The early morning wake-up calls are rarely looked forward to in my world. However, I do it gladly here as it means we get to do some pretty amazing things. Today we get to go on another game drive and now that we have a bit of a better idea as to what that will...

Tarangire Safari Park is a park, yes. It sounds like a tourist destination, stocked with animals and ‘prettied up’ for us tourists. I asked Paul just how real this place is. He looked at me like I had grown two heads – not meanly, just really confused. Yes, this is...

Today is the day! We get to start our actual Safari. What is it going to be like? What will we see? Will there be animals? Aaahhh! We are so excited. Jet-lagged – but excited. Paul is waiting for us as we finish our breakfast and check out of the hotel. Bye bye...

Having had a decent sleep, but not a complete sleep, we are relieved that we had the foresight to start the Safari on Sunday and not today. We are getting smarter every time we plan a trip! Buffet breakfast at the hotel restaurant was great, service was over the top...

We are awake. We are showered. We are somewhat alert. Time to check out the town, find some food and see what this African town is all about As we’re leaving, the security guard asks us where we are planning to go and then proceeds to ‘get us’ a guide that just...

Our day begins (ends?) at the Kilimanjaro Airport at 4:00am. We are the first people off the airplane and we are escorted across the tarmac. It was so refreshing not to have to board a shuttle bus only to be driven 3 minutes to the other side. As it is 4:00am, the...

Calgary -> Montreal -> Istanbul -> Zanzibar -> Kilimanjaro-> Arusha 3.5 hours in Calgary + 4.5 hours + 13 hours in Montreal + 9.5 hours + 5.5 hours in Instanbul + 6.5 hours + 0.75 hours in Zanzibar + 1 hour + 0.5 hours in airport + 1.25 hours driving...