After looking at the options of how to get to Mombasa, we gave in and bought a flight. It would have taken us 2 days and almost the same amount of money to go back to the mainland and cross […]
Tanzania in Review
Things we’ve learned The south of the country varies greatly from the north. The southern section is much less influenced by Western society and feels more like Africa. It is harder to find people that speak English and […]
Matemwe to Jambiani on Zanzibar
Since arriving in Matemwe, we’d heard about what would happen on the morning of Eid. We knew that cows would be slaughtered and festivities would follow. While we obviously couldn’t participate in all of it, we wanted to see more of what […]
Getting to Zanzibar and Matemwe Beach
After so many days of hiking and camping, we took a day to relax in Moshi. Then, we boarded a Kilimanjaro Express bus and made our way to Dar es Salaam. We had the night near the port after buying […]
Reaching the Summit of Mount Kilimanjaro
Day 6 As we had previous days, we got up and walked towards the edge to watch the sunrise. It wasn’t as colorful as the day before, but there’s something special about seeing it rise above the clouds. We had […]
Hiking Mount Kilimanjaro
We had been researching for months about which route to take and the prices of different companies. The decision was to do the Northern Circuit, but we were going to arrive in Moshi and finalize a company. We had 2 […]
Serengeti National Park (Part 4) and Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Day 7 It would be our last day in Serengeti so we wanted to get up early and make the most of it. As we started our game drive, we passed trees that were covered in baboons and storks. They […]
Serengeti National Park, Part 3
Day 5 The previous day we asked Marcel if he’d ever seen the crossing. Over the many years that he was a cook in the park, he had never made it to the river as he was always back at […]
Serengeti National Park, Part 2
Day 3 Our alarm went off before the sun came up, but we wanted to make it to the Mara River in hopes of seeing the wildebeest cross. We packed and took down our tent before having a quick bite […]
Lake Manyara and Serengeti National Park
Day 1 We woke up and gathered our things while enjoying the breakfast that Mulky provided us with. Sam, our driver and guide from Sunny Safaris, called as he was trying to find us. I had no idea where we […]