Hecker family

7/8 Sep.: Return to Germany

Our transfer to the airport takes place in the afternoon and we arrive there after only a few minutes' drive. The familiar litany of pointless security checks begins and we find ourselves at the gate on time...

6./7. Sep.: Stone Town

After breakfast, it's time to say goodbye to the Unguja Lodge. All the staff and Martin bid us a warm farewell and with a small souvenir and a little sadness, we head off...

4 Sep.: Robinson on Zanzibar

We have booked a Robinson Crusoe tour for today and after breakfast we will travel well equipped in a traditional Zanzibari boat, a Dauw, to the small offshore island of Pungume. With the motor...

3 Sep: Fish curry

Today Tina had the opportunity to look over the shoulder of our cook Elisabeth. She prepared a fish curry with her. Here is the recipe: Fish and coconut curry (ingredients) For the curry sauce: 4 medium-sized red...

31. Aug. – 2. Sep.: Unguja Lodge auf Sansibar

31 Aug. – 2 Sep.: Unguja Lodge on Zanzibar

31 August Today we are enjoying the perfect facility with all its amenities. After 1 1/2 weeks of safari, we are glad that we are no longer being shaken around in the off-road vehicle, swallowing dust or waking up in the morning...

30 Aug: Arusha – Zanzibar

Arusha Airport, the city's national airport, is worth seeing: there is no queue at security, but there are several steps leading up to it. But that's no use, because our full water bottles aren't taken either...

29 Aug: Tarangire National Park

This morning, after breakfast, it only takes us a few minutes to get to the southern entrance of Tarangire National Park. The park is famous for its large number of elephants, some of which we saw...

28 Aug: Ngorogoro Crater

This morning we set off very early in order to get to the Ngorongoro Crater early. We have breakfast at 6 a.m. and have already packed our suitcases so that we can set off at 6:45 a.m.

27 Aug: Serengeti

Of course, the spotted hyena visited us again last night and roamed through its territory during dinner. Our tents are there and so it came by during the sundowner and walked just a few meters...

26 Aug: Serengeti

After an exciting night in which a hyena not only ran through the camp but loudly defended its territory right next to our tent in the middle of the night,...

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