Today I made some progress. Since I have no phone I was forced to email back and forth with a safari company in Arusha. I'm not getting into the details here but let me just say everything in Tanzania takes a lot of time and patience... ;)But at least it looks like I found a safari at a reasonable price. Only thing is, it's at the very end of my stay and it's gonna be pretty tight with my flight to Morocco. Will know more tomorrow. And I was also able...

More research done today. John also gave me a list of companies. It's hard to believe how many safari tour companies are out there. But most of them deal only with organized big groups or luxury safaris. I didn't think it would be so hard to find offers for single travelers. While I was researching I frequently heard distant booms. As I found out later, sadly dynamite fishing out at sea is still common in Tanzania. No wonder the waters off the coast are "...

Today I spent pretty much the while day researching safari tour companies. Erna was looking too and so was Annemarie, who found a private party organized by a tour operator. In the evening we met for beers at the beach bar where I was introduced to John, who manages a lodge at the Selous Game Reserve. He suggested also a visit to this huge park in southern Tanzania for a boat safari to see Hippos. Den heutigen Tag verbrachte ich mit der Suche nach Safari-Angebote...

Met with Annemarie today to talk about booking Safari's, flights and what else to do or not to do in Tanzania. Because booking things and traveling solo is a bit tricky here with so many crooks around and few trustworthy tour companies. Like Erna she is from the Netherlands and has been living here for a long time as well. She was so nice and offered to help me with the bookings because it's quite difficult this time of the year so close to Christmas. Thi...

Spent the day at the beach and met Erna and Dale later for drinks. That's where I met their friend Annemarie who also manages a lodge. She invited me to Zanzibar and Arusha in the north. That's where I planned to go anyway. To see Mt. Kilimanjaro and to go on Safari in the Serengeti. Verbrachte den Tag am Strand und traf mich mit Erna und Dale spaeter an der Bar. Dort traf ich deren Freundin Annemarie. Auch sie leitet eine Lodge und lud mich ein nach Zan...