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Zanzibar (Unguja)
After two relatively short flights, we arrived in Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar archipelago. Outside the airport, we were greeted by numerous helpful taxi drivers who...
Mafia Island
After the safari, we continued to Mafia Island by Cessna 208 (max. 13 passengers). In the capital Kilindoni, 37% of Mafia's population of 25,000 residents live. The airport...
Ngorongoro Crater
After a starry and icy cold night, we set off to the Ngorongoro Crater. With an area of 260 square kilometers, it is about 2.2 times the size of Trier and relatively small....
Serengeti Part 3 - The Return of the Serengeti Knights
On Day 4, we spent the morning again in the central Serengeti before heading to our next destination. During the night, some noises were heard, and we initially thought they...
Serengeti Part 2 - The Army of Gnus Crosses the Mara River
On the third day of the safari, breakfast was already at 5:30 AM. As we took our first steps out of the tent, we were not alone. A small group of nocturnal and shy dik-diks...
Serengeti Part 1 - The Slumber of the Big Cats
Day two of our safari takes us to the Serengeti. The Serengeti savanna is approximately 30,000 square kilometers, about the size of Belgium. The Serengeti National Park covers...
Tarangire National Park
On the first day of our safari, we traveled to Tarangire National Park (Home of the elephants). This park, roughly the size of Saarland, is especially popular for day trips....
Arrival in Arusha
After more than 13 hours on the plane(s), we arrived at Kilimanjaro Airport in the afternoon, just in time for the rush hour. From there, we took a van to our first...