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Daladala at Market, Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Originally uploaded by gubbex.

With a population counting roughly 200.000, Stone Town is the largest city on Zanzibar and as of the year 2000 listed on UNESCOs list of World Heritage Sites. They say:

“The Stone Town of Zanzibar is a fine example of the Swahili coastal trading towns of East Africa. [...]

Bicycle on Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Originally uploaded by gubbex.

This Bicycle on Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, is very typical for the bikes we saw. Earlier on we saw many more bikes also including an odd sort of suspension system for the front wheel. Very unique and VERY heavy !

On this the 11th day Eric went diving again [...]

Sunrise on Jambiani Beach, Zanzibar

Originally uploaded by gubbex.

Differences from one country or one region within a country to the other are usually not really that big.

However, in Tanzania the differences between the mainland and the Unguja island in the Zanzibar archipelago are quite significant. Yes, the language is pretty much the same – the entire country [...]

Close Encounter in Tarangire National Park

Originally uploaded by gubbex.

Got up extremely early to get an early morning safari out of our last day on the mainland. The first half hour or so we nearly didn’t see an animal, but then things started getting interesting.

While Eric and Jakob we standing looking out of the roof of the [...]

Elephant Family in Tarangire National Park

Originally uploaded by gubbex.

Going from Karatu to Tarangire National Park, we stopped between Karatu and Mto Wa Mbu to shop for souvenirs at shop by the road side. Eric and Jakob bargained hard to get a good price from the shopkeeper. An hour later Leen got one of the same items [...]

Waterfall in the Olmoti Crater

Originally uploaded by gubbex.

We left the Ngorongoro lodge in the morning to go to the Empakai Crater. Later on it turned out that the destination had been changed and we stopped much, much earlier at the Olmoti Crater after a long ride around the Ngorongoro Crater on the rim of it.

The Olmoti [...]

Ngorongoro Crater: Hippo Pool and then some…

Originally uploaded by gubbex.

Today we left the Serengeti National Park to go to the Ngorongoro Conservation and through the unique Ngorongoro Crater. On the way off the Serengeti plains we saw buffalos and a huge hippo pool, many gazelles, impalas, etc., etc.

The Olduvai Gorge was on our route to Ngorongoro. [...]

Serengeti: Busy at the Bologonja Gate

Originally uploaded by gubbex.

We stayed the night after our long driva and safari in the Lobo Wildlife Lodge. The next morning we started out early to try to spot an early morning predator at work. It was an exciting experience even though we didn’t see any.

Upon returning to the Lobo lodge [...]

Ngorongoro Conservation Area: Misty Mountain

Originally uploaded by Jakob.

When we looked out of the windows on early morning the 30th of September we could see nearly nothing. The entire hill above Lake Manyara National Park was covered in mist. The plan for the day was a drive from Lake Manyara to the Serengeti plains. It kept on [...]

Baboons in Lake Manyara National Park

Originally uploaded by Jakob.

On the third day of our two weeks here we went all the way from Moshi to Lake Manyara National Park. That’s probably around a 170km ride, but it still took more than two hours to get there in our Landrover Defender. Once in the park we [...]