We slept well and given we were close to the border didn’t get up super early, a decision we regretted when we got there to find it quite busy. It is though the main Kenya-Tanzania crossing given it’s proximity to Nairobi and Arusha. Because of that we thought it would be an easy crossing but … More The last border, the last camp and unexpected wildlife
Back on the road we headed West, our next destination was crossing the Rwandan border at Rusomo. We knew it would take us at least a day and a half to get there so our aim again was to get as far as we could and then find somewhere to stay for the night, but … More To the Rwandan border we go!
The Western gate to the Serengeti is much less used than those on the East (which are within striking distance of Arusha). On that side it is over touristed with guides using radios to alert others to key animal sightings. Stories abound of up to 40 safari vehicles being gathered at sightings and the kiwi … More Exploring the Serengeti
We left the campsite at 7am. It wasn’t fully light, it was cloudy so still a bit dim. As we left we were surprised to not just find zebras outside the campsite but wildebeest too. It was cool and the roads quiet. It felt like we made good progress, the road condition was good and … More A slow journey west
Usually we name our road trips (the last one we called chasing sunrise as we travelled from West to East across Southern Africa) but we can’t think of the right name for this one. “In a circle” or “round the lake” aren’t quite right. So for now it is a very literal “Clockwise we go”. … More Clockwise we go! (+ Tarangire National Park)
Picking up the vehicle took all morning. For a start we had said we would get to the vehicle place at 8am and actually got there at 9am. Coffee was needed before we departed and it always being quiet in the mornings (Africa very much wakes up) we had to walk a way to get … More Hitting the road – Mount Kilimanjaro
We’d picked a middle of the day flight to Arusha, the idea being then we didn’t need to rush and check out time would coincidence with our needing to depart to the airport. A few days earlier we had a schedule change email from Air Tanzania saying we’d now depart 90 mins later. So we … More Shopping in Arusha
After 24 hours flying time over 3 flights, and 12 hours in Sydney to break up the journey with fresh air and exercise (and because it’s been so long we couldn’t just pass through) we finally made it to Zanzibar. We arrived only slightly wired. According the the information we’d found we were supposed to … More Back to Africa – Jambo Zanzibar
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