| This small town on the way from Arusha to Karatu wouldn't be worth mentioning if it weren't for the fact that we did an interpretive walk around town. We visited local woodcarvers, brewers of bananabeer and a little school. It was nice to see how these people made their way of living. |
| Well, what is there to say about the Serengeti? Everyone has seen the nature documentaries on the annual Wildebeest migration and lions and Cheetahs stalking their prey. Of course there is little chance you will see these wildlife spectacles as beautifully as on TV, but these vast plains of grass interspersed with Kopjes (rocky outcrops) are full of animals. It's like a big zoo without fences. We were lukcy enough to see the last bit of the wildebeest migration in the Western corridor. We haven't seen Rhino's but everything else we did see. If I have to mention something negative, then it would be the number of tourists. It's very likely that you will watch wildlife together with 5 other jeeps or trucks, which makes your wildlife experience not as authentic as you would like it to be. |
| After leaving the Western Corridor of the Serenagti we settled on the shore of Lake Victoria for 2 days. Although it was very tempting to take a dip in the Lake, it's not recommended cos of chances of getting infected with Bilharzia worms (Schistosomiasis). We visited a small fishermenstown that was clearly used to tourists and wasn't really exciting. Nonetheless the trip by boat to and from there was really nice. |
| South of the Ngorongoro Crater lies a reasonably sized lake in the middle dry woodlands: Lake Eyashi. We went this part of the region to visit to tribes., The Datoq and Hadzabe. The Datoq are related to the Masai people, but have adapted to a more sedentary way of living. They are beautiful and friendly people that were not yet fed up with tourists and really seemed to enjoy our visit just as much as we did. More difficult to find were the Hadzabe, or bushmen, since they until today still move around as hunters and gatherers. Of particular interest is their language that is characterized by a lot of tongue clicking. |
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| Physical activities: eg Walking / Rafting / swimming Nature: eg National Park / Reserve City / Cultural site |
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| The Ngorongoro Crater is often referred to as the Garden of Eden. And it comes close to it. The abundance of wildlife is truly amazing! It was hard to tke a photo of an animal without finding another animal somewhere on the background of the photo. When you drive on the rim of the crater, you really feel like that you are on the top of the world, with amazing views over the crater floor. Be sure to have warm clothes, cos it's quite cold at that altitude. We were lucky to spot a rare black rhino in the distance at the end of the gamedrive. unfortunately, you will not be on your own, so expect to share your experiences with many other jeeps... |
