Archive for April, 2011

In our last post, we had just arrived at Kendwa Beach in the north west coast of Zanzibar, near Nungwi, having spent the morning looking around Stone Town. Once on the beach we were trying to decide if we would travel around the island or just stay put for two weeks. After talking to a few other ...

THE TANZANIAN DIARY….

Day 20: Early start this morning, we departed at 4.30am en route back to Kigale where we said goodbye to some of the crew who had only joined us for the Gorilla Trek. We then had a full day driving and crossed the border and by late afternoon we were in Tanzania. Overnight was spent in Sayari Guest House. We have no idea where we got the energy from but even after such an early start, the crew were up for a few drinks and then someone started us off with Karaoke… Singing The Gambler. Many others were keen to take the microphone after that…

THE RWANDAN DIARY

Day 17: This morning we cross the border into Rwanda and drive to the capital Kigale. We spent the morning at the Genocide Museum. This is one of the most harrowing museums we have ever walked through. The museum describes some Rwandanspersonal accounts of the terror and violence experienced so recently in 1994. N.B. Photos are not permitted within the Museum.

THE UGANDAN DIARY

Day 9: Border crossing today in Uganda – ‘the country of smiles’. Overnight at Jinja Campsite which is on the White Nile overlooking Bujagali Falls downstream from the source of the Nile. We spent the next 4 nights here to enjoy some of the ‘adrenaline junkie‘ activities on offer…

Our first Overland Safari was a 32 day tour through Eastern Africa. We travelled from Kenya through to Uganda, onto Rwanda and finished with a week in Tanzania – our last stop being the beautiful Zanzibar. We averaged about a week in each country and although there were some long drive days, our itinerary was jam packed with game drives, nature walks, adrenaline junkie activities, relaxation and many funny moments with our fellow travellers.