Today we started early to be able to reach Arba Minch, which is approximately 461 km and takes about 8 to 9 hours. We took the nice expressway (310 ETB), which is already open up to Ziway, some 177 km from Addis Ababa. It looks like the part to Hawassa is nearly finished and will open...
After long preparations and in challenging times, we finally arrived in Addis Ababa, situated in the Ethiopian highlands at 2,300 meters, making it one of the world’s highest capitals. The city was founded in 1886 by Emperor Menelik II and Empress Taytu Betul, named “New...
From Arusha, we drove on a good tarmac to the Namanga border on our way to Nairobi. It was again a pretty easy and friendly border. After arriving on the Kenyan side, we went to the building on the right side, where we obtained a Tanzanian exit stamp in our passports, and then proceeded...
Kolo Rock Art Sites, also known as Kondoa Rock Art Sites, in central Tanzania, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site featuring a vast collection of ancient rock paintings and carvings dating back over 1,500 years, with the oldest paintings potentially as old as 30,000 years. The art provides a...
The estate is built on the site of the former Dodoma Wine Company (DOWICO), reviving a legacy that began in 1971 when the region’s wine potential was recognised by the first President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Julius K. Nyerere. Domiya Estate is a luxury winery and...
Finally, we arrived in Dodoma, located in the semi-arid, central plateau of Tanzania, characterised by hot, dry conditions and a single rainy season, making it prone to drought. Its topography features elevations of 1,200-1,500 meters, including parts of the Great Rift Valley, with sandy...
On our way to Dodoma, we made a short stop at Igeleke to see ancient rock paintings. We hired a tuk-tuk to get to the site (5,000 TZS) and picked up a man with keys (🎟️10,000 TZS; 📞+255766662777, 📞+255763540698)) on our way there. The ochre drawings depict human figures, an elephant, a...
Brigitte was our guide today, who took us through the story of Neema Crafts in Iringa. It was established by Susie Hart MBE in 2003, who was born with a disability and recognised the need for employment opportunities for others with disabilities. However, the Neema Crafts centre is also a...
We spent a day in Iringa, a small city situated at 1,600 meters on a cliff overlooking the Ruaha River Valley. Iringa – once built by the Germans as a bastion against the local Hehe people – is now a convenient base for the southern parks of Tanzania, notably Ruaha National Park, the...
We spent several days driving on the TanZam Highway, built between 1968 and 1973, with financing from a joint effort between Sweden, the World Bank, and the International Development Association (IDA) for sections in Tanzania, and loans from the United Kingdom and the World Bank for...