Gina and Andrew's Zesty Zanzibar

Bye bye Tarangire National Park and jambo (hello) to the road to back to Arusha. It's silent in the vehicle for this three hour drive back to Arusha because there is so much to digest in our minds about this amazing experience. Definitely, a Kathmandu jacket was required for this experience because when you wear a Kathmandu jacket you have lots of adventures!. Truly no words can describe this experience because it is an experience. What you take away will always be different for each individual. For me, as a fairly experienced traveller, this is at the top of the list.  I would do it all over again without a blink of an eye.  Another aspect to this trip has been the realisation that culture in a community such as Tanzania is extremely strong and very difficult to change. I'm coming from the perspective of the roles women play in this circle of life. We joked earlier about the Chief's son having four wives and 11 children, but really that is the life for so many wome...

Departing Ngorongoro Crater was hard as we know it's getting closer to the end of our safari and that makes us sad. Hassan our guide has us up early again as have a big drive heading south east past Lake Manyara, through the highlands and the Karatu district towards the Tarangire National Park where we will have our last game drive. As with all the parks we have entered , registration at the main gates is a must and strict rules about staying on the designated "roads".  Red dirt termite hills The Tarangarie Park is stinking hot and the dirt roads are a redder, deeper colour similar to soil from Broome, WA. The animals have a similar tinge of red over their bodies as they roll, spray and lie in the dirt. The concentration of elephants in this park in high. They roam in massive herds which allows us to get up close and personal.  The female elephants are quick to protect their young when the vehicle passes by and in one case was set to challenge us when we stop...