The journey begins

Well I'm sat here in Manchester Airport wondering how this trip will go - a long journey as I won't arrive in arusha until 9.00am on Saturday,
Ive a short stop at Istanbul and hope to arrive at dar esLes mer
Istanbul

Well arrived on time but a bit shocked to see signs telling me it's a 35 minute walk through the terminal to gate 311!
Clearly whoever timed it didn't take inro account the throngs of people shoppingLes mer
Dar es salaam

Well arrived at 02.15 and I've managed to get through immigration by 03.30, that's quicker than I expected but probably due to the flight in being half empty.
It's very beauraucratic - join a queueLes mer
Arusha

Coming in to arusha there's a really good view of Mount kilimanjaro
And when I finally arrive at Arusha first thing is to meet my guide and find my hotel then I think some well deserved shut eyeLes mer
Tarangire national park

What a fantastic day its been herds of elephants zebra, wildebeest roaming around and close up, saw a pride of lions sleeping under a tree for shade _don't think I have the words yet for such sightsLes mer
Campsite

Well reached my first campsite - halfway to next park
Now for a good night's sleep. Well it certainly wasn't quiet - lots of rustling around outside the tent all sorts of bird noises. Then woken up toLes mer
Serengetti

Early start up and along ngorongoro crater rim and then to the serengetti for afternoon game drive.
Saw different animals today but highlight was between a leapard resting and a pride of lions merrilyLes mer
Serengetti morning game drive

Serengetti to simba camp

Today we stopped to watch Waterbuffalo Cross our path on their migration route.
Once at our campsite we found we were sharing the site with a small group of
Zebras who just looked and really didn'tLes mer
Simba camp through crater base to arusha

Today we awoke to the campsite sitting in the low clouds, as we left simba to go into the crater thi gs cleared and we entered what is really a complete biosystem
To see lions sat just a few hundredLes mer
Arusha to zanzibar

Back to arusha today for my flight to zanzibar. Ernest Hemingway once said... "I never knew of a morning in Africa, when I woke up and was not happyI", and I can truly say that my camping break hasLes mer
Ngunwi zanzibar

Yet another tiny plane - six passengers arrived at zanzibar and then..... drive to ngunwi hotel.
Zanzibar

Well arrived and settled in nungwi - hotel right on the beach fantastic views and sunsets to die for
Stonetown slave market

Wow the memorial is so powerful but its not until you actually go into the slave cells that you realise how harsh and inhuman human beings were treated by other humans!
Jozani mangove forest and monkeys

Red colubus monkeys and blue sky monkeys
Stonetown

Well a trip to stonetown isn't complete without a visit to the old town - its narrow streets are a cross between the alleyways of naples and any Arab souk!
Lots of hustle and bustle scootersLes mer
A day on the beach and school visit

Up early for a quick dip then at breakfast o e of the cooks said she would take me to see the headmaster at the local school so I could unload the things I had brought for them.
What an eye opener...Les mer
Cheetahs rock

I never thought it would be like it is, the owners have the utmost respect for their animals and this shows in the trust that the animals have with them.
To be able to enter a cage with bushbabies, aLes mer
Another beach day

Nice stroll along the beach, went down to kenwa and the back all the way to the lighthouse.
Saw some starfish again - the beach looked different near the lighthouse with all the fishing boats in.
Yet another day on the beach

I know it's hard but this beach is so cool - strolled along it to the tip of the island and visited the turtles
Final full day

Well today is about..... The beach an early Morning dip followed by a stroll through some of the shops to pick up some trinkets then I think to nite its lobster again
Joined for breakfast by a monkeyLes mer
This is awesome Steve, looking forward to following your travels. Grace x