Ngorongoro

What to do:

Lake Manyara National Park

This beautiful, green, lush park features a lake with tens of thousands of flamingos. Our tour was arranged generally to start from the bottom and go up from there.

Mount Meru - the best view around

Mount Meru has some of the best scenery of any mountain anywhere. Watching the sun rise over Kilimanjaro from the summit of Meru is more spectacular than anything you'll see on Kilimanjaro.

Kilimanjaro Guide Tours and Safaris

We went with Zara Tanzanian Adventures, who had guided our Kilimanjaro trek. We had a driver/guide, who took us around in 4WD Land Rovers (definitely needed on some of those roads).

Isimila: Stone Age Site

At the bus station it was easy to find transport to Isimila and soon we were sitting in a daladala, a mini bus. As they leave when full we had chosen one with seemingly lots of passengers.

Morningside

Morningside is a half-abandoned colonial house. Once it served as a week-end retreat for German colonialists. These days it is occupied by a farmer who grows onions, maize, and carrots.

Into Africa Tanzanian Explorer

The safari was simply amazing. Everything I imagined it would be, & more. I felt as if I was dreaming, and woke up in the middle of a National Geographic documentary!

Changu Island

The main reason to go to Changu Island (also known as Prison Island) is the system of fairly healthy coral reefs surrounding it. Coral shaped like brains, antlers, trees, or boulders grows all around.

Kendwa Beach

From Nungwi, it is just over an hour’s walk via a dirt road to reach Kendwa. It is less than 30 minutes via the beach, but that’s only possible at low tide unless you want to wade waist high through…

Main Sights in Stone Town

Waterfront: Beautifully restored mainly 19th century architecture. You get the best view from the ferry when you arrive. The Old Dispensary is one of these restored building. It’s a four story…

Safari Blue

You start with a bus trip to the south of the island, where you will be picked up by little boats that take you to a sandbank.