יום חמישי, 4 בנובמבר 2010



Well, after surviving 6 vaccination shots..(OUCH), anti Malaria treatment, a midnight flight to Addis Ababa another flight to Tanzania, which included a stopover at Nairobi- Kenya, we finally landed at Kilimanjaro airport @ The Republic of Tanzania…..
                               
We met our Safari guide Philip Amon – a proud Tanzanian who comes from a small tribe in southern Tanzania and who currently lives with his wife and two boys in Arusha. Philip  turned out to be an amazing, funny, responsible and most importantly, an expert on African wild life, tribal culture , and any other subject we wanted to know more about… with his perfect English and sense of humor he really made our African adventure even better…
                               
At about 17:00 local time, we arrived at Maramboi Tented Camp just outside the Tarangire reservation, our final destination for the day…
We loaded our luggage into Philip's "Land cruiser" and set off for our first taste of Africa.  Within minutes after  leaving the town of  Arusha,  we passed small villages untouched by time, colorful Maasai walking or riding their bikes along the road,  already realizing  that the scenery, smells and culture we were about to experience are far from anything we've seen before.


We were welcomed with wet clean towels (much needed..) and delicious mango juice… and escorted to our rooms. The rooms were tented "Villa's" each with a  wooden floor, roof a big balcony and nets for walls.. the king size bed was covered with a canopy to protect us from apparently the greatest danger- the African mosquito…
Colorful birds, zebras, antelopes and wild hogs roamed peacefully in the camp grounds    not paying the new guests too much attention.


Night fell upon our lodge and we made our way to  dinner, escorted by a "security" guard  carrying a bow and an arrow !!…. 
Dinner was served by several men each carrying a bowl with different salads, lamb, and wine… a perfect finale to our first day in Africa…
We fell asleep to the sound of a an African wildlife symphony. 

…  Good night Tanzania.. 

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