Laura wrote:
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> We're probably be heading on a camping safari to Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro
> and Serengeti (even though the migration is in Kenya we still will se
> animals won't we ?). My friend's must are girafs, and if there're none in
> Ngorongoro, should we be able to see some in Serengeti ?
My girlfriend and I were in Serengeti in September 2002,
and at that point the migration was in Masai Mara. Still
we saw loads of animals, just not those massive herds.
There are girafs both in Serengeti and Lake Manyara, btw.
> In Zanzibar, we first wanted to stay in Nungwi (all guide books say that's
> where you find the best beaches and it seems like a nice place with several
> restaurants to try out) but strangely somebody said there're are actually NO
> beaches at all as when the water is high the beach is gone...
There are nice beaches in Nungwi, but we found that the
tide had washed up lots of seaweed which didn't smell too
good. Like a previous poster in this thread, we stayed a
couple of nights at the Baobab Bungalows, which was good
value for the money. Though when we were there, a large
part of Nungwi had been destroyed by a huge fire the week
before, so the town was pretty much a mess then.
We much prefered Matemwe on the north-eastern tip of the
island. Though unlike Nungwi, it doesn't cater for tourists
that expect to find a number of restaurants or bars around
the corner. It's a much quiter place, just a small village
and a couple of places along the beach offering excellent
accomodation. Matemwe Bungalows (http://www.matemwe.com)
is certainly one of the most fantastic places I've ever
stayed at. Then there's also the somewhat simpler Matemwe
Beach Guesthouse. (http://www.matemwebeach.com)
If you require a swimmingpool, I think you will have to
look for one of those "beach club" type of resorts (Protea,
Breezes, Blue Bay, etc) that cater mainly for people on
packaged tours (e.g. Italian charter tourists that never
leave the place). Most independent travellers, which you
seem to be, tend to avoid this sort of establishments.
Best,
Marten
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