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Water Safari at Rubondo Island

by PryanoFiore

While walking safaris are also held at Rubondo Island, the water safaris on Lake Victoria are the real treat. You will be able to see wild hippos, crocodiles, lizards, and all kinds of birds. Trust me, it's really something.The safaris are very personal, and depending on your guide, you could get a little extra out of it (I was scheduled for a 2 hour journey around the island, but my guide had so much fun entertaining us, he took us to different islands to show us the bird island as well as where the crocodiles lay their eggs, turning a 2 hour trip into 4!). If you have a particular interest in a certain kind of animal, they will cater to that. Also, they will get very close to anything that you're interested in (aside from hippos, as they're very dangerous) and tell you all sorts of interesting facts. The guides are also very helpful with questions, and are eager to show you things.You...

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Serengeti & Ngorongoro game drives

by YHFK

Looking for a Safari locally at arrival in Arusha, and having 5 days at our disposal, we were a bit sceptical about going as far as the Serengeti, because the drive to get to Seronera campside (in the middle of Serengeti), consists basically of a 150km free massage in the Jeep and dust treatment for your skin! After half day of search in Arusha we were eventually lucky and found a tour that would take us there. It had already started a day ago with Tarangire Park (the other two tourist later told us it was excellent day as well) and a special driver took us directly to Manyara Lake the following morning to join the team there. It was extremely convenient for us as well that the TPPSL (www.tppsl.com) safari organizer took care of buying our bus tickets to Dar-Es-Salaam while we were already on Safari. For all this flexibility and helpfulness I would definitively recommernd this...

Safari Organizer in Tanzania

by getmnike

Hi, I just got back yesterday. I can highly recommend Tansafaris (www.tansafaris.com). The guys are fantastic. I did one tour with them and stuck with them for the rest of my trip. They are really well-connected (they have offices in Dar and Moshi, but know people everywhere) and can organize everything. For example, I wanted to hike up Ol Doinyo Lengai, but didn't want to join a group and didn't want to spend too much money. So they organized a ride in a truck to the village, we bought our own food on the market and cooked it ourselves at the camp - and the whole trip turned out to be really cheap for me. Also, ask them for suggestions. They have many ideas of what to do around town. They organized some really cool day trips from Moshi for us as well. Just let them know what you want and they will sort it out for you.

Explore East Africa (Mt Kilimanjaro,Zanzibar).

by edward1984

I would like to recommend to travelers who are heading out towards, East African countries, looking for a safari try hook up with this company Elephant Adventures Tours,they have cheap and affordable prices than any other company, around East Africa visit their site http://www.elephantadventurestours.com

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Zanzibar

by SirRichard

Zanzibar is one of the unmissable places in Tanzania. It was an independent island during colonial times, but finally joined Tanganika territories to form Tanzania.There you will find an interesting old town (stone town) with a mix of muslim, swahili and indian cultures), former center of the slaves trade of East Africa, departure point of all the 19th century expeditions into the unknown Africa.There are a lot of wonderful paradise-like beaches of white sand and wild palm trees.

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Lipi Adventure Company"Quality Travel Experience"

by kisinger

It’s not even a pleasure to write this article but a gift to all the travelers intending to visit Tanzania at their own time with different intentions.Am from Germany and my ancestors used to live in Tanzania in 1920's, But we shifted to Belgium since 80’s for sure this was my grandfather and my grand mother who lived in the Derema Coffee farms during then. For long, we as a family we have been talking of the coffee farms and we have been dreaming of regaining them and our very big question was how to get to these farms and for sure nothing was in the internet about the farms in Muheza area. We have to make sure we get through to Amani Nature reserve. Basically, after the visit we headed to Derema Tea farm and Mwamkuju River Junction the strategic point of our travel to the coffee plantations.I searched for the information about Amani Game Reserve and the Derema farms in vain in the...

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The Serengeti- Lions and Cheetah

by easterntrekker

We are starting to worry that we won’t see many animals during this extremely dry season. Excitement soon returned however when we spot two very photogenic cheetah near the road way. Our guide tells us they are two brothers . They actually seemed to enjoy our attention and didn’t seem bothered by the many photos we were taking. Shortly after seeing the cheetah we see a lion . She is only feet from our vehicle, in the shade of a tree, enjoying her dinner. We noticed she had a radio collar. This is an essential tool used in the Serengeti to monitor the state of the lion population. Her dinner is an unfortunate Thomson’s Gazelle. She eventually tired of our interruption and carried her kill off to a more private eating area.

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Entering the Serengeti

by easterntrekker

Now we drive over the roughest , dustiest road yet as we come closer to the Serengeti. Nearing the gate of the game reserve we see some Thompson’s Gazelle. They are so cute and even though we saw many exciting and exotic animals later they remained on my list of favorites. When we stop at the gate we have to take a picture of this momentous occasion . It isn’t everyday you go through the Serengeti Gates. We see some Coke’s Hartebeast and other than that nothing much else. We are starting to worry that we won’t see many animals during this extremely dry season.

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The Cradle of Mankind

by easterntrekker

We enjoy our box picnic lunch looking out over the Oldepai Gorge. The gorge is a steep-sided ravine about 30 miles long , in the Rift Valley.The Oldupai Gorge is commonly referred to as "The Cradle of Mankind." The name Oldepai is a Maasai word for the wild plant Sansevieria ehrenbergii. This is site was made famous largely by the work started in the 1930’s by Louis and Mary Leakey. It is one of the most important prehistoric sites in the world dedicted to the understanding of early human evolution.After lunch we’re given a brief lecture by local guide and a chance to visit the museum. The museum some exhibits of tools made from bone , prehistoric skulls and some more detailed displays of the archiological work that still continues here today.Travelling on we leave the Gorge behind and follow the rim of the Ngorngora Crater. It is surprisingly cool here with lots of fog as we are now...

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The amazing Baobob Tree

by easterntrekker

On our our way to Arusha we arrive catch a glimpse of the Rift Valley. It is here we see our first baobab tree. This is a beautiful but strange tree that can grow up to 25 meters tall and can live for several thousand years. The Arabian legend of the baobab is that "the devil plucked up the baobab, thrust its branches into the earth and left its roots in the air". This is actually a good description of the tree but a picture describes it best.

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