Sunday, November 9, 2008

Our Safari and Other Fun Plans

While we will be volunteering in Africa we also intend to have lots of fun! We will be living on a hill in Arusha near Dr Mark Jacobson and his wife. This is apparently where the Tanzanian olympic team trains. The elevation is similar to Denver, about 1 mile high, and we will be visiting during the summertime so the temperature will be around 80 or so degrees each day. We plan on getting a monthly pass to the nearby hotel that has a pool so that the kids can have fun during the day and still are formulating our plans to visit the beautiful blue beaches of Zanizibar which is not more than a day away.

We are confirmed to go on Safari and here is our agenda. If you ever want to go on Safari in Tanzania feel free to contact our friend Mbogo at g_mbogo@hotmail.com and his web site at http://www.mbogoexpeditions.com who has a whole team of drivers who are thought of extremely highly by many of my friends who have visited.

  • Dec 1.After breakfast drive to Tarangire national park lunch at Tarangire safari lodge after noon game drive overnight Tarangire Safari lodge.
  • Dec2.After breakfast drive to Lake Manyara national park with picnic lunch game drive later afternoon drive to Bougainvillea lodge for Dinner and overnight.
  • Dec3.After breakfast drive to Serengeti via Olduvai Gorge game as you head to the lodge for dinner and overnight Lobo Wildlife lodge.
  • Dec 4. Full day game drive, meals and overnight at the same lodge.
  • Dec5. After breakfast, drive to Southern Serengeti game drive around dinner and overnight Ndutu Safari lodge.
  • Dec 6.After breakfast drive to the Crater game drive with picnic lunch dinner and overnight Ngorongoro Wildlife lodges.
  • Dec 7.After breakfast drive back to Arusha

1 comment:

Unknown said...

when you go to ol'guvie gorge you have to talk about the humans that were there hundreds of thousands of years ago and how important that site is to science and the understanding of human history!

If I was there I would shake my clothes off I would be so excited!

love! - Esther