I left Nungwi behind and came to Mchanga beach. Here it is was extremely quiet and so peaceful. The water isn't quite as clear but it is virtually secluded with very few people around. When I first I genuinely thought I was the only person staying here! The manager is from Rome which I was not expecting, but is incredibly lovely and as I am a "lonely" traveller (his words) he is really keen to let me know that him and his family are there for me. He has given me...

After one night in Stone Town I headed to Nungwi. The beach is absolutely gorgeous...the sand is pure white and the sea is super torquoise and you can see through to the bottom. After a couple of days into my stay I was upgraded to an ocean view room which was marvellous. I spent my time sitting on the big balcony just staring out into the sea and reading. I have spent a few days mostly reading and relaxing either by the pool, beach or on the balcony...absolute ...

I found out on my safari that you could fly to the reserve from Dar es Salaam rather than drive. On reflection I would have definitely chosen to fly! On Sunday I left at 7am and had a 6 hour drive to Dar es Salaam to catch the ferry to Zanzinar at 4.30pm. So had a lot of waiting around and travelling. The ferry ports were insane with everyone jossling and pushing. There were metal dectector and security scanners like in airports, but very much seemed to be for sh...

Jambo! After a delayed flight into Dar es Salaam, I arrived at immigration at 3am. Here I was met with long queues were each person spent about 5 minutes at the counter answering questions, having all fingers scanned and having a picture taken. The woman was really sweet and listened to me babbling about my safari with a smile. It took so long that by the time I made it through immigration with a stamp that all of the flight's bags had been removed from the conv...