Lake Manyara National Park Serengeti NP Ngorongoro Crater Tarangire NP (October 26th – 30th 2010) I got picked up on the morning of the 26th to the ‘Victoria Expedition’ office. A Korean girl, Alex, whom I had met the day before at the safari office, was the only one of the original group of 4…
Category: Tanzania
Arusha, Tanzania
Arusha, Tanzania October 23rd-25th 2010 October 30th 2010 (night) Arusha is the city where most people launch their northern circuit safaris from. After taking a 10-hour bus from Dar, I stayed a few nights because the Tanzanian Tourist Board doesn’t open until Monday. The TTB has a blacklist of safari companies which have cheated people…
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania October 18th – 20th 2010 Our fast-ferry took 1.5 hours to reach Stone Town, Zanzibar. Felt a little sea-sick the whole time. Upon getting to Zanzibar, it was getting dark so I allowed a local to take me to one of the inns I wanted to stay at but ended up…
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania October 15th – 17th 2010 October 21st – 22nd 2010 Took about 8 hours to get from Iringa to Dar. Was supposed to sit in a nice bus but it apparently had technical problems so we were re-assigned to an older, more beat-up version. Sat beside a Tanzanian girl whom I…
Mbeya + Iringa, Tanzania
Mbeya, Tanzania October 13th 2010 Woke up early to catch a shared taxi to the border, which took about 1 hour. After taking care of business with Malawian customs, I walked across the Songwe Bridge into Tanzanian territory. There were plenty of ‘money-changers’ hassling me to change money. The guy who ran the hostel in…