Before I travelled to Tanzania for the first time in 2009, I was a little gobsmacked by some wildly incorrect notions my friends and family had about the coastal African country.
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Since when is Mt Kilimanjaro in Kenya? 5 wildly inaccurate misconceptions about Tanzania
by Bill Snaddonby Bill Snaddon -
Before my trip I felt panicked and anxious; I’m not very outdoorsy, much less an experienced camper who likes to ‘rough it.’ But Intrepid’s Serengeti Trail tour turned out to be one of the best experiences of my life.
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With world-class beaches on dreamy Zanzibar and wildlife to wow the likes of David Attenborough, Tanzania is a country like no other.
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Ethiopia was going to be unlike anywhere else I’d seen in Africa — and I hadn’t seen anything yet.
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‘She is my preferred roommate (partly because I can sleep through her loud snores). I am her go-to travel buddy.’
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Zanzibar’s beaches are right up there with the best I have seen, but I found so much more than sand and sunsets, and ended up staying for weeks and weeks.