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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...
After a lovely stay in Morogoro, we drove on the TanZam Highway to Tanzania’s fourth-largest national park, Mikumi National Park, a highly accessible, year-round destination renowned for its picturesque plains dotted with baobab and acacia trees, reminiscent of the Serengeti. Within its...
The Mkwawa Rally of Tanzania took place from September 19-21, 2025, in Morogoro and was the fifth and final round of the African Rally Championship (ARC) for 2025. The rally featured challenging gravel stages within the Tanzania Forest Services (TFS) plantation, attracting drivers from...
Hike to Choma Waterfalls, located in the Uluguru Mountains, near Mikumi National Park above the town of Morogoro, is one of the most popular hikes in the mountain range. It was a refreshing escape from dusty town into lush greenery, to cascading waters and serene pools. The waterfall is...
The Uluguru Mountains are part of the Eastern Arc Mountain range in eastern Tanzania, renowned for their high biodiversity and ancient forests. They are a vital watershed for the Ruvu River, which supplies Dar es Salaam. The highest point of the main range is 2,630 meters. Forests are...