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An archipelago called Mafia

  They call it Mafia, but do not worry. It has nothing to do with the famous criminal system. It is a small archipelago belonging to Tanzania, set 25 km off its coast. Sometimes the Mafia Archipelago is associated to the bigger islands of Zanzibar and Pemba (Spice Islands), but it has its own typicalContinue reading "An archipelago called Mafia"

Visit Ukerewe, the museum island of Tanzania

Ukerewe is the largest island of the largest lake in Africa, Lake Victoria. It belongs to Tanzania and is a museum-island, unique for many reasons. Recently, it has become one of the most interesting tourist attractions of this area. Also because it is connected to the city of Mwanza. Both Mwanza and Ukerewe show aContinue reading "Visit Ukerewe, the museum island of Tanzania"

Your romantic trip from Pangani to Ushongo

Two interesting places, in Tanzania, are Pangani and the beach of Ushongo. They look very close, on the map, almost facing one another. There is a coastal road that connect them, after crossing Pangani River by a local boat for 200tsh. So the trip from Pangani to the beach is quite long, turning around wildContinue reading "Your romantic trip from Pangani to Ushongo"

Zebra and Donkey = Zonkey

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp Caregivers at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, an animal rescue and rehabilitation organization, at the Chyulu Hills National Park in Kenya found a zebra with a peculiar-looking foal by her side. It had stripes, but they weren’t dark and barely covered her body.When they examined the foalContinue reading “Zebra and Donkey = Zonkey”

Etosha National Park

The name of this Namibian National Park Etosha, means the ”great white area” and refers to the huge salt pan. This is an impressive sight because it’s certainly the biggest salt pan in Africa. Etosha National Park is unique in Africa. The park’s main characteristic is a salt pan so large it can be seen fromContinue reading "Etosha National Park"