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Zanzibar: one day in Stone Town

Let's go on with the discover of the beauty of Zanzibar talking about Stone Town. Stone Town is a city of prominent historical and important of East Africa. Its architectures, mostly dating back to the XIX century, reflect the diverse influences underling the swahili culture, giving a unique mixture of arab, persian, indian and european elements. For thisContinue reading "Zanzibar: one day in Stone Town"

Zanzibar: Prison Island

After the big islands of Unguja and Pemba, another most know island of the Zanzibar Archipelago is Prison Island. History Changuu is the name, after the swahili name of the fish which is common in the waters around it, of Prison Island, that it is also shown as Kibandiko Island on some old maps. ButContinue reading "Zanzibar: Prison Island"

Zanzibar: Mangapwani caves

Today we're going to talk about a common excursion on the beautiful Zanzibar Island: The Mangapwani Caves. Mangapwani literally means “The Oman Arabs are on the shore”. The village of Mangapwani is located in Bumbwini road, near the western shore of the main island of Zanzibar. Some 20km north of Zanzibar town. The discover ItContinue reading "Zanzibar: Mangapwani caves"

Tsavo East National Park

Tsavo East National Park is one of the oldest and largest parks in Kenya. Very easy to reach from Watamu, it is a must see attraction. Daily lot of visitors cross its gates to see the beautiful wildlife that preserve. Before cross the gate you'll be welcomed by friendly monkeys and serious reptiles looking at you asContinue reading "Tsavo East National Park"

Tazara Railway Expedition

If you have already read about adventures in Zambia in Victoria Falls and in Mosi-oa-Tunya national park tracking the white rhinos, you can't absolutely miss the prequel with our expedition on Tazara Railway. On this tale we're going to tell you about our trip to reach Zambia from Dar es Salaam by train. THE TAZARAContinue reading "Tazara Railway Expedition"