So you are thinking of coming to Africa on safari. First time? Been before? Either way, we think it is a smart move on your part to visit Africa. East Africa,Tanzania is renowned as the cradle of humankind – so every single person living in the world today originates from This mythical part of the world. You will be coming “home”!

Africa is many things – it is exotic, exciting, wild, it offers a sense of the unknown, it never ceases to surprise, it is beautiful, the people are beautiful – on the outside but especially on the inside.  When the “Africa bug” bites, it is a permanent thing – one has it for life and it is not uncommon for visitors to do many dozens of visits to Africa and not only for a safari.

But Africa is also complicated – things don’t always work to schedule. Sometimes things don’t work at all! A ferry might have a broken engine, a bridge might have collapsed or, horror of horrors, the internet connection might be down!  Those who have been to Africa before will know this. But it is times like these when one experiences the real Africa – the humour & laughter at a broken down ferry, the ingenuity and “plans” that get made at a collapsed bridge, philosophical words uttered when phonelines or internet connections fail – words like “don’t worry – tomorrow the sun will still rise – Hakuna Matata”

Yes, you want to come to Africa – to tour, to see East Africa, to go on safari, to experience Tanzania, to see the sights that this magical continent has to offer. And you will see them, spectacular as they are.  But you will leave Africa with a heavy heart and a lump in your throat.  Mere spectacular sights don’t cause that – spectacular people do! It is the people of Africa, combined with the sights and the animals on safari, who make Africa the place it is.