German Fort - Bihiramuld

We had an unnecessarily long boarder crossing, lasting three hours, just because of the round about way they wanted us to get our visa's. At least we can say we had an unusual picnic lunch, as we Czytaj więcej
We had an unnecessarily long boarder crossing, lasting three hours, just because of the round about way they wanted us to get our visa's. At least we can say we had an unusual picnic lunch, as we Czytaj więcej
Up at 5.30am, tents packed and away by 6am for a couple of hours of proper overland travel (in the dark) on a narrow, bumpy and sandy 'road'. Even with the sides down, the inside of the truck at the Czytaj więcej
While driving today we saw more interesting countryside, passing the edge of the Serengeti, giving us a taste of what is to come when we return to Tanzania. The country is teeming with huge cranes Czytaj więcej
We crossed the border again, back into Tanzania yesterday, spending the day travelling towards the Serengeti and passed some giraffes by the roadside. We spent the night at Snake Park, where they have Czytaj więcej
Another very early morning to get into the Crater just as the sun rose. It is an amazing place where the wildlife is contained within the 19km wide perfect crater wall, one of the largest unbroken Czytaj więcej
We spent the morning driving around and found the same pride from the previous evening and spent along time following them as they walked along the river bed. Thankfully they didn't try to get the Czytaj więcej
Free day in the Kilimanjaro National Park, approximately 15km from Mount Kilimanjaro. Walked to Kilaysia waterfalls located at the bottom of a steep jungle covered ravine with three of our truckmates. Czytaj więcej
Our truck is 21 years old, has six wheels and weighs about 9.5 tonnes. It's called Chui, meaning Leopard in Swaheli, as it is our drivers favourite animal. Our driver, Often, is fantastic and is from Czytaj więcej
Yesterday we took a two hour ferry across to the spice island, known as Zanzibar. The capital, also Zanzibar, is home to the old trading port area of Stone Town where spices and slaves were traded. Czytaj więcej
We left the group on the beach early for an extra day in the capital city. After an eventful taxi journey (which included a Police stop, confiscated insurance & a court appearance for our driver and Czytaj więcej
mg.bigadventureMeal sounds good - hope you all toasted the "chefs and helpers"!
Lynda RalphDefinitely more "African looking" landscape. Future business leaders among the children ??? Stay safe xxx