Tanzania Travel Articles, Photos and Panoramas

A Maasai Circumcision After-Party [VIDEO]

by Daniel Noll

Last Updated on April 26, 2024 by Audrey Scott

“There’s a circumcision party in a nearby Maasai village. Mela is inviting us to join her. Do you want to go?” Kisioki asked in the sort of unassuming manner one might use to ask a friend to a new restaurant around the corner for lunch.

Circumcision party?

After repeating the phrase and looking at my shoes, I ruminated on this concept, turning my knees inward just slightly, clenching muscles in my pelvic region I never knew I had.

“Sure.” I mean who in their right mind says ‘No’ to a Maasai circumcision party?

Social Enterprise & Clean Cookstoves in Tanzania

by Daniel Noll

Last Updated on April 26, 2024 by Audrey Scott

“You can call me Airport,” Esupat said, laughing.

She sat atop a Maasai hut with her legs crossed, straddling a half-built chimney. Small piles of bricks surrounded her; wet cement fell from her hands.

Up Next: A Journey to East Africa

by Audrey Scott

Last Updated on April 21, 2024 by Audrey Scott

Our journey to East Africa, just about underway. What follows includes not only our itinerary and a call for your recommendations, but a personal note and a couple of back-stories including $100 given to us with a purpose on a ship in Antarctica.

As you read this, we're on our way to Ethiopia to begin a six week journey through Eastern Africa. We expect the journey to take us from Ethiopia to Uganda, Rwanda and finally Tanzania.

Tanzania Highlights: A Slideshow

by Audrey Scott

Last Updated on April 22, 2024 by Audrey Scott

Banana beer and biryani. Night markets and nutmeg. Kilimanjaro and Kendwa beach. Safaris and Stone Town. Zanzibar and zebras. Maasai and Manyara.

This is Tanzania in three weeks. See it all in the slideshow below.

Maasai in Tanzania: Sharing Fears, Killing a Cobra

by Audrey Scott

Last Updated on April 22, 2024 by Audrey Scott

An Egyptian cobra pays an unexpected visit to a Maasai village and makes us realize that we share a fear of poisonous snakes — and that we're all more alike than we first thought.

“There’s an Egyptian cobra in one of the huts.”

On Safari: If Africa’s Animals Were Motivational Speakers

by Audrey Scott

Last Updated on April 26, 2024 by Audrey Scott

A few life lessons we picked up from the animals of Tanzania’s big safari parks: Serengeti, Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Crater.

Safari Serengeti : A Theatre of Timing, Rhythm, Life and Death

by Daniel Noll

Last Updated on April 22, 2024 by Audrey Scott

Reflections on our safari in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park with all the big cats – lions, cheetahs, and a leopard – who have made this place their own.

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro: Essential Gear, Routes and Preparation

by Audrey Scott

Last Updated on February 5, 2023 by Audrey Scott

How do I prepare for climbing Mount Kilimanjaro? What gear and hiking essentials will I need? Which Kilimanjaro route should I choose? What do I need to do to train or prepare for the hike? How best to avoid (or manage) altitude sickness? Read on for answers to all these questions about climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to help you successfully get to the summit.

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro: The Marangu Route, Day by Day

by Daniel Noll

Last Updated on August 2, 2022 by Audrey Scott

What was it like climbing Mount Kilimanjaro on the Marangu Route? How did it feel to climb to the highest peak in Africa feel? How challenging was summit night? Would you recommend the Marangu Route? Read on for answers to all this and more in this Mount Kilimanjaro Marangu Route Day by Day guide.

Jaws Corner for Local Coffee in Stone Town, Zanzibar

by Audrey Scott

Jaw's Coffee Corner in Stone Town, Zanzibar

Last Updated on July 23, 2017 by Audrey Scott

If Zanzibar were to have its own non-alcoholic version of Cheers – the place where everyone knows your name – it would be Jaws Corner in Stone Town.