Day 1 - Safari briefing
Travel is about the experience and Tanzania offers so many experiences, where to start? There's the Big 5 experience, the Serengeti experience, the Kilimanjaro experience; oh so many. But our first experience is the Tanzanite Experience and where better to experience Tanzanite than in Tanzania! Tanzanite is the famous, blueish, violet precious stone that can only be found in Tanzania . Happy Anniversary My Precious. We've never felt uncomfortable about wandering around a new place on our own. An assertive "no" to the hawkers, watch your bags, always read your surroundings. But that wasn't to be today. "No" according to our Safari representative , she would feel much better if we had a guide around town. It would "stop my heart beating fast with the thought of you on your own in town" Okkie dokkie , one guide pronto! and we were off to investigate the area around Arusha and get a feel for the town and it's offerings. Overall, Tanzania is ...