We were now on the way to Mombasa, to finally leave Africa by shipping our car to Oman. It was the second time we crossed Tanzania and we took the same route and the same places to stop. Not because we wanted it like that, there was just no other route which made sense or …
After a year travelling in Africa, we have to sum up very positive. 35 thousand kilometres on harsh roads, we did not face any accident or major technical problem, not even one puncture. But we saw a lot of accidents, critical situations on the roads and experienced a lot of unusual moments! Have a look …
Tanga, an important port during the slave trade and colonial times, is a sleepy town with many buildings from the German and British occupation. Besides buildings from around 1900, we noticed also many from the 1950s in a modern style. Sadly maintenance is something which doesn’t happen and all this treasures are crumbling away. We …
Instead of leaving Uganda in the north-east to go to Kenya, we had to travel down to the border with Rwanda, to pick up our drone from the border post. We had spent a couple of days at Lake Bunyonyi again and enjoyed the spectacular scenery, before we started our tour to Kenya with 3 …
Here some of our experiences in Tanzania which we want to share with fellow travellers: Border:we used the small border north of Mbala in Zambia, close to Lake Tanganyika and the border to Rwanda, which were both very easy and fast to cross. Visa: we got a 3-month visa for $50,-pp three times in a …
After our tour through the Serengeti we had reached Lake Victoria, famous for the Victoria perch, and the town of Mwanza, famous for its numerous granite boulders, which are everywhere. The city is built between these rocks. The most famous is the Bismarck Rock, the tourist hotspot in town. We found a great spot at …
We entered Serengeti in the north and drove down to Seronera at the centre, where we stayed for 2 nights at a public campsite. The last day, we left through the western corridor and the Ndabaka Gate at Lake Victoria. We thought maybe the main roads through the park would be in a good condition, …
With our guide Elisha we walked into the valley behind the village Ngare Sero. At first there was a very comfortable path and a bridge to cross the river, but as the valley became narrower and narrower, the path suddenly ended and we had to continue through the water. The water comes from the Ngorongoro …
Before our trip to Lake Natron and the Serengeti, we spent a couple of days at the Migombani Campsite above Lake Manyara, a wonderful place you shouldn’t miss! Here we pondered about the options we had, to explore Ngorongoro and Serengeti. In the end, we decided to give up a visit to the Ngorongoro crater. …
We had found a simple camping just outside the park (Wild Palm Camp), from where we drove for one day into Tarangire National Park. Originally, we were not sure, if driving into a Tanzanian national park with our car would be a good idea, but it turned out to be great. While other tourists in …
