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Hans-Georg Michna wrote:
"BAC" wrote:
Thanks, Hans....I agree. Too much to see in too little time. Looks like I'm
going to focus on Tanzania. A week or more on Zanzibar and Pemba Is to do
some sun, fun and diving. A week in the bush...I'll go to Arusha and look
for a safari that will give me some time in the parks (not driving to and
from), would prefer a tent safari. I'd also have never hot air
ballooned....why not do it above the Serengeti?
Hmmmm
Jury's out on the ballooning.
It's *very* expensive, and you only get about an hour in the air.
Sometime you see stuff, sometimes not, like any game viewing - but the
animals are usually running away from you.
Your choice, of course, but if budget's a big deal, or even a deal, maybe
save your once-in-a-lifetime balloon trip for sailing over the dunes in
Namibia?
Possibly a 3 day hike to the
top of MT Meru (don't think my knees will take Mt. Killi. I'll lose some
time in traveling to/from Tanzania, hanging out, decompressing, checking out
Dar es Salaam and travel in country....7 days?? And I'd like to get up to
Eastern Tsavo in Kenya but that might be a dream.......all in all, that will
eat up 4 weeks. How's that sound for a trip? Looks like I'll have to dig
deep for the bucks but what the hell, why not.
Anyone have any input?
Actually I'd think of further reducing the width to increase the
depth, if you know what I mean. Skip Tsavo East, that's not a
good place for a first trip.
Yeah, I wondered about that too.
Did you ('BAC') have any reason for fancying Tsavo East?
The pearls of Kenya are Samburu, Maasai Mara and perhaps
Amboseli. But the Serengeti is adjacent to Maasai Mara, so you
really don't have to visit both. The pearl of Tanzania is the
Ngorongoro Crater, but Tanzania is big and has quite a few more
very beautiful places.
Agreed.
Amboseli is relatively easy to get to from Arusha via Namanga, but really as
long as your safari trip in Serengeti is at the right time (otherwise skip
it and spend the time in Ngorongoro) you might be better to stay in
Tanzania, or if you really want to include Kenya, and pay the extra visa,
unless that has changed again, try for Samburu, but that's adding extra time
if by road, or expense if flying.
Liz
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