Agreed, Ngorongoro Crater is a must. I also plan to hit Manyara, Tarangire
and Serengeti over 6-7 days. I would like to do somthing on the road less
traveled. I hear some folks talk about getting safaried out. I would like to
feel the culture. Got any ideas on somthing with an edge? Have you done much
bush treking? Hiking? Depth is good, I just got to figure out what that
means for me and Tanzania.

"Hans-Georg Michna" wrote in message
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"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? 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.

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.

Hans-Georg

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