Mt. Kilimanjaro Safari
Going on a safari before or after your climb?
Kilimanjaro Company Review: Kilimanjaro Tanzanite Safaris
I received this message today from a distraught person who visited Tanzania. His name is Shinko Mondori. Whether or not this is true, I don’t know, but it’s good to hear real reviews of people who have bad experiences. Marketing material and other comments on website and books can create false impressions.
“We used Kilimanjaro Tanzanite Safari for our northern circuit safari in Tanzania. What a disaster! Andrew, the managing director, totally screwed up our trip, promising everything and delivering nothing. We didn’t even have blankets (which we specificially asked whether we should bring our sleeping bags) …
Date: February 6th, 2008 |
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Kilimanjaro Company Review: Kili Treks & Safaris
Each week, I try to profile another climbing or safari company in Tanzania (despite having my own business too) to show everything Tanzania has to offer. However, given there are many “tour companies” that offer the exact same thing in Tanzania, I always ask the owners what make them unique? Sure - anyone can offer a safari or a climb on Kilimanjaro. With tons of people are looking for pesa (money) all you have to do is rent a vehicle, pay an owner of company to use his or her permit, and then get someone to drive to the …
Date: January 26th, 2007 |
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Kilimanjaro Drinking Water
Here is a funny video of a traveler in Tanzania. This will most likely be the water you drink while on safari in the Serengetti and on your first day on Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Unfortunately, Kilimanjaro water in owned by Coca Cola.
Date: October 29th, 2006 |
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I heard the Gnus today, Oh Boy…” A Tanzania Safari Story
(I recently organized a safari and Kilimanjaro climb for a group of people. One of the participants published this great story on his safari in Tarangire and the Ngoro Crater. If you are thinking about going on safari, this is exactly what you can expect.)
The 3-day safari was included as a part of our Kilimanjaro climb, so the morning after returning from Kili Bob, Julie, Kristen and I all piled back into the landcruiser and set off for the Tarangire National Park. This safari was organized by BootsnAll Travel Network. The plan was to camp at a campground just outside the park, and we arrived at the campground in the early afternoon. We stopped long enough to drop off our cook, Hamisi, and unload our gear, and then headed off into the park for a few hours of game viewing. Once inside the park it wasn’t long before we saw our first wildlife, spotting some zebras and elephants at a watering hole off in the distance. We were excited to find these animals so quickly, but little did we know that this was just the beginning.
Date: August 22nd, 2006 |
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Elephant Overturns Car
Since some people who are going on safaris read this Kilimanjaro blog, I thought I would link to this story about a family on safari in South Africa. Basically, a pissed off elephant overturned their car while on safari in Kruger National Park. Since Tanzania is loaded with elephants, many of which can get agitated from all the safari vehicles, it’s best to keep in mind that elephants are very powerful. Although you are inside and somewhat safe in an insulted hunk of steel, that still doesn’t stop an elephant from attacking you.
I would like to stress that all …
Date: April 14th, 2006 |
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Safari - Lions Mating
Well, this isn’t really about climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, it’s about lions climbing each other. When you see lions on safari in Africa, they are usually sleeping, sometimes times they are waiting patiently for the next dumb zebra or wildebeast to walk by them, or they might be seen doing this. High five!
Date: February 8th, 2007 |
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Want to feel like shit? Climb Kilimanjaro, mate.
Just because Mount Kilimanjaro is one of those well-known mountains that everyone likes to climb, you should be forewarned that it’s not always a happy experience. Climbing Kilimanjaro can, and will, kick your ass - and can make you feel like shit. You probably are wondering why I am on this rant about the mountain? Well, I stumbled across this great blog of a guy’s experience climbing Kili. He had a really tough time and, in the end, it was hard on him physically and mentally. Not even the climb, but …
Date: December 29th, 2006 |
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What is the Migration?
There have many been people curious about safaris in Tanzania, so I thought I would start updating with a bit more information about the basics of safari. If you ever have a safari question, you can call safari expert Donovan at 866-549-7614.
Date: August 24th, 2006 |
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Masai near Ngorongoro Crater
After a trip up Kilimanjaro, most people go on safari - and to look for the colorful Masai, who dot a number of the parks with their red attire. Here is a group of Masai, peddaling their crafts to a couple of BootsnAll people on safari.
Date: August 15th, 2006 |
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Pasty White Brits on Safari
While on safari in the Serengetti this last January, I took this picture of two British guys - father and son - riding around in a Land Cruiser with their shirts off. Don’t get me wrong, it’s very hot and it would be nice to ride around with your shirt off. But I have never seen this before in Tanzania and found it quite odd, random and a bit funny.
I guarantee these guys are probably going to wake up the next day with an awful …
Date: April 12th, 2006 |
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