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More Safari :)

We spent the next couple of days on Safari. From Arusha we first drove to the Ngorogoro Crater which backs onto the Serengeti and is the remains of a Volcano. The remaining Crater is full of animals almost like a little eco-system. We saw lots of animals that I haven't seen in the wild...

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lizziecarver on November 11, 2010 from Arusha, Tanzania

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Safari Safari Safari!!

Just got back to camp after 3 full days of safari! We started by jumping into jeeps and heading to Lake Manyara the day after we arrived in Arusha. The National park here was mostly dense forests and a few open grassland areas and we spotted monkeys, baboons, herds of elephants and a handful of...

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JL1 on November 11, 2010 from Arusha, Tanzania

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We All Live On A Yellow Truck …

First long drive day of many. We all boarded the truck at about 8.30am and apart from toilet and lunch stops we didn’t stop until we reached Tanzania that night. First camp – Snake Park, Arusha. My home for the next 2 months is a 24 seater yellow truck called bulldog. There are 19 of us at...

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JL1 on November 8, 2010 from Arusha, Tanzania

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The Bumpy Road to Tanzania

Today we took a very long and bumpy road from Nairobi, Kenya to Arusha, Tanzania. The journey was fantastic. Quite suddenly the scenery changed to arid plains. Somewhere near the Tanzanian border we started passing through tribal villages. The tribal costumes were amazing, they have lots of...

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lizziecarver on November 8, 2010 from Arusha, Tanzania

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2 safaris booked!

We had a pretty practical day managing to book 2 tours to the Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire national parks and a bus to Mombassa for Monday. However, getting hassled is getting very annoying now; a group of guys waiting for us outside even made our friend cry by calling her vicious names. So...

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chrischarly on September 10, 2010 from Arusha, Tanzania

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Back to Arusha

Safari

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wherearesteveandlisa on October 28, 2009 from Arusha, Tanzania

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Into Tanzania

Overland truck

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wherearesteveandlisa on October 25, 2009 from Arusha, Tanzania

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Arusha

hmm

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trevorsm99 on July 6, 2009 from Arusha, Tanzania

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Serengeti & Ngorogoro Crater

Animals heaven. The herds of buffalo, zebra and wilderbeest were all settled on the Tanzanian side. One day on a game drive we witnessed a cheetah mother kill a reedbok [deer] and her and her 4 kids eat it in front of us for hour and a half. All this I caught on video!! We saw...

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Paddy&Kavitha on December 12, 2008 from Arusha, Tanzania

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Ngorogoro Crater

Our first stop in Tanzania was Arusha and the Ngorongoro Crater. Background: The Crater is a volcano that imploded on itself. It is actually the world's largest volcanic caldera; which is when a volcano caves in after an eruption. It is 610 meters deep and 260 sq km. This allows for a...

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crAsh13 on September 18, 2007 from Arusha, Tanzania

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