Tanzania - Top 3's, Words and Wildlife
Top 3
Views
- Mt Kili out of mist above Barranco Wall
- 360-degree form Barafu camp
- Summit of Kilimanjaro
Meals
- Goat after trek at QX Bar
- Chips at Lava Tower, 4,600m
- Dinner on 1st night at Roika Lodge
- Castle
- Serengeti
- Kilimanjaro
Snacks
- Sweet Potato Crisps
- Hot nuts at bar in Roika Lodge
- Popcorn (many meals) on trek
Animals
- Cheetah
- Lion
- Elephants
Tanzanian language
Pole Pole Slowly slowly
Jambo Hello
Karibu Welcome
Sawa sawa Ok ok
Pole Sorry
Twende Lets go
Poa Cool
Hakuna matata No worries
Poa kichizi kama (n)dizi Cool crazy like banana
Chai Tea
Chakula Food
Karibu chakula Welcome for food
Simba Lion
Mzuri Good
Mzuri sana Very good
Asante Thank you
Asante sana Thank you very much
Pole Pole Slowly slowly
Jambo Hello
Karibu Welcome
Sawa sawa Ok ok
Pole Sorry
Twende Lets go
Poa Cool
Hakuna matata No worries
Poa kichizi kama (n)dizi Cool crazy like banana
Chai Tea
Chakula Food
Karibu chakula Welcome for food
Simba Lion
Mzuri Good
Mzuri sana Very good
Asante Thank you
Asante sana Thank you very much
Park Fees
From the 1st July the national park authority had imposed an 18% VAT tax on park fees and John reckons this had led to a number of cancellations. It’s hard for us to imagine as the path we’re treading looks well-worn and certainly busy in our wave.
From the 1st July the national park authority had imposed an 18% VAT tax on park fees and John reckons this had led to a number of cancellations. It’s hard for us to imagine as the path we’re treading looks well-worn and certainly busy in our wave.
Its $70 per day
to be on the mountain/in the National Park, plus $50 a night campsite fee per
person. So what was $790 (7x$70) + (6x$50) is now almost $950.
The track is
well marked but the toilets are basic to say the least. The guides are unhappy
that the park don’t have their own helicopter for rescue considering the size
of the fees.
Animal Spotting
Day 1 – Tarangire
Zebra, Gnu, Giraffe, Dik-dik, Impala, Elephant, Water Buck, Monitor Lizards, Banded Mongoose, Warthogs, Vervet Monkeys,
Dead baboon which had been killed by a leopard and dragged up in to a tree
Ostrich, Guinea Fowl, Lilac breasted Roler, Bateleur Eagle, Superb Weavers, Blue Weavers, White Headed Buffalo Weaver, Pied Kingfisher, Southern Ground Hornbill, Nubian Vulture.
Zebra, Gnu, Giraffe, Dik-dik, Impala, Elephant, Water Buck, Monitor Lizards, Banded Mongoose, Warthogs, Vervet Monkeys,
Dead baboon which had been killed by a leopard and dragged up in to a tree
Ostrich, Guinea Fowl, Lilac breasted Roler, Bateleur Eagle, Superb Weavers, Blue Weavers, White Headed Buffalo Weaver, Pied Kingfisher, Southern Ground Hornbill, Nubian Vulture.
Day 2 – Tarangire
Leopard, Cheetah (twice), Lions x5 with Gnu carcass, Blue Velvet Monkeys, Baboons, Eland, Buffalo, Tortoise.
Long Crested Eagle, Lapet-Faced Vulture, Golden Tailed Woodpecker, Superb Starling, Martial Eagle, Magpie Shrike, Norther White Headed Shrike, Red Billed Hornbill, Crowned Lapwings, Spotted Eagle Owl, Grey Hornbill.
Leopard, Cheetah (twice), Lions x5 with Gnu carcass, Blue Velvet Monkeys, Baboons, Eland, Buffalo, Tortoise.
Long Crested Eagle, Lapet-Faced Vulture, Golden Tailed Woodpecker, Superb Starling, Martial Eagle, Magpie Shrike, Norther White Headed Shrike, Red Billed Hornbill, Crowned Lapwings, Spotted Eagle Owl, Grey Hornbill.
Day 3 – Ngorongoro Crater
Thompsons Gazelle, Gnu, Zebra, Hyena, Water Buffalo, Hippo, Lions x3 (Mufasa), Fox, Black Rhine x3, Bull Elephants, Vervet Monkeys, Baboons.
Crowned Crane, Plover, Ostrich, Grey Heron, White Capped Shrike, Yellow Billed Stork, Yellow Billed Egret, Secretary Bird, Kori Bustard, Hawk (of some kind), Greater Flamingos.
Thompsons Gazelle, Gnu, Zebra, Hyena, Water Buffalo, Hippo, Lions x3 (Mufasa), Fox, Black Rhine x3, Bull Elephants, Vervet Monkeys, Baboons.
Crowned Crane, Plover, Ostrich, Grey Heron, White Capped Shrike, Yellow Billed Stork, Yellow Billed Egret, Secretary Bird, Kori Bustard, Hawk (of some kind), Greater Flamingos.
Day 4 – Lake Manyara
Water Buck, Elephants, Baboons, Skyes Monkey, Water Buffalo, Warthog, Zebra, Impala, Hippos.
Grey Hornbill, Grebis, Egyptian Geese, Yellow Beaked Stork, Pelican, Jacana Ibis, Crowned Crane, Lapwing Plover, African Fishing Eagle, Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Spoonbill.
Water Buck, Elephants, Baboons, Skyes Monkey, Water Buffalo, Warthog, Zebra, Impala, Hippos.
Grey Hornbill, Grebis, Egyptian Geese, Yellow Beaked Stork, Pelican, Jacana Ibis, Crowned Crane, Lapwing Plover, African Fishing Eagle, Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Spoonbill.