 2006 Tuesday 5th Before I continue, I feel the need to explain the "Chi-Chi/Cinnamin/Sawadika experience": I awoke early Tuesday morning and took pictures of Zanzibar Stone Town.  ...

To Tanga
Nov 29, 2003

... bathrooms, and the African equivalent of MTV, was surely going to lead to disappointment at the next destination! We walked around Tanga before dinner and I found it a pleasant change to Arusha. It lacks the bustle and tourist input of Arusha, but is ...

Pangani, East African coast
Sep 25, 2006

... look at xrays etc. This morning I went to a paediatric HIV clinic, which is actually run quite well - 8% of children in Tanzania have HIV transmitted from their mothers and if untreated a third will die in their first year, another third aged 2-3yrs and ...

Bus trip to Tanga
Jul 28, 2006 (40 photos)

... . The bus trip to Mombasa was supposed to be a smooth but long 12 hours ride trough the east coast of Tanzania. We were supposed to change bus in Tanga, 5 hours from Dar. It will be no trouble to do so, but the bus schedule was pretty tide so this times ...

Success in Stonetown and onto Tanga
May 27, 2008 (5 photos)

... booked, as there was a government convention being held in Tanga for this particular group and many officials from all over Tanzania had come to Tanga. He then took us to another hotel, called Inn by the Sea. The location was lovely as it was on a cliff ...

On the Indian Ocean
Feb 16, 2007 (3 photos)

Greetings from Tanga! We have spent the week biking from Moshi to Tanga.  The learning curve of bicycling in Africa is a bit high, but we seem to be getting the hang of it.  The landscape is pretty!  Our first three days we biked along the ...

Tango to Tanga
Feb 16, 2007 (8 photos)

Greetings from the has-been city of Tanga, Tanzania Once the Sisal export capital of the world, now just a drowsy coastal city where one can stand atop a steep, washed out embankment (only partially trash covered) and gaze out at the Indian ocean.& ...

A new page in the book...
Dec 20, 2006

Well, I have begun to settle in here in wonderful Tanga. Many things have changed since my last entry, and so I suppose I will begin with that. First of all, if you look at my last entry, you will notice that I added a whole bunch of photos. Check em out ...

To 2007
Jan 3, 2007

So, here I rest in beautiful Tanga still. I have really gotten to know the town and have gained some local friends as well. I am not quite sure where I left off on my last entry, so I will just write about more recent occurings. It has been for the last ...

Sharks, dolphins and tanga
Dec 15, 2006 (30 photos)

... alot of swimming, cooking and relaxing. Pretty rough life eh!!! I am now back to civilization in the fairly large town of tanga in northern Tanzania. Everyone will be leaving, so it will be just me and tom here for awhile untill the new crew, whoever they ...

One wife too many
Dec 3, 2008 (5 photos)

... half a seat and about three times as many people squashed in....just like being at home on the tube. We arrived in Tanga, Tanzania's third largest 'city' which makes our home towns of Thouars and Chorleywood look lively. We hoped to take a boat from there ...

A last byebye at the tanzanian coast!
Nov 10, 2008

... souvent le cas en Afrique quand on ne veut pas y mettre le prix !! Cela m'a prit onze heures pour joindre Arusha depuis Tanga. Ces onze heures m'en ont parut bien plus car je n'avais personne à qui parler pour une grande partie du trajet. L'option dodo ...

Kwaheri Tanga
Jan 22, 2007 (9 photos)

So, this will be my final entry from Tanzania. I have spent three months here and it has been a wonderful experience. Tanga especially has been a place to remember. I have made friends here,and figured out all of the best spots to hang out,and shop. I am ...

Tanga
Aug 20, 2005

Ok we set off from Dar thinks its like 200k's well it too 7 hours...nice one eh. Arrived in Tanga and it was just really a smalller version of Dar. Therefore little more homely, though we only stayed there a night, and even though are accommodation ...

In Memory of Bibi, Babu and Mama
Feb 18, 2006 (5 photos)

Today we decided to make a day of rememberance for all our Tanga relatives who have passed away, including Bibi (grandma), Babu (Grandpa) and Julius' Mom. We requested a mass for them this morning which took place bright and early at 6:15 am. After mass we ...

PART 2
Oct 1, 2009 (1 photos)

... I think.  But the adventure continues and we set off at 4am on Tuesday morning from Kwale to get a rickety old bus to Tanzania (apprently pronunced to rhyme with 'zanier' rather than 'paneer') - It took about 5 hours and was a nice taster for the ...

Tansania
Sep 25, 2006

3 month in Tansania

Thank God for Sleep Inducing Cold Medicine
Feb 17, 2006 (5 photos)

... start the fires (all cooking is done on the fire) and sweep the house. My cold wasn't improving but the goodness is that Tanga is known for its laid back living and we didn't have much to do than chatting under the shade and dosing. Nothing is ...

Schnorcheln ums Milch Inselchen
Dec 3, 1998

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The Rash and Arrival in Tanga
Feb 16, 2006 (2 photos)

... . Bye for Now....... Arrival in Tanga The bus ride on Scandinavia was quite nice. Scandinavia is the primo bus company in Tanzania, they give you soda, biscuits and candy along the way to keep you happy. No other bus company does that. Plus they ...

The End of the Trip
Jun 27, 2008

Friday morning we caught a bus from Diani to Tanga. It wasn't too long of a ride, but crossing the border sucked. Once at Tanga we took a taxi to catch the last bus to Arusha, only it didn't go to Arusha, it dropped us at Moshi where we had to get ...