Tanzania

After arriving in Stone Town, we took a car to Nungwi, 60km north on the island. On the road you can see the palm trees, the banana trees, and other tropical plants, which make everything colourfull.the first glimps on the beach was breth taking. The  turquoise colour of the Indic ocean and teh flour-like sand are an amaizing combiation. We hired a whole day snorkeling tour, which included the boat tripto a big coral reef. We swam with fishes of every color and size. All of the 'Finding Nemo' characters were there. The tour included lunch, which was on a desert beach, beneath the palm trees. The staff brought a picnic: fried fish, potato and tropical fruits.To go back to the dry land, or continent, one has to take a ferry or a plane from the capital town of the island, Stone Town. The frecuency of ferrys is every one or two hours, and they take you to Dar-Es-Salaam.

Nungwi

The Tour in the National Park consisted in 2 nights, 3 days. The first day is mostly in the jeep, to arrive from the city to the park. That afternoon they took us on a boat ride on the Rufiji River, where we saw hippos, crocodiles, a lot of birds, and some fishermen from the nearest towns.The tents were already standing when we arrived at the camp. small tents for 2 people, iglu type, with sleeping bag and an isulating mattres. During the night, the sounds of nature were the perfect lullaby.The second day was on the jeeps, touring the countryside. This time we saw the elephants, the giraffes, some apes, lions, and colorful birds. We had sandwiches for lunch, looking at the majestic Mount kilimanjaro in the background. We splet in the same tents as the night before.The last morning, we had a short walk in the park, where we saw lizards, apes and birds.It's amazing to see the wildlife in its natural habitat, without cages or dangers. They told us that sometimes they catch some illegal hunters., In Selous Park it is forbidden to hunt.

Selous Mapumziko Lodge

We've spent the last two days in Tanzania touring in the capital city Dar-es-Salaam. We stayed at the hotel Swiss Garden, with a generous breakfast buffet.The city is pretty chaotic, not all of the streets are asphalted, and the predominant sounds are the hanks and the bus drivers assistant jelling the destination of the bus.One thing that amazed me, were its people. They are kind and helpful, always smiling and full of life. It's common to see, for example, in a parking lot, a speaker playing music, and a group of people dancing to it.Some of them speak English, but the most spoken language is swahili.Tanzania is also a muslim country, so you should use cloths, which cover your shoulders and your knees. This was hard for me, because of the heat, but out of respect for their customs, I did it.We visited the fishers market, where you can find fresh fish of every color and size, just taken out of the indian ocean.If you don't like seafood, you are going to starve in Tanzania. For me, it is the perfect combination: Seafood, fish and tropical fruits.The last day we spent it relaxed in the Withe Sands Hotel, on its private beach and pool, to get away a little bit from the caos in the big city.

Dar es Salaam

We´ve spent one week in Tanzania with my family. We did safari, got to know a little bit of the capital city, Dar-Es-Salaam, and had time to enjoy the paradisiac beaches of Zanzibar Island.

One week enjoying african culture in Tanzania

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