Category Archives: Tanzania

African Safari – Lake Manyara National Park

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Ron

African Safari – Lake Manyara National Park One of the highlights of the Lake Manyara visit was the Blue Monkeys or Diademed Monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis) which greeted us along the nature trail and at other locations along the roads.

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African Safari – Lake Manyara National Park – Background information

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Ron

African Safari – Lake Manyara National Park – Background information The entrance to the park is quite nice with an interpretive centre, a nice nature trail and modern washrooms. Our directions were simple for the day “Show us the tree-climbing … Continue reading →

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African Safari – Arusha to Lake Manyara

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Ron

African Safari – Arusha to Lake Manyara As we were driving along the road from Arusha to the Lake Manyara National Park we would pass by some Maasai villages and many donkeys doing their thing as beasts of burden.

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African Safari – Arusha, Tanzania – Out for a stroll

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Ron

African Safari – Arusha, Tanzania – Out for a stroll Five of us decided to go for a stroll into city center (about 1 km according to our itinerary info). Seemed easy enough so off we went. First off, our … Continue reading →

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African Safari – Arusha

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Graeme

We found ourselves in Arusha, Tanzania for Hallowe’en. They apparently don’t celebrate Hallowe’en in Arusha so no ‘trick or treat’ excitement this year. Snow is forecast for Ottawa for Hallowe’en.

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African Safari – Arusha, Tanzania – Background Information

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Ron

African Safari – Arusha, Tanzania – Background Information Background summarized from our GAP Adventures itinerary. Arusha is a picturesque town that sits at the foot of rugged Mount Meru, Africa’s fifth highest mountain. Arusha, also known as Tanzania’s “safari capital”, … Continue reading →

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African Safari – Nairobi, Kenya to Arusha, Tanzania

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Ron

African Safari – Nairobi, Kenya to Arusha, Tanzania After some of the gravel roads that we had encountered in the Masai Mara region of Kenya, the highway to Arusha was a real blessing. Although there was some highway construction still … Continue reading →

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African Safari – the flight – Amsterdam

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Ron

African Safari – the flight – Amsterdam Our flight from Montreal to Amsterdam was rather uneventful but my 6+ ft frame still needs to get up to stretch once in a while on such long flights. I was seated beside … Continue reading →

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African Safari – October 23rd- Ottawa to Montreal

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Ron

African Safari – Ottawa to Montreal – October 23rd, 2010 We had planned on having a family member drive us to Montreal to catch our flight but when we learned that Swiss Air, KLM, and Air France run shuttle buses … Continue reading →

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African Safari – The start – October 23rd in Ottawa

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Ron

African Safari – Day 0 – October 23rd in Ottawa Today is a travel day for us. Leaving from Ottawa, we travel by road for 2 1/2 hours to get to the airport in Montreal. From there we fly to … Continue reading →

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