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- Dar es Salaam
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Honeymoon in Tanzania in June 2010: Safari and Zanzibar
Posted by tinmarlerenard
Hello, My fiancee and I are planning our honeymoon during the first half of June in Tanzania. Our idea is to spend about a week on a safari and then relaxing another week in Zanzibar. We are looking for any kind of advice, like the area to go on the ...
Age 50+ Volunteers in Tanzania
Posted by wjenkins
I am researching experiences from volunteers who are age 50+ in Tanzania. So many of the volunteer organizations gear their marketing towards gap year students. I am curious if older volunteers felt out of place or enjoyed the experience. Please ...
Join us climbing Kilimanjaro June 2010 & raise money for Leukemia
Posted by ashk1
In June 2010 Magic in Motion is taking a group of adventurers to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania and will raise money and awareness for The Sunflower Foundation (Children's Leukemia Fund). We are looking for other like minded people to climb ...
help planning trip from Nairobi to Zanzibar
Posted by laxgoalie
... ? What places do you reccommend to see/ not see/ eat/ drink, etc? Budget hotels? I will also be travelling around Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda for four months after Zanzibar and welcome any advice you may have for travelling around those countries as well ...
Age 50+ Volunteers in Tanzania
Posted by kili-kelly
I am researching experiences from volunteers who are age 50+ in Tanzania. So many of the volunteer organizations gear their marketing towards gap year students. I am curious if older volunteers felt out of place or enjoyed the experience. Please share ...
Kilamanjaro
Posted by pthabault
My young niece will be traveling to Tanzania for an upcoming school trip and needs a hotel for one night near the Kilamanjaro Airport....anyone have any suggestions...Thanks
Tanzania visa
Posted by starlagurl
... through designated entry points on the border, through airports and harbour stations. However, a person coming from a country with no access to a Tanzanian embassy or where it is reasonably distant shall be issued a visa at the entry points in Tanzania.
Serengeti Viewing
Posted by seemeski123
My wife and I are travelling to Tanzania (Lake Manyara, Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro) in September. We're only at The Serengeti for two mornings. Is it worth looking into a balloon ride and foregoing a morning game drive on the ground? My biggest ...
What do you eat when visiting Tanzania?
Posted by kitkatgo
I just watched Andrew Zimmern in Tanzania and he ate some pretty bizarre things...which is what he does of course. But as a "normal" tourist, what does one eat?
Daily budget for Tanzania
Posted by starlagurl
This is the perfect question to ask Travelmonster when she gets back from her trip to Tanzania. She's there right now and you can read her blog here: You could even send her an email and see if she has time to answer your question... In the ...
Advice for mosquito nets?
Posted by wakingdream
... contact with the nets sides. A little trial and error should do it. That, or buy a different mosquito net maybe? QUOTE I've got a mosquito net which I'm going to take to Tanzania Are you sure you aren't provided nets where you are staying?
Advice for mosquito nets?
Posted by dan301978
Hi, I've got a mosquito net which I'm going to take to Tanzania. I used it in forests in Japan and a problem I had was making sure it covered the entire bed and and stayed in the right place. There is a screw attachment for hanging it at the top ...
Daily budget for Tanzania
Posted by dan301978
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help? I'm travelling to Tanzania at the begining of November and there are a few things I wanted to find out. I read a guide book but it's two years old and I understand that a lot of things have changed since ...
my african dreams
Posted by hsohail
... of spending my life in Africa. since im uncertain of what work to do in africa, im thinking of starting my own safari company in tanzania. do you guys have any clue on how i could do this? is it difficult for a foreigner to start a biz there? i would ...
TRAVEL WITH HORTON SAFARIS TANZANIA
Posted by hortonsafaris
... or lodges, depend upon the requirement of clientele serviced. All our guides have extensive knowledge and understanding of the Tanzania and Kenya ecology and we are able to offer a multilingual service catering for English speaking and other European ...
Help Planning Trip to Kenya
Posted by laxgoalie
... , parks, wildlife, local culture, and getting "off the beaten path" as much as possible. I am considering a safari in Tanzania probably the northern circuit in Janauary or February for about 4-5 days. I will be with two friends and we are all on ...
Help Planning Trip to Kenya
Posted by kili-kelly
... the year in Tanzania compared to Maasai Mara in Kenya, I think. A long as you use common sense, Tanzania is safe. Post more details and I will respond quickly. If you decide to volunteer in Tanzania instead, I can help there, too. Karibu Tanzania!
East Africa Insider Tips from Local Expert
Posted by jr44
... in June and July. 22- 25 C in Kenya and around 25 - 30 C in Tanzania. In the latter, cool at night because of high plateau. Spring time in Tanzania lasts from June to November, whereas during the same period Kenya will be shifting into the winter season.
Where to go in Africa, in October?
Posted by richardcarlos
October is excellent for game viewing in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Fantastic views of the Migration in the Masai Mara in Kenya & Northern in Tanzania, with thousands of Wildebeest and Zebras are crossing the crocodile infested Mara River. Good ...
East Africa Insider Tips from Local Expert
Posted by TzMagic
... is better from the Kenya side. The Ngorongoro probably has been for years, can spare us our Spice Islands Zanzibar, or will these also be annexed soon? Tanzania contains these treasures. Tanzania is Unique God bless Africa, God Bless Tanzania. Tanzania
Volunteer work in Africa
Posted by kili-kelly
... who came to volunteer in Tanzania about 4 years ago. After making some connections and returning back to the U.S., I returned to Tanzania a few months later. I have been here in Tanzania for over 3 years now and have a small (bordering on minuscule) NGO ...
MORE INFORMATION ON KENYA
Posted by greekcypriot
... excellent game viewing. One of Kenya's greatest attractions is the annual wildebeest migration between Serengeti National Park in Tanzania and Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. This takes place between June and September. Traditional peak season is ...
Hello
Posted by derrick241
... forums! Sounds like a great trip you have coming up. As far as safaris in Africa, I've been to Kenya and Tanzania and I'd recommend the Serengeti in Tanzania out of those two. It'd be awesome to go to the Okavango Delta in Botswana to ...
Hello
Posted by travelmonster
... forums! Sounds like a great trip you have coming up. As far as safaris in Africa, I've been to Kenya and Tanzania and I'd recommend the Serengeti in Tanzania out of those two. It'd be awesome to go to the Okavango Delta in Botswana to ...
Family Safari and Beach Holiday guidance
Posted by raulmata
... if the Holiday in Africa has been a dream for you such long time you should take special care of your choice. We lived in Tanzania, Arusha National Park and now we have settled down on Diani Beach in Kenya. My Name is Martina and my husband is Raul,if ...
Interview the person below you
Posted by kili-kelly
... more details or would like to donate..(hint). I used to do some volunteer maths and English teaching in a secondary school in Tanzania. I also did some volunteer work in the US teaching English to adult immigrants. If you won one million dollars, what ...
I-to-i good?
Posted by kili-kelly
... of teaching groups and creative lesson planning. That part was pretty good. I had then taken a volunteering trip through them, to Tanzania. They sub-contract out for each country, so I can only speak about how things are in Tanzania, which was very ...
10 capital cities that suck
Posted by kili-kelly
I am sad to say that Dodoma, Tanzania should be on that list. Dar es Salaam is the center of everything in Tanzania except for where the government meets.
Music/Movie influences
Posted by kili-kelly
... a song,book or a movie influenced you to a point of traveling to a destination? For instance, here in Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania, Ernest Hemmingway's influence is still bringing people to see the Snows of Kilimanjaro and on safari. As for me, it ...
Top 10 Travel Adventures
Posted by manzara
... for as little as GBP410. You can even start your trip at St. Pancras." 8. Hot-air ballooning over the Serengeti, Tanzania "Even if there are no migrating herds, just to pass over the African savannah in silence is something you will never ...